Alan Webster (rower)

Alan Webster
Personal information
Full nameAlan John Webster
Born (1941-08-18) 18 August 1941 (age 83)
Te Puke, New Zealand
Height190 cm (6 ft 3 in)[1]
Weight86 kg (190 lb)[1]
Sport
SportRowing
Medal record
Men's rowing
Representing  New Zealand
British Empire and Commonwealth Games
Silver medal – second place 1962 Perth Eight

Alan John Webster (born 18 August 1941) is a former New Zealand rower.

Webster was born in Te Puke in 1941.[1]

At the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games he won the silver medal as part of the men's eight alongside crew members Leslie Arthur, Darien Boswell, Colin Cordes, Alistair Dryden, Alan Grey, Christian Larsen, Louis Lobel and Robert Page.[2]

Webster competed at two Olympic Games, first in 1964 where he was part of the men's eight that made the quarter-finals.[3] Then in 1968 where he was again part of the men's eight that came fourth in the final.[4]

References

  1. ^ a b c Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Alan Webster". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 2 May 2017.
  2. ^ "Alan Webster". New Zealand Olympic Committee. Retrieved 2 May 2017.
  3. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Rowing at the 1964 Tokyo Summer Games: Men's Coxed Eights". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 2 May 2017.
  4. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Rowing at the 1968 Ciudad de México Summer Games: Men's Coxed Eights". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 2 May 2017.


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