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New Zealand rower (1939–2022)

Gil Cawood
Personal information
Birth nameGilbert Mervyn Cawood
Born(1939-12-04)4 December 1939
Hamilton, New Zealand
Died28 August 2022 (2022-08-29) (aged 82)
Hamilton, New Zealand
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight83 kg (183 lb)
Sport
CountryNew Zealand
SportRowing
ClubWaikato Rowing Club
Medal record
Men's rowing
Representing  New Zealand
World Rowing Championships
Bronze medal – third place 1970 St. Catharines Eight

Gilbert Mervyn Cawood (4 December 1939 – 28 August 2022) was a New Zealand rower.

Cawood was born in 1939 in Hamilton, New Zealand. He was a foundation member of the Waikato Rowing Club. He represented New Zealand at the 1968 Summer Olympics. He is listed as New Zealand Olympian athlete number 218 by the New Zealand Olympic Committee. At the 1970 World Rowing Championships in St. Catharines in Canada, he won a bronze medal with the eight. He died at Waikato Hospital in Hamilton, on 28 August 2022, at the age of 82.

References

  1. ^ "Gil Cawood". International Rowing Federation. Retrieved 18 September 2016.
  2. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Gil Cawood". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 18 September 2016.
  3. "History of Waikato Rowing Club". Waikato Rowing Club. Archived from the original on 6 April 2017. Retrieved 20 September 2016.
  4. Gil Cawood at the New Zealand Olympic Committee
  5. "Rudern – Weltmeisterschaften. Achter – Herren" [Rowing – World Championships. Eight – Men]. Sport-Komplett.de (in German). Archived from the original on 17 October 2014.
  6. "Gilbert Mervyn Cawood". The New Zealand Herald. 31 August 2022. Retrieved 31 August 2022.

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