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New Zealand Rowing Team Rowing NZ is the sports governing body for rowing in New Zealand. Its purpose is to provide leadership and support to enable an environment of success for

The New Zealand Rowing team is one of the most successful rowing squads in the world with multiple successes at Olympic, World Championship, Under-23 and Junior levels. New Zealand Olympic Rowing history that began in 1920 in Antwerp, Belgium with a bronze medal in the single sculls to Darcy Hatfield. New Zealand’s first Olympic rowing gold medal was won by the men’s four at Mexico in 1968

At Munich in 1972 our rowing eight won gold – and for the first time God Defend New Zealand was played as our national anthem. In 2012 Rowing New Zealand named its biggest ever Olympic rowing team – a team that included nine world championship gold medal winners in addition to multiple medal winners across elite U23 and junior world championships. Over 200 Olympic Rowers have represented New Zealand at Olympic Games and 21 Olympic Medals won by Rowers (9 gold, 2 silver, 10 bronze). Rowing is New Zealand’s equal most medalled sport – Athletics has also won twenty one medals.

02/11/2017

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Images from the final day of the 2017 WRC. © Steve McArthur / Rowing NZ
01/10/2017

Images from the final day of the 2017 WRC.
© Steve McArthur / Rowing NZ

The women's eight of Emma D**e, Lucy Spoors, Rebecca Scown, Kelsi Walters, Kelsey Bevan, Georgia Perry, Ruby Tew, Ashlee...
01/10/2017

The women's eight of Emma D**e, Lucy Spoors, Rebecca Scown, Kelsi Walters, Kelsey Bevan, Georgia Perry, Ruby Tew, Ashlee Rowe, and Sam Bosworth (cox) win bronze!

The men's double of Chris Harris and John Storey win gold!
01/10/2017

The men's double of Chris Harris and John Storey win gold!

The women's double of Liv Loe and Brooke Donoghue win gold!
01/10/2017

The women's double of Liv Loe and Brooke Donoghue win gold!

GOLD! John Storey and Chris Harris have won the men's double and become world champions ahead of Poland in 2nd and Italy...
01/10/2017

GOLD! John Storey and Chris Harris have won the men's double and become world champions ahead of Poland in 2nd and Italy in 3rd.
© Steve McArthur / Rowing NZ

GOLD! Olivia Loe and Brooke Donoghue have won the A final of the women's double to become World Champions ahead of the U...
01/10/2017

GOLD! Olivia Loe and Brooke Donoghue have won the A final of the women's double to become World Champions ahead of the USA in 2nd and Australia in 3rd.
© Steve McArthur / Rowing NZ

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