Nicholas David Green
OAM (born 4 October 1967) is an Australian former
rower
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, a dual
Olympic
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gold medallist and four time World Champion. From 1990 to 1998 he was a member of Australia's prominent world class crew – the
coxless four
A coxless four is a rowing boat used in the sport of competitive rowing. It is designed for four persons who propel the boat with sweep oars, without a coxswain.
The crew consists of four rowers, each having one oar. There are two rowers on th ...
known as the
Oarsome Foursome
The Oarsome Foursome is the nickname for an Australian men's rowing coxless four crew who competed with a clear lineage between 1990 and 2012, winning two Olympic gold medals and one silver medal, two world championships as a coxless four, and ...
. Now a sports administrator, since 2014 he has been Chief Executive of
Cycling Australia
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.
Rowing career
Educated at
Xavier College
Xavier College is a Roman Catholic, day and boarding school predominantly for boys, founded in 1872 by the Society of Jesus, with its main campus located in Kew, an eastern suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Classes started in 1878.
Th ...
in
Kew
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,
Melbourne
Melbourne ( ; Boonwurrung/Woiwurrung: ''Narrm'' or ''Naarm'') is the capital and most populous city of the Australian state of Victoria, and the second-most populous city in both Australia and Oceania. Its name generally refers to a met ...
and at
Melbourne High School
Melbourne High School is a government-funded single-sex academically selective secondary day school for boys, located in the Melbourne suburb of South Yarra, Victoria, Australia. Established in 1905, the school caters for boys from Year 9 t ...
, Green competed in two Olympic Games —
1992 Summer Olympics
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and
1996 Summer Olympics
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, winning gold medals at each in the "
Oarsome Foursome
The Oarsome Foursome is the nickname for an Australian men's rowing coxless four crew who competed with a clear lineage between 1990 and 2012, winning two Olympic gold medals and one silver medal, two world championships as a coxless four, and ...
".
Accolades
He was one of the eight flag-bearers of the
Olympic Flag
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at the opening ceremony of the
2000 Sydney Olympics
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.
He was awarded the Medal of the
Order of Australia
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in 1993 for services to rowing and the
Australian Sports Medal
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in 2000. In 2010 Green was inducted as a member of the Rowing Victoria Hall of Fame.
Sports administrator
In 2008 Nick was appointed as director of game and industry development for
Golf Australia
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He was appointed the Chef de mission for the
Australian team at the
2012 Olympic Games
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.
In September 2014 he was appointed as Chief Executive of
Cycling Australia
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.
Achievements
*
Olympic
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* Olympic Games, international multi-sport event held since 1896
** Summer Olympic Games
** Winter Olympic Games
* Ancient Olympic Games, ancient multi-sport event held in Olympia, Greece b ...
Medals: 2 Gold
*
World Championship
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Medals: 4 Gold
Olympic Games
* 1996 – Gold, Coxless Four (with
James Tomkins,
Drew Ginn
Drew Cameron Ginn OAM (born 20 November 1974) is an Australian five-time world champion rower, a four time Olympian and triple Olympic gold medallist. From 1995 to 1998 he was a member of Australia's prominent world class crew – the coxless f ...
,
Mike McKay)
* 1992 – Gold, Coxless Four (with James Tomkins,
Andrew Cooper
Andrew Dollman Cooper (born 23 December 1964) is a former Australian Olympic Champion and World Champion rower. He is a national champion, dual Olympian and two-time World Champion who achieved success as a member of Australia's " Oarsome Fo ...
, Mike McKay)
World Championships
* 1998 – Gold, Coxed Four (with James Tomkins, Mike Mckay, Drew Ginn and Brett Hayman (cox))
* 1998 – Gold, Coxed Pair (with James Tomkins and Brett Hayman (cox))
* 1995 – 5th, Coxless Four (with James Tomkins, Drew Ginn, Mike McKay)
* 1991 – Gold, Coxless Four (with James Tomkins, Andrew Cooper, Mike McKay)
* 1990 – Gold, Coxless Four (with James Tomkins, Sam Patten, Mike McKay)
References
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External links
Golf Australia official site
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1967 births
Living people
Australian male rowers
Olympic rowers of Australia
Rowers at the 1992 Summer Olympics
Rowers at the 1996 Summer Olympics
Olympic gold medalists for Australia
Rowers from Melbourne
People educated at Xavier College
People educated at Melbourne High School
Olympic medalists in rowing
World Rowing Championships medalists for Australia
Medalists at the 1996 Summer Olympics
Medalists at the 1992 Summer Olympics
Sport Australia Hall of Fame inductees