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| Birth name | Andrew Stevenson | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | (1957-12-07) 7 December 1957 (age 67) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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.
At the 1982 World Rowing Championships at Rotsee, Switzerland, he won a gold medal with the New Zealand eight in the 7 seat. 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.
In 1982, the 1982 rowing eight crew was named sportsman of the year. The 1982 team was inducted into the New Zealand Sports Hall of Fame in 1995. 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.
References
- "Andrew Stevenson". International Rowing Federation. Archived from the original on 1 April 2019. 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.
- "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.
External links
- Andrew Stevenson at World Rowing
- Andrew Stevenson at the New Zealand Olympic Committee
- Andrew Stevenson at Olympics.com
- Andrew Stevenson at Olympedia (archive)
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| Preceded byAllison Roe | New Zealand Sportsman of the Year 1982 With: Tony Brook, George Keys, Les O'Connell, Dave Rodger, Mike Stanley, Chris White, Roger White-Parsons, Andy Hay |
Succeeded byChris Lewis |
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