Geoffrey David Cotter (born 4 October 1966) is a 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 ...

. Cotter was born in 1966 in

Taihape Taihape is in the Rangitikei District of the North Island of New Zealand. It serves a large rural community. New Zealand State Highway 1, State Highway 1, which runs North to South through the centre of the North Island, passes through the town ...

, New Zealand. He represented New Zealand at the

1988 Summer Olympics The 1988 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXIV Olympiad () and officially branded as Seoul 1988 (), were an international multi-sport event held from 17 September to 2 October 1988 in Seoul, South Korea. 159 nations were represe ...

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 ...

in a team with Campbell Clayton-Greene, Bill Coventry, and Neil Gibson, where they came seventh. He is listed as New Zealand Olympian athlete number 542 by the

New Zealand Olympic Committee The New Zealand Olympic Committee (before 1994, The ''New Zealand Olympic and Commonwealth Games Association'') is both the National Olympic Committee and the Commonwealth Games Association in New Zealand responsible for selecting athletes to re ...

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1966 births Living people New Zealand male rowers Rowers at the 1988 Summer Olympics Olympic rowers for New Zealand People from Taihape Sportspeople from Manawatū-Whanganui 20th-century New Zealand sportsmen {{NewZealand-rowing-bio-stub