John O'Brien (rower)
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| Born | 1 June 1927 Whanganui, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||
| Died | 25 February 1995 (aged 67) | ||||||||||||||
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| Country | New Zealand | ||||||||||||||
| Sport | Rowing | ||||||||||||||
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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
[edit]- ^ "John O'Brien". New Zealand Olympic Committee. 2013. Retrieved 6 April 2015.
- ^ "John O'Brien bio, stats, and results". Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 13 November 2014. Retrieved 6 April 2015.
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