- James Dallinger
James William Dallinger, (born
30 September 1985 ) is aNew Zealand rower.He was a member of the world champion under-23 coxed four in 2006, and the world champion senior coxless four in 2007. He has been selected for the New Zealand coxless four to compete at the Beijing Olympics. [cite web |url=http://www.rowingnz.com/Article.aspx?Mode=1&ID=1444 |title="Olympic team revealed" |accessdate=2008-03-13 |format= |publisher= Rowing NZ] [cite web |url=http://www.nzoc.org.nz/Article.aspx?ID=5511 |title=New Zealand Olympic Rowing Team to Beijing 2008 Announced |accessdate=2008-03-13 |Publisher= NZ Olympic Committee ]Early life
Dallinger was born in Hora Hora,
Cambridge, New Zealand and attendedSt Paul's Collegiate School in nearby Hamilton. [cite web |url= http://www.stpauls.school.nz/main.cfm?id=139&spid=85 |title="St. Paul's Collegiate School Gymnasium Project 2006/07" |accessdate=2008-03-13 |Publisher=St Pauls Collegiate ] He started rowing with the school club in 2000, where he was coached by three time OlympianIan Wright (rower) .In 2002 and 2003 Dallinger was part of the U19 Eight that won the
Maadi Cup - the first two wins in the school's history. [cite web |url=http://www.schoolrowing.org.nz/school.php?rs=mad03&cn=splh&sm=1 |title=NZSSRA - Regata results |accessdate=2008-03-13 |format= |Publisher=NZSSRA ]International rowing
In 2006 Dallinger was selected as bowman in the New Zealand coxed four, along with
Steven Cottle ,Paul Gerritsen ,Dane Boswell and coxDaniel Quigley . They won gold at the FISA Under 23 World Champs in Hazelwinkel, Belgium [cite web |url=http://80.83.47.230/n_results_details.fwx?mracenr=146&mrace=FA&mclass=BM4+&mdate=23/07/2006&mid_compet=119&cname=2006%20U23%20World%20Championships%20-%20Hazewinkel%20Bloso%20Centrum,%20Belgium&mview=1 |title= FISA Results database |accessdate=2008-03-13 |format= |Publisher= FISA ] [cite web |url=http://www.nzherald.co.nz/section/4/story.cfm?c_id=4&objectid=10392792 |title=Rowing: Youngsters surge to golden day at worlds |accessdate=2008-03-13 |format= |Publisher=NZ Herald ] and Bronze at the World Championships in Eton, UK. [cite web |url=http://80.83.47.230/n_results_details.fwx?mracenr=224&mrace=FA&mclass=M4+&mdate=27/08/2006&mid_compet=121&cname=2006%20World%20Championships%20-%20Eton%20Dorney%20Lake,%20Great%20Britain&mview=1 |title=FISA results Database |accessdate=2008-03-13 |format= |work= ]In 2007 he made the NZ coxless four in the number two position with fellow crew members
Hamish Bond ,Eric Murray and Carl Meyer under coach Chris Nillsen. The team won Gold at the 2007 World Championships in Munich, Germany [cite web |url=http://80.83.47.230/n_results_details.fwx?mracenr=259&mrace=FA&mclass=M4-&mdate=01/09/2007&mid_compet=355&cname=2007%20World%20Championships%20-%20Munich%20Oberschleissheim,%20Germany&mview=1 |title= FISA Results database |accessdate=2008-03-13 |format= |work= ] [cite web |url=http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/CU0709/S00009.htm |title=Black Blades power to three gold medals |accessdate=2008-03-13 |archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/query?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.scoop.co.nz%2Fstories%2FCU0709%2FS00009.htm&date=2008-03-13 |archivedate=2008-03-13 ] thus qualifying them for the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games.References
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