Lindsay Edward "Lew" Wilson (born 15 October 1948) is a former New Zealand

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who won two Olympic medals. Wilson was born in

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in 1948. At the

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, he teamed with Dick Joyce, Wybo Veldman, John Hunter,

Tony Hurt Anthony John Hurt (born 30 March 1946) is a former New Zealand rower who won two Olympic medals. At the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, he teamed with Dick Joyce, Wybo Veldman, John Hunter, Lindsay Wilson, Joe Earl, Trevor Coker and Gary R ...

Joe Earl Athol John "Joe" Earl (born 1 October 1952) is a former New Zealand rower who won two Olympic medals. Earl was born in 1952 in Christchurch and grew up on a farm in Hawarden in North Canterbury. He received his education at St. Andrew's Colle ...

Trevor Coker Trevor Ian Coker (1 October 1949 – 23 August 1981) was a New Zealand rower who won two Olympic medals. He was born in Whanganui, New Zealand. Coker won the European Championship in 1971. Known then as the "New Zealand Eight", Coker and his tea ...

and Gary Robertson and

Simon Dickie Simon Charles Dickie (31 March 1951 – 13 December 2017) was a New Zealand rowing cox who won three Olympic medals. Dickie was born in 1951 in Waverley in Taranaki, New Zealand. He was educated at Wanganui Collegiate School where he was part ...

(cox) to win the gold medal in the eights. He rowed with the coxed eight in the

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, Great Britain, and won a bronze medal. At the

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, he again crewed the eight which this time won the bronze medal. His crewmates this time were

Alec McLean Alexander Robert McLean (born 18 October 1950) is a former New Zealand rower who won an Olympic bronze medal. Early life and family Born in Wellington, New Zealand, on 18 October 1950, McLean was educated at Onslow College. In 1975, he marrie ...

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Peter Dignan Peter Fraser Dignan (6 March 1955 – 20 June 2013) was a New Zealand rower. Biography Dignan was born in Gibraltar in 1955, to a former Berlin airlift pilot. His father later entered the diplomatic corps and, as a result, Dignan spent a ...

and

Dave Rodger David Marsden Rodger (born 18 June 1955) is a former New Zealand rower who won an Olympic bronze medal. Rodger was born in Hamilton, New Zealand. Rodger was first selected to represent New Zealand in New Zealand Rowing's first Junior eight cre ...

and

(cox). Wilson was later a public servant in

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working in Maori Affairs.

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* * 1948 births Living people New Zealand male rowers Olympic gold medalists for New Zealand in rowing Olympic bronze medalists for New Zealand Rowers at the 1972 Summer Olympics Rowers at the 1976 Summer Olympics World Rowing Championships medalists for New Zealand Medalists at the 1976 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 1972 Summer Olympics European Rowing Championships medalists {{NewZealand-rowing-bio-stub