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Richard Gosling
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Birth name	Richard Gosling
Born	1974
Occupation	Strongman
Medal record
Strongman
Representing Great Britain
World's Strongest Man
Representing England
Britain's Strongest Man
UK's Strongest Man

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Richard Gosling (born 1974) is the winner of Britain's Strongest Man contest in 2003. He currently lives in Cannock, England.

Injury

Gosling was seriously injured in August 2001 when he was working as a doorman at a nightclub in Cannock. His attacker was given a life sentence for wounding with intent to cause grievous bodily harm.

External links

Cannock man is Britain's strongest at BBC News

Preceded by Marc Iliffe	Britain's Strongest Man 2003-2004	Succeeded by Mick Gosling

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-'''Richard Gosling''' (born 1974) is famous for being the winner of [[Britain's Strongest Man]] contest in 2003. He currently lives in [[Cannock]], [[England]].
+'''Richard Gosling''' (born 1974) is the winner of [[Britain's Strongest Man]] contest in 2003. He currently lives in [[Cannock]], [[England]].
 ==Injury==
-Gosling was seriously injured in August 2001 when he was working as a doorman at Silks nightclub, Mill Street, Cannock. He was slashed across the neck with a bottle causing a serious wound and needed a transfusion of four pints of blood. His attacker was recently given a life sentence for wounding with intent to cause grievous bodily harm. He now works as a window cleaner and part time security at [[Asda]], Cannock.  Richard has begun training local youngsters to become future strongmen.
+Gosling was seriously injured in August 2001 when he was working as a doorman at a nightclub in Cannock. His attacker was given a life sentence for wounding with intent to cause grievous bodily harm.
-==Personal Life==
-Richard now has 2 children and a stepson. He is the brother of fellow strongman and former holder of the title "[[Britain's Strongest Man]]", [[Mick Gosling]].
 ==External links==
 *[http://www.bbc.co.uk/stoke/features/2003/08/strongest.shtml Cannock man is Britain's strongest] at [[BBC News]]
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