David Rodger

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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 four silver medal at the 1977 world championships in Amsterdam and was a member of the eight that won the bronze medal at the 1978 world championships at Karapiro.

He continued rowing into the 1980s and won world eights titles in 1982 and 1983 and was a member of the eight that finished fourth in the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics.  He won more medals at world level than any other New Zealand rower of his era.

In 1982 he was part of the eight named as the Sportsman of the Year (crew).