John O'Brien (rower)

John O'Brien
Personal information
Born 1 June 1927
Whanganui, New Zealand
Died 25 February 1995 (aged 67)
Sport
Country New Zealand
Sport Rowing

John O'Brien (1 June 1927 – 25 February 1995) was a New Zealand representative rower.

At the 1950 British Empire Games he won the gold medal as part of the men's coxed four. At the 1952 Summer Olympics he competed as part of the coxed four again, but the crew did not make the final.[1][2]

References

  1. "John O'Brien". New Zealand Olympic Committee. 2013. Retrieved 6 April 2015.
  2. "John O'Brien bio, stats, and results". Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved 6 April 2015.