Bruce Holden 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 ...

. At the

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in the United Kingdom, he won a silver medal in the men's coxed four with

Nigel Atherfold Nigel William Atherfold (born 13 June 1963) is a former New Zealand rower. At the 1983 World Rowing Championships at Wedau in Duisburg, Germany, he won a gold medal with the New Zealand eight as the bowman. At the 1986 World Rowing Championsh ...

, Greg Johnston, Chris White, and

Andrew Bird Andrew Wegman Bird (born July 11, 1973) is an American indie rock multi-instrumentalist, singer, and songwriter. Since 1996, he has released 16 studio albums, as well as several live albums and EPs, spanning various genres including swing music ...

as cox.

References

Year of birth missing (living people) New Zealand male rowers Living people World Rowing Championships medalists for New Zealand Commonwealth Games medallists in rowing Commonwealth Games silver medallists for New Zealand Rowers at the 1986 Commonwealth Games 20th-century New Zealand people Medallists at the 1986 Commonwealth Games {{NewZealand-rowing-bio-stub