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Richard Charles Slaney (born 16 May 1956) is a male British who competed in the 1984 Summer Olympics and strongman competitor, notable for being a repeat winner of the Britain's Strongest Man title.
At the UK Athletics Championships he won in 1979, ranked second in 1977 to 1978, and was third in 1980. He also came third in the shot put in 1980.
As a discus thrower he qualified for the 1984 Olympic Games finishing 15th overall. Domestically, he threw the 2nd best UK discus performance of 1980, 3rd best in 1981 and the top UK discus performances in 1982 to 1986 inclusive. In 1986 he became the British discus throw champion after winning the British AAA Championships title at the 1986 AAA Championships. His personal best of 65.16m makes him the second best British thrower after Perriss Wilkins.
At the 1984 Olympics Slaney is remembered for carrying his fiancee Mary Decker from the track after she lay stricken at trackside during the 3,000m final, having tripped over the bare feet of Zola Budd. Decker and Slaney married on 1 January 1985; their daughter Ashley was born on 30 May 1986. He represented England in the discus event, at the 1986 Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh, Scotland.
After he retired in 1986 Slaney became a businessman. He also works on restoring antique airplanes living with his family on a ranch in Eugene, Oregon, US. They have three Weimaraner dogs.
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