Michael Whittaker (born 12 September 1970) is a New Zealand
coxswain
The coxswain ( , or ) is the person in charge of a boat, particularly its navigation and steering. The etymology of the word gives a literal meaning of "boat servant" since it comes from ''cock'', referring to the cockboat, a type of ship's boat ...
.
At the
1995 World Rowing Championships
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in
Tampere
Tampere ( , , ; sv, Tammerfors, ) is a city in the Pirkanmaa region, located in the western part of Finland. Tampere is the most populous inland city in the Nordic countries. It has a population of 244,029; the urban area has a population o ...
, Finland, Whittaker won a Silver medal in the coxed four, with
Chris White,
Andrew Matheson,
Murdoch Dryden
Murdoch Dryden is a New Zealand rower. Dryden is the son of New Zealand Olympic rower Alistair Dryden and grandson of New Zealand amateur wrestling champion and Empire Games silver medallist Jim Dryden.
At the 1995 World Rowing Championships ...
, and
Chris McAsey. Whittaker is self-employed as a mortgage broker.
References
1970 births
Living people
New Zealand male rowers
World Rowing Championships medalists for New Zealand
Coxswains (rowing)
Place of birth missing (living people)
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