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George Bridgewater was a World Champion and Olympic rower  He formed a successful pair with Nathan Twaddle.  They finished fourth in the pairs final at the Athens Olympics.  They won a gold medal at the…

Murray first went to the Maadi Cup, New Zealand’s premier school rowing regatta, in 1997, but did not achieve anything at Lake Karapiro.  In 1998, when the regatta was held at Lake Ruataniwha, he came…

Doug Mienie has officially represented New Zealand in three sports, Judo, Body-building and Powerlifting. He placed 2nd in wrestling in 1980 and has won two gold medals at the Masters Games in swimming 2009.

David is a 1970s and 1980s Olympic rower. He won a bronze medal in the 1976 Montreal games as part of the Eight. Rodger was part of the team when New Zealand won the coxless…

Charles Hunter was a 1960s and 1970s harness driver and trainer.  He remains one of the most successful trainers to have competed in harness racing. He won his first Inter Dominion Final in 1971 when…

The Evers-Swindell sisters were Olympic champion rowers. The identical twin sisters competed in the double sculls.  In November 2005 they were named Rowing Female Crew of the Year by the International Rowing Federation (FISA), and…

Carl Mossman was a 1970s softball captain and World Series winner.  He was a vital member of the successful Cambridge Blue Streaks and Waikato softball teams in the 1970s.  He and legendary former New Zealand…

Amigene Metcalfe was a touch rugby and netball player. Metcalfe was a member of the New Zealand Touch Team between 1994 and 2003.  During that time she played in three World Cups, two as Captain,…

Allan Wallace was a world champion competitive ploughman and NZPA executive. Wallace started competitive ploughing in 1961 in events run by the Young Farmers Clubs.  At that stage he had only done a little ploughing…

A K Holmes was a 1960s harness racing driver and trainer.  He was a magician both in the sulky and in the training yard. He won the New Zealand Derby at Addington Raceway in 1968.…