- Richard Buck
Richard Thomas Buck (born
November 14 1986 inGrimsby ) is a Britishsprinter .After competing in
basketball andhigh jump at Lady Lumley's School, Pickering, Richard took up sprinting at the relatively late age of 15. He quickly took to the sport, and was the fastest 400 m sprinter in his age group after just 2 years. [ [http://www.bbc.co.uk/leeds/content/articles/2007/07/27/sport_athletics_richard_buck_feature.shtml BBC - Leeds - Sport - Making a quick Buck ] ] This form brought him to the attention of the national selectors, and he was selected to compete as England's only 400 m representative at the2004 Commonwealth Youth Games , inBendigo ,Australia , where he won a bronze medal. [ [http://www.gbrathletics.com/ic/cyg.htm Commonwealth Youth Games ] ]He came to national attention during the 2007 season, being selected to represent Great Britain at both the World Student Games and as part of the relay squad at the 2007 World Athletics Championships in
Osaka .His 2008 indoor season started well, with a win at the Norwich Union international match in
Glasgow the 400m, helping to secure a win for Great Britain. He also won the 400m event at the World Indoor trials and National Championships in Sheffield and competed in the semi-finals of the 2008 World Indoor Championships. [ [http://www.athleticsdata.com/athletes/profile.aspx?athleteid=7391 Athlete Profile ] ]He lives in
North Ferriby , and his current club is City of York A.C, (formerly Nestle York A.C), previously he had an 18 month spell at Scarborough A.C.Buck is due to represent
Great Britain at the 2008 Summer Olympics in the 4x400 m relay event.References
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