Andrew Matheson (born 17 July 1969) is a former New Zealand

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who became a sports administrator. He is the current chief executive officer of

Cycling New Zealand Cycling New Zealand (), originally known as BikeNZ, is the national governing body for cycling organisations in New Zealand, and represents the interests of BMX NZ, Cycling New Zealand Road & Track, Mountain Bike NZ, and Cycling New Zealand Sch ...

, the country's umbrella body embracing all national bike and cycling organisations. Matheson was born in 1969. He received his tertiary education from the

University of Otago The University of Otago () is a public university, public research university, research collegiate university based in Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand. Founded in 1869, Otago is New Zealand's oldest university and one of the oldest universities in ...

(1990–1995), from where he graduated with a

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in marketing, and a

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and

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. At the

1995 World Rowing Championships The 1995 World Rowing Championships were World Rowing Championships that were held from 20 to 28 August 1995 at Lake Kaukajärvi, Tampere Tampere is a city in Finland and the regional capital of Pirkanmaa. It is located in the Finnish Lakel ...

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, Finland, Matheson won a silver medal in the coxed four, with Chris White, Murdoch Dryden, Chris McAsey, and Michael Whittaker as cox. Following his rowing career, Matheson was a product manager for beverage company

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(2001–2002). From 2003 to 2008, he was High Performance Manager for

Rowing New Zealand Rowing New Zealand is the sports governing body for rowing in New Zealand. Its purpose is to provide leadership and support to enable an environment of success for the New Zealand rowing community. This includes secondary schools, clubs, masters ...

, but did not return from the

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with the rowing team, as according to claims reported in mainstream media,

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had made him an offer he couldn't refuse. Matheson was succeeded as High Performance Manager by Alan Cotter. From 2008 to 2012, Matheson was the head coach for Rowing Australia, and he was based in

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. He announced his retirement from the Australian role before the

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but remained in charge until after the games had finished. He returned to New Zealand in 2012 to take up the role of general manager with High Performance Sport New Zealand, a subsidiary of

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. In May 2014, he was appointed chief executive officer of BikeNZ, which he renamed later that year to

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Matheson, Andrew 1969 births University of Otago alumni New Zealand male rowers Rowing coaches Cycle racing executives Living people World Rowing Championships medalists for New Zealand 20th-century New Zealand sportsmen