Andrew Matheson (born 17 July 1969) is a former New Zealand

rower Rowing, sometimes called crew in the United States, is the sport of racing boats using oars. It differs from paddling sports in that rowing oars are attached to the boat using oarlocks, while paddles are not connected to the boat. Rowing is di ...

who became a sports administrator. He is the current chief executive officer of

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, the country's umbrella body embracing all national bike and cycling organisations. Matheson was born in 1969. He received his tertiary education from the

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(1990–1995), from where he graduated with a

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in marketing, and a

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and

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. At the

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, Finland, Matheson won a silver medal in the coxed four, with Chris White,

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, Chris McAsey, and Michael Whittaker as cox. Following his rowing career, Matheson was a product manager for beverage company

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(2001–2002). From 2003 to 2008, he was High Performance Manager for

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, but did not return from the

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with the rowing team, as according to claims reported in mainstream media,

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had made him an offer he couldn't refuse. Matheson was succeeded as High Performance Manager by Alan Cotter. From 2008 to 2012, Matheson was the head coach for Rowing Australia, and he was based in

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. He announced his retirement from the Australian role before the

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but remained in charge until after the games had finished. He returned to New Zealand in 2012 to take up the role of general manager with High Performance Sport New Zealand, a subsidiary of

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. In May 2014, he was appointed chief executive officer of BikeNZ, which he renamed later that year to

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Matheson, Andrew 1969 births University of Otago alumni New Zealand male rowers Rowing coaches Cycle racing executives Living people World Rowing Championships medalists for New Zealand