Andrew Stevenson (rower)

Herb Stevenson

Personal information
Birth name	Andrew Stevenson
Born	(1957-12-07) 7 December 1957 (age 66)
Sport
Sport	Rowing
Medal record Men's rowing Representing  New Zealand World Rowing Championships 1982 Rotsee Eight 1983 Wedau Eight Commonwealth Games 1986 Edinburgh Coxless four 1986 Edinburgh Eight

Andrew Stevenson (born 7 December 1957), also known as Herb Stevenson, is a former New Zealand rower.^[1]

At the 1982 World Rowing Championships at Rotsee, Switzerland, he won a gold medal with the New Zealand eight in the 7 seat.^[2] At the 1983 World Rowing Championships at Wedau in Duisburg, Germany, he won a gold medal with the New Zealand eight in the 7 seat.^[3]

In 1982, the 1982 rowing eight crew was named sportsman of the year.^[4] The 1982 team was inducted into the New Zealand Sports Hall of Fame in 1995.^[5] He was 4th in the Eight final at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics. In 1986 he won a silver medal in the coxless four at the Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh in a boat with Shane O'Brien, Neil Gibson, and Don Symon. He also won a bronze medal with the men's eight.^[6]

References

1. "Andrew Stevenson". International Rowing Federation. Retrieved 4 October 2015.
2. "Men's Eight – Final". FISA. Archived from the original on 8 October 2015. Retrieved 5 October 2015.
3. "Men's Eight – Final". FISA. Retrieved 4 October 2015.
4. "1980's [sic]". Halberg Awards. Retrieved 5 October 2015.^{[permanent dead link]}
5. "Eight, 1982". New Zealand Sports Hall of Fame. Archived from the original on 13 January 2015. Retrieved 5 October 2015.
6. "Edinburgh 1986 Commonwealth Games". New Zealand Olympic Committee. Retrieved 18 September 2016.

Awards
Preceded by Allison Roe	New Zealand Sportsman of the Year 1982 With: Tony Brook, George Keys, Les O'Connell, Dave Rodger, Mike Stanley, Chris White, Roger White-Parsons, Andy Hay	Succeeded by Chris Lewis