Richard Ayling
Richard John Ayling was a British rower.
Education
Ayling attended Dulwich College.Rowing career
He competed in the Rowing at the [1976 Summer Olympics – Men's coxless four|men's coxless four] event at the 1976 Summer Olympics. He won the coxed pairs title rowing for the Kingston and Leander composite, with Mark Hayter, at the 1973 [British Rowing Championships|1973 National Rowing Championships]. Ayling was selected by Great Britain as part of the coxed four at the 1975 [World Rowing Championships] in Nottingham, the four just missed out on a medal finishing in fourth place in the A final.In 1978, he took up coaching and was the coach of a crew that reached the final of the 1979 World Rowing Championships.