Donald Leslie Gemmell (27 December 1932 22 June 2022) was a 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 ...

. Gemmell was born in 1932 in

Wanganui Whanganui (; ), also spelled Wanganui, is a city in the Manawatū-Whanganui region of New Zealand. The city is located on the west coast of the North Island at the mouth of the Whanganui River, New Zealand's longest navigable waterway. Whangan ...

, New Zealand. He represented New Zealand at the

1956 Summer Olympics The 1956 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XVI Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event held in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, from 22 November to 8 December 1956, with the exception of the equestrian events, whi ...

. He is listed as New Zealand Olympian athlete number 90 by the

New Zealand Olympic Committee The New Zealand Olympic Committee (before 1994, The ''New Zealand Olympic and Commonwealth Games Association'') is both the National Olympic Committee and the Commonwealth Games Association in New Zealand responsible for selecting athletes to re ...

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1932 births 2022 deaths New Zealand male rowers Rowers at the 1956 Summer Olympics Olympic rowers of New Zealand Rowers from Whanganui Rowers at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games Commonwealth Games competitors for New Zealand {{NewZealand-rowing-bio-stub