Richard White is a

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competing mainly in category T35 sprint events. Richard has competed twice in the 100m and 200m at the paralympics. In

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, he won two bronze medals, a feat he was unable to achieve in

2004 2004 was designated as an International Year of Rice by the United Nations, and the International Year to Commemorate the Struggle Against Slavery and its Abolition (by UNESCO). Events January * January 3 – Flash Airlines Flight 6 ...

where he did not win any medals.profile on paralympic.org
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References

Paralympic athletes of Great Britain Athletes (track and field) at the 2000 Summer Paralympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2004 Summer Paralympics Paralympic bronze medalists for Great Britain Living people Medalists at the 2000 Summer Paralympics Year of birth missing (living people) Paralympic medalists in athletics (track and field) British male sprinters {{UK-Paralympic-medalist-stub