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Modern pentathlete
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16 July 1948(Tacoma, USA)
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Biography
Charles Leonard Richards (born March 19, 1945) is a retired American modern pentathlete. He competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics and placed ninth individually and fourth with the team.
A graduate of Indiana University where he was a two-time All-American, Richards later moved to Portland, Oregon where he opened a health club, the Cornell Court Club (later renamed the Sunset Athletic Club) in 1977. In 2009, Richards was inducted into the Oregon Sports Hall of Fame for his advocacy of sports, fitness, and the Hall of Fame itself.