John Hunter (rower)

John Hunter

Personal information
Born	8 November 1943
Medal record Men's Rowing Competitor for  New Zealand Olympic Games Gold 1972 Munich Eights

John Andrew Hunter (born 8 November 1943 in Christchurch, Canterbury) is a former New Zealand rower who won a gold Olympic medal in his career.

At the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich he teamed with Dick Joyce, Wybo Veldman, Tony Hurt, Lindsay Wilson, Athol Earl, Trevor Coker and Gary Robertson and Simon Dickie (cox) to win the Gold medal in the eights. Hunter had previously been a member of the eight which finished fourth at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City. He was also the Rowing Manager for the New Zealand team at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta.

References

• Official New Zealand Olympic Committee
• sports-reference