Paul Gerritsen, (born 8 December 1984) is a New Zealand rower. He was a member of the world champion under-23 coxed four in 2006 also winning a bronze medal at the senior world championships the same year.

Early life

Gerritsen was born in

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and attended St Paul's Collegiate School in nearby

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. He started rowing with the school club in 2000, where he was coached by three time Olympian Ian Wright. In 2002 and 2003 Gerritsen was part of the U19 Eight that won the Maadi Cup – the first two wins in the school's history.

International rowing

In 2006 Gerritsen was selected as the number three oarsman in the New Zealand coxed four, along with

James Dallinger James William Dallinger (born 30 September 1985) is a New Zealand rower. He was a member of the World Champion under-23 coxed four in 2006, and the world champion senior coxless four in 2007. He has been selected for the New Zealand coxless fou ...

, Steven Cottle,

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and cox Daniel Quigley. They won gold at the FISA Under 23 World Champs in Hazewinkel, Belgium, and Bronze at the World Championships in Eton, UK.

References

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