Nick Green (rower)
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| Nick Green | |
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 Nick Green at the 2008 Australian Grand Prix Celebrity Challenge | |
| Born |
4 October 1967 Melbourne, Victoria |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Occupation | Former rower |
| Olympic medal record | ||
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| Men's Rowing | ||
| Gold | 1992 Barcelona | Coxless Four |
| Gold | 1996 Atlanta | Coxless Four |
Nicholas "Nick" David Green OAM (born 4 October 1967 in Melbourne, Victoria) is a former Australian Olympics rowing champion. He was educated at Xavier College in Kew, Melbourne and at Melbourne High School.
He competed in two Olympic Games — 1992 Summer Olympics and 1996 Summer Olympics, and was known as one of the "Oarsome Foursome".
He was one of the eight flag-bearers of the Olympic Flag at the opening ceremony of the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
He was awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia in 1993 for services to rowing and the Australian Sports Medal in 2000. In 2010 Green was inducted as a member of the Rowing Victoria Hall of Fame.
He was appointed the Chef de mission for the Australian team at the 2012 Olympic Games.[1]
Professional
In 2008 Nick was appointed as director of game and industry development for Golf Australia. [2]
Achievements
- Olympic Medals: 2 Gold
- World Championship Medals: 4 Gold
Olympic Games
- 1996 - Gold, Coxless Four (with James Tomkins, Drew Ginn, Mike McKay)
- 1992 - Gold, Coxless Four (with James Tomkins, Andrew Cooper, Mike McKay)
World Championships
- 1998 - Gold, Coxed Four (with James Tomkins, Mike Mckay, Drew Ginn and Brett Hayman (cox))
- 1998 - Gold, Coxed Pair (with James Tomkins and Brett Hayman (cox))
- 1995 - 5th, Coxless Four (with James Tomkins, Drew Ginn, Mike McKay)
- 1991 - Gold, Coxless Four (with James Tomkins, Sam Patten, Mike McKay)
- 1990 - Gold, Coxless Four (with James Tomkins, Sam Patten, Mike McKay)
External links
- Golf Australia, official site
References
- ↑ "Olympic team boss set for shock and oar". The Age. 17 June 2012. Retrieved 4 July 2012.
- ↑ "Men missing in action as golf hits hard times". The Age. 6 April 2008. Retrieved 8 August 2012.
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