John Hunter

Olympic athlete

1943 –

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Who is John Hunter?

John Andrew Hunter is a former New Zealand rower who won a gold Olympic medal in his career.

At the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich he teamed with Dick Joyce, Wybo Veldman, Tony Hurt, Lindsay Wilson, Athol Earl, Trevor Coker and Gary Robertson and Simon Dickie to win the Gold medal in the eights. Hunter had previously been a member of the eight which finished fourth at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City. He was also the Rowing Manager for the New Zealand team at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta.

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Born
Nov 8, 1943
Christchurch
Also known as
  • John Andrew Hunter

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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