Ian Richards (racewalker)

Ian William Richards (born April 12, 1948 in Stockport, Greater Manchester) is a race walker from England, who represented the United Kingdom at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, USSR. There he ended up in 11th place in the men's 50 km race, clocking 4:22.57.

Richards has continued to walk, winning the 5000 metres walk at the 2015 World Masters Athletics Championships.