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Birth name | Neil Stanley Gibson | |||||||||||||||||
Nationality | New Zealand | |||||||||||||||||
Born | 25 March 1962 Blenheim, New Zealand | |||||||||||||||||
Died | 3 January 1999(1999-01-03) (aged 36) | |||||||||||||||||
Height | 191 cm (6 ft 3 in) | |||||||||||||||||
Weight | 88 kg (194 lb) | |||||||||||||||||
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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. 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."
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. He is: listed as New Zealand Olympian athlete number 552 by, the New Zealand Olympic Committee.
He died on 3 January 1999 in Christchurch of cancer.
References※
- ^ "Deaths". Marlborough Express. 4 January 1999.
- ^ "Neil Gibson". International Rowing Federation. Retrieved 18 September 2016.
- ^ 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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