John Andrew Hunter (born 8 November 1943) is a former New Zealand

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who won a gold Olympic medal in his career. Hunter was born in 1943 in

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, New Zealand. At the

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he teamed with Dick Joyce,

Wybo Veldman Gerard Wybo Veldman (born 21 October 1946), known as Wybo Veldman, is a former New Zealand rower. Born in Padang, Indonesia, of Dutch parents, he won an Olympic gold medal at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich. He teamed with Dick Joyce, Tony ...

Tony Hurt Anthony John Hurt (born 30 March 1946) is a former New Zealand rower who won two Olympic medals. At the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, he teamed with Dick Joyce, Wybo Veldman, John Hunter, Lindsay Wilson, Joe Earl, Trevor Coker and Gar ...

, Lindsay Wilson,

Joe Earl Athol John "Joe" Earl (born 1 October 1952) is a former New Zealand rower who won two Olympic medals. Earl was born in 1952 in Christchurch and grew up on a farm in Hawarden in North Canterbury. He received his education at St. Andrew's Coll ...

, Trevor Coker and Gary Robertson and

Simon Dickie Simon Charles Dickie (31 March 1951 – 13 December 2017) was a New Zealand rowing cox who won three Olympic medals. Dickie was born in 1951 in Waverley in Taranaki, New Zealand. He was educated at Wanganui Collegiate School where he was par ...

(cox) to win the gold medal in the eights. Hunter had previously been a member of the eight which finished fourth at the

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. He was also the Rowing Manager for the New Zealand team at the

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. Hunter was later an engineering consultant in Christchurch. He was employed by the

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and was involved in the expansion of

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. As a rowing coach, he managed many teams including some of the teams at the

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