| Olympic medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Men's Rowing | ||
| Silver | 1976 Montreal | eights |
Richard James Scott Clark (born 15 July 1950) is a British rower who competed in the 1972 Summer Olympics, in the 1976 Summer Olympics, and in the 1980 Summer Olympics.
In 1972 he was a crew member of the British boat which finished seventh in the coxless fours event.
Four years later at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal he won the silver medal with the British boat in the eights competition.
At the 1980 Games in Moscow he and his partner Chris Baillieu finished sixth in the double sculls contest.
Until the mid 1970s he was a physical education schoolmaster in Ealing, where he taught and coached the future Olympic champion oarsman Martin Cross. Cross identifies Clark as a major influence and inspiration in his memoirs.[1] Subsequently Clark was master in charge of rowing at Latymer Upper School. Among his early protégés there was the double Olympic rowing gold medallist, Andy Holmes. He then became a DT teacher and retired from teaching in the summer of 2010.[2]
His wife Lyn Clark was one of the most prominent international oarswomen in Britain in the 1970s and 80s, initially as a heavyweight but later (from the early 80s on) as a lightweight. In 1985 she was half of the world champion lightweight double scull crew, and the following year she was in the silver-medal-winning lightweight coxless four.