- Paul Gerritsen
Paul Gerritsen, (born
8 December 1984 ) is aNew Zealand rower.He was a member of the world champion under-23 coxed four in 2006 also winning a bronze medal at the senior world championships the same year.Early life
Gerritsen was born in
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 Gerritsen 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 Gerritsen was selected as the number three oarsman in the New Zealand coxed four, along with
James Dallinger ,Steven Cottle ,Dane Boswell and coxDaniel Quigley . They won gold at the FISA Under 23 World Champs in Hazewinkel, 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= ]References
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