Alan John Webster (born 18 August 1941) is a former New Zealand
rower
Rowing, often called crew in the United States, is the sport of racing boats using oars. It differs from paddling sports in that rowing oars (called blades in the United Kingdom) are attached to the boat using rowlocks, while paddles are ...
.
Webster was born in
Te Puke
Te Puke ( ) is a town located southeast of Tauranga in the Western Bay of Plenty of New Zealand. It is particularly well known for the cultivation of kiwifruit.
Te Puke is close to Tauranga and Maketu, which are both coastal towns/cities, a ...
in 1941.
At the
1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games
The 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games were held in Perth, Western Australia, from 22 November to 1 December 1962. Athletic events were held at Perry Lakes Stadium in the suburb of Floreat and swimming events at Beatty Park in North ...
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.
Webster competed at two Olympic Games, first in
1964
Events January
* January 1 – The Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland is dissolved.
* January 5 – In the first meeting between leaders of the Roman Catholic and Orthodox churches since the fifteenth century, Pope Paul VI and Patria ...
where he was part of the
men's eight that made the quarter-finals. Then in
1968
Events January–February
* January 1968, January – The I'm Backing Britain, I'm Backing Britain campaign starts spontaneously.
* January 5 – Prague Spring: Alexander Dubček is chosen as leader of the Communist Party of Cze ...
where he was again part of the
men's eight that came fourth in the final.
References
External links
*
*
*
1941 births
Living people
New Zealand male rowers
Rowers at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games
Commonwealth Games silver medallists for New Zealand
Commonwealth Games silver medallists in rowing
Rowers at the 1964 Summer Olympics
Rowers at the 1968 Summer Olympics
Olympic rowers for New Zealand
People from Te Puke
Sportspeople from the Bay of Plenty Region
Medallists at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games
20th-century New Zealand sportsmen
{{NewZealand-rowing-bio-stub