Gary Robertson (rower)

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Gary Robertson

Personal information

Born

12 April 1950

Medal record

Men's Rowing
Competitor for New Zealand
Olympic Games
Gold	1972 Munich	Eights

Gary David Robertson (born 12 April 1950 in Oamaru, Otago) is a former New Zealand rower who won an Olympic gold medal at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich.

He teamed with Dick Joyce, Wybo Veldman, John Hunter, Lindsay Wilson, Athol Earl, Trevor Coker and Tony Hurt and Simon Dickie (cox) to win the Gold medal in the eights. Robertson is only one of two New Zealand Olympic gold medalists who never managed to win a National Premier title. Robertson is the nephew of famed New Zealand rowing coach Rusty Robertson.

He now coaches at Waikato Diocesean School for Girls, previously Sydney Rowing Club.

References

New Zealand Olympic Committee
sports-reference

Persondata
Name	Robertson, Gary
Alternative names
Short description	Rower
Date of birth	12 April 1950
Place of birth	Waimate, Canterbury
Date of death
Place of death

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