Eric Verdonk

Eric Verdonk

Eric Verdonk (born 28 May, 1959 in Taihape, New Zealand of Dutch parentage) is a former New Zealand rower who won an Olympic Bronze medal at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul in the single sculls. Verdonk almost repeated his Bronze medal effort at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona finishing a very close fourth. At the 1986 Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh Verdonk also gained a Bronze medal in a race won by rowing legend Stephen Redgrave. His best effort at a World Rowing Championships was third.

Verdonk began rowing at Westlake Boys High School, the same school as fellow Olympic Bronze medallist Barrie Mabbott.

External links

[http://www.olympic.org.nz/Athletes/AthleteProfile.aspx?Print=&ContactID=1371&id=3774 Biography at Official New Zealand Olympic Committee]


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