Andrew Bird (rowing)

Andrew Bird (rowing)

Andrew Bird (born 17 March 1967 in Greymouth, New Zealand) is a former New Zealand rowing cox who won an Olympic Bronze medal at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul. Bird won Bronze in the coxed four along with George Keys, Greg Johnston, Ian Wright and Chris White. In 1986 Bird won Silver medals in the coxed four at both the Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh and the World Rowing Championships in Nottingham.

He is now married and lives in Wellington where he is the headmaster of a primary school.

External links

[http://www.olympic.org.nz/Athletes/AthleteProfile.aspx?Print=&ContactID=1372&id=3774 Biography at Official New Zealand Olympic Committee website]


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