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Mark James Richards was born in the small Welsh village of Cefn Cribbwr in July 1971, born into a musical family, music was always going to feature heavily in his life. Mark was the lead singer and song writer of Sheminith and Gravity in the 90's and then took a break from writing and he discovered a love for Swedish music, but now, after recording some tracks for a charity album at Nolex Studios in Cefn Cribbwr, plans are being made for Mark to record <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Mark+Ric
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Mark
- Family name
- Richards
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Australia
- Place of birth
- Newcastle
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Award
- Centenary Medal
- Sport
- surfing
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- date of birth
- 1957-03-07
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Article · Español
Mark Richards (n. 7 de marzo de 1957, Newcastle, Australia) conocido como MR, es un surfista australiano y una leyenda del surf, campeón del mundo cuatro veces consecutivas (1979-1982). Fue distinguido por el estilo único que poseía descendiendo olas con los brazos abiertos, recordando el aleteo de una gaviota y fue apodado "gaviota herida" (“wounded gull”).Richards fue incluido en el Salón de la Fama del Deporte Australiano en 1985.En el 2000 Mark fue galardonado con el Medalla Australiana de Deportes por sus servicios a Surf Riding.
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