John O'Brien (1 June 1927 – 25 February 1995) was a

New Zealand New Zealand ( mi, Aotearoa ) is an island country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. It consists of two main landmasses—the North Island () and the South Island ()—and over 700 smaller islands. It is the sixth-largest island count ...

representative

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

1950 British Empire Games The 1950 British Empire Games was the fourth staging of what is now called the Commonwealth Games. It was held in Auckland, New Zealand between 4 and 11 February 1950, after a 12-year gap from the third edition of the games. The main venue was ...

he won the gold medal as part of the men's coxed four. At the

1952 Summer Olympics The 1952 Summer Olympics ( fi, Kesäolympialaiset 1952; sv, Olympiska sommarspelen 1952), officially known as the Games of the XV Olympiad ( fi, XV olympiadin kisat; sv, Den XV olympiadens spel) and commonly known as Helsinki 1952 ( sv, Helsin ...

he competed as part of the coxed four again, but the crew did not make the final.

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1927 births 1995 deaths New Zealand male rowers Olympic rowers for New Zealand Rowers at the 1952 Summer Olympics Rowers at the 1950 British Empire Games Commonwealth Games gold medallists for New Zealand Rowers from Whanganui Commonwealth Games medallists in rowing Medallists at the 1950 British Empire Games {{NewZealand-rowing-bio-stub