Print, Photographic

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Print, Photographic

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1228

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Stadium High graduate Chuck Richards competes in equestrian show jumping during a modern pentathlon competition. Richards won the modern pentathlon national championship in the early 70s and was the top American finisher at the 1972 Olympics in Munich, Germany. Richards tied for 14th in the riding competition at the Olympics. His effort combined with that of seventh-place John Fitzgerald of Chicago, helped the United States finish third in the team riding competition. In the final modern pentathlon results, Richards finished ninth and Team USA was fourth.

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Pentathlon, Olympics, Modern Pentathlon

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