Richard Desborough Burnell (26 July 1917 – 29 January 1995) was an English rower who won a gold medal at the 1948 Olympics alongside Bert Bushnell in the double sculls. He and his father Charles are the only father and son in Olympic history to have both won gold medals in rowing.
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Richard Desborough Burnell 26 July 1917 Henley-on-Thames, South Oxfordshire
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Died |
29 January 1995 (aged 77) Henley-on-Thames, England
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Zodiac | Leo |
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