Neil Gibson (rower)
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| Birth name | Neil Stanley Gibson[1] | |||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | New Zealand | |||||||||||||||||
| Born | 25 March 1962 Blenheim, New Zealand | |||||||||||||||||
| Died | 3 January 1999 (aged 36) | |||||||||||||||||
| Height | 191 cm (6 ft 3 in)[2] | |||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 88 kg (194 lb)[2] | |||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Neil Stanley Gibson (25 March 1962 – 3 January 1999) was a New Zealand rower.
Gibson was born in 1962 in Blenheim, New Zealand.[2][3] In 1986 he won a silver medal in the coxless four at the Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh in a boat with Shane O'Brien, Andrew Stevenson, and Don Symon. He also won a bronze medal with the men's eight.[4]
He represented New Zealand at the 1988 Summer Olympics in the coxless four in a team with Campbell Clayton-Greene, Bill Coventry, and Geoff Cotter, where they came seventh.[5] He is listed as New Zealand Olympian athlete number 552 by the New Zealand Olympic Committee.[6]
He died on 3 January 1999 in Christchurch of cancer.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ "Deaths". Marlborough Express. 4 January 1999.
- ^ a b c "Neil Gibson". International Rowing Federation. Retrieved 18 September 2016.
- ^ a b Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Neil Gibson". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 18 September 2016.
- ^ "Edinburgh 1986 Commonwealth Games". New Zealand Olympic Committee. Retrieved 18 September 2016.
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Rowing at the 1988 Seoul Summer Games: Men's Coxless Fours Final Round". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 21 September 2016.
- ^ "Neil Gibson". New Zealand Olympic Committee. Retrieved 18 September 2016.
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