George Murray Paterson (6 November 1940 – 26 July 2020) was a New Zealand rower. At the

1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games The 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games were held in Perth, Australia, from 22 November to 1 December 1962. Athletic events were held at Perry Lakes Stadium in the suburb of Floreat and swimming events at Beatty Park in North Perth. The ...

he won the gold medal as part of the coxed four event alongside fellow

Waitaki Boys' High School Waitaki Boys' High School is a secondary school for boys located in the northern part of the town of Oamaru, Otago, New Zealand, with day and boarding facilities, and was founded in 1883. , it has a school roll of approximately 400 students. The ...

crew members

Keith Heselwood Keith Heselwood is a former New Zealand rower. At the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games he won the gold medal as part of the men's coxed four alongside fellow Waitaki Boys' High School crew members George Paterson, Hugh Smedle ...

, Hugh Smedley and Winston Stephens, plus Waikato cox Doug Pulman. Their coach was

Rusty Robertson Russell Robertson (1927 – 17 February 1990), known as Rusty Robertson, was a New Zealand-born, world class rowing coach of New Zealand and later, Australian national representative rowing crews. He was the national rowing coach of New Zealand ...

. Paterson competed at the

1964 Olympics 1964 Olympics refers to both: *The 1964 Winter Olympics The 1964 Winter Olympics, officially known as the IX Olympic Winter Games (german: IX. Olympische Winterspiele) and commonly known as Innsbruck 1964 ( bar, Innschbruck 1964, label=Austro-Ba ...

in the men's eight event. His brother-in-law Gary Robertson is also a retired Olympic rower. Paterson died in

Christchurch Christchurch ( ; mi, Ōtautahi) is the largest city in the South Island of New Zealand and the seat of the Canterbury Region. Christchurch lies on the South Island's east coast, just north of Banks Peninsula on Pegasus Bay. The Avon River / ...

on 26 July 2020.

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* * 1940 births 2020 deaths New Zealand male rowers Olympic rowers for New Zealand Rowers at the 1964 Summer Olympics Rowers at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games Commonwealth Games gold medallists for New Zealand Commonwealth Games medallists in rowing People educated at Waitaki Boys' High School People from Milton, New Zealand Sportspeople from Otago Medallists at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games {{NewZealand-rowing-bio-stub