Richard Ayling


Richard John Ayling was a British rower.

Rowing career

He competed in the 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 National Rowing Championships. In 1978, he took up coaching and was the coach of a crew that reached the final of the 1979 World Rowing Championships.

Personal life

He married German international rower Astrid Hohl in 1976. He was the editor of a magazine called 'Rowing'.