- Richard Thomas Buck is a former British sprinter who specialised in the 400 metres event
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Richard Buck facts
- He is from York, and trains in Loughborough; his current club is City of York A
- C, (formerly Nestlé York A
- C); previously he had an 18-month spell at Scarborough A
- C
- He has been trained by his grandfather, Geoff Barraclough, and is now coached by Nick Dakin
- After competing in basketball and high jump at Lady Lumley's School, Pickering, Buck took up sprinting at the age of 15
- He quickly took to the sport, and was the fastest 400 m sprinter in his age group after two years
- 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 the 2004 Commonwealth Youth Games, in Bendigo, Australia, where he won a bronze medal
- 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 400 m, helping to secure a win for Great Britain
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