Andrew Stevenson (rower)
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| Birth name | Andrew Stevenson | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 7 December 1957 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Rowing | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Andrew Stevenson (born 7 December 1957), also known as Herb Stevenson, is a former New Zealand rower.[1]
At the 1982 World Rowing Championships at Rotsee, Switzerland, he won a gold medal with the New Zealand eight in the 7 seat.[2] At the 1983 World Rowing Championships at Wedau in Duisburg, Germany, he won a gold medal with the New Zealand eight in the 7 seat.[3]
In 1982, the 1982 rowing eight crew was named sportsman of the year.[4] The 1982 team was inducted into the New Zealand Sports Hall of Fame in 1995.[5] He was 4th in the Eight final at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics. In 1986 he won a silver medal in the coxless four at the Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh in a boat with Shane O'Brien, Neil Gibson, and Don Symon. He also won a bronze medal with the men's eight.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ "Andrew Stevenson". International Rowing Federation. Retrieved 4 October 2015.
- ^ "Men's Eight – Final". FISA. Archived from the original on 8 October 2015. Retrieved 5 October 2015.
- ^ "Men's Eight – Final". FISA. Retrieved 4 October 2015.
- ^ "1980's [sic]". Halberg Awards. Retrieved 5 October 2015.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Eight, 1982". New Zealand Sports Hall of Fame. Archived from the original on 13 January 2015. Retrieved 5 October 2015.
- ^ "Edinburgh 1986 Commonwealth Games". New Zealand Olympic Committee. Retrieved 18 September 2016.
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