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Nationality | New Zealand | ||||||||||||||
Born | (1992-07-24) 24 July 1992 (age 32) Hamilton, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||
Height | 190 cm (6 ft 3 in) | ||||||||||||||
Weight | 84 kg (185 lb) | ||||||||||||||
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Shaun Kirkham (born 24 July 1992) is a New Zealand rower. He came fourth at the 2015 World Rowing Championships with the men's eight, qualifying the boat for the 2016 Olympics. He came sixth with his team at the eights competition in Rio de Janeiro. He won an Olympic gold medal in the men's eights event at the 2020 Olympics.
References
- ^ "Shaun Kirkham". International Rowing Federation. Archived from the original on 29 June 2016. Retrieved 4 July 2016.
- Anderson, Ian (7 September 2015). "New Zealand eights surge into Olympic medal contention at world champs". Stuff. Retrieved 4 July 2016.
- Alderson, Andrew (14 August 2016). "Rio Olympics 2016: Gold for Mahe Drysdale". The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 23 October 2016.
External links
- Shaun Kirkham at World Rowing
- Shaun Kirkham at the New Zealand Olympic Committee
- Shaun Kirkham at Olympics.com
- Shaun Kirkham at Olympedia (archive)
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