Richard Stanhope
Richard Courtney Stanhope is a British retired rower.
Rowing career
Stanhope competed in four Olympic Games; the 1980 Summer Olympics, 1984 Summer Olympics, 1988 Summer Olympics and 1992 Summer Olympics. At the 1980 Olympics he was a crew member of the British boat which won the silver medal in the 1980 Olympic eights event. Four years later he and his partner John Beattie finished twelfth in the Rowing at the [1984 Summer Olympics – Men's coxless pair|1984 coxless pairs competition] and at the 1988 Games he finished fourth with the British boat in the Rowing at the [1988 Summer Olympics – Men's eight|men's eight contest]. His final Olympic appearance was in 1992 when he was part of the British boat which finished seventh in the Rowing at the [1992 Summer Olympics – Men's coxless four|coxless four event] at the Barcelona Games.He represented England and won a silver medal in the eight, at the 1986 Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh, Scotland.