Christopher Harris (born 19 October 1985) in Durban, South Africa is a New Zealand rower. Harris started rowing while at

Whanganui High School Whanganui High School is a large state co-educational New Zealand secondary school located in Whanganui, New Zealand. Founded in 1958, the school has a roll of 1479 students, including international students as of July 2018, making it the largest ...

. He competed at the

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in the men's four, and the boat came fifth in the B final. He won a bronze medal at the

2015 World Rowing Championships The 2015 World Rowing Championships were World Rowing Championships that were held from 30 August to 6 September 2015 at Lac d'Aiguebelette, Aiguebelette in France. Description The annual week-long rowing regatta was organized by FISA (the Int ...

. At the 2017 New Zealand rowing nationals at Lake Ruataniwha, he partnered with

Robbie Manson Robert Manson (born 11 October 1989) is a New Zealand rower. Manson was born in 1989. He is from a family of rowers, with his father Greg the singles lightweight national champion in 1985, and his brother Karl also competing internationally. H ...

in the men's double sculls and they became national champions. Harris announced his retirement from international rowing in September 2021.

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* * * 1985 births Living people New Zealand male rowers Olympic rowers for New Zealand Rowers at the 2012 Summer Olympics Rowers at the 2016 Summer Olympics Rowers at the 2020 Summer Olympics World Rowing Championships medalists for New Zealand People educated at Wanganui High School 21st-century New Zealand people {{NewZealand-rowing-bio-stub