Andrew Stevenson (rower)
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Andrew Stevenson (born 7 December 1957), also known as Herb Stevenson, 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 ...
. At the
1982 World Rowing Championships The 1982 World Rowing Championships were World Rowing Championships that were held from 28 to 29 August 1982 at Rotsee in Lucerne, Switzerland. Medal summary Men's events Women's events Medal table References {{World Rowing Champi ...
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, Switzerland, he won a gold medal with the New Zealand eight in the 7 seat. At the
1983 World Rowing Championships The 1983 World Rowing Championships were World Rowing Championships that were held from 3 to 4 September 1983 at Wedau in Duisburg, West Germany. Medal summary Men's events Women's events Medals table Seventeen nations won medals of th ...
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Wedau The Wedau Regatta Course is an artificial rowing/canoeing lake in Duisburg, Germany. The Course was built in 1935 and has hosted numerous international watersports events since its construction. Including the 1983 World Rowing Championships. It ...
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, Germany, he won a gold medal with the New Zealand eight in the 7 seat. In 1982, the 1982 rowing eight crew was named sportsman of the year. The 1982 team was inducted into the
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in 1995. He was 4th in the Eight final at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics. In 1986 he won a silver medal in the
coxless four A coxless four, abbreviated as a 4- and also called a straight four, is a racing shell used in the sport of competitive rowing. It is designed for four persons who propel the boat with sweep oars, without a coxswain. The crew consists of four ...
at the
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in a boat with Shane O'Brien, Neil Gibson, and
Don Symon Donald Alan Symon (born 20 May 1960) is a former New Zealand Rowing (sport), rower who won an Olympic bronze medal at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles. Symon was born in 1960 in Christchurch, New Zealand. Along with Kevin Lawton, Barrie ...
. He also won a bronze medal with the men's eight.


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* * * * 1957 births Living people New Zealand male rowers Rowers at the 1984 Summer Olympics Olympic rowers for New Zealand World Rowing Championships medalists for New Zealand Commonwealth Games silver medallists for New Zealand Commonwealth Games silver medallists in rowing Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for New Zealand Commonwealth Games bronze medallists in rowing Rowers at the 1986 Commonwealth Games Medallists at the 1986 Commonwealth Games 20th-century New Zealand sportsmen {{NewZealand-rowing-bio-stub