Kevin Neufeld (November 6, 1960 in

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– February 26, 2022) was a Canadian

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, who was a member of the Canadian men's eights team that won the gold medal at the

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. He had previously won a gold medal in the eights at the world championships in 1983, and subsequently won a gold medal in the coxless four at the 1986 Commonwealth Games at Strathclyde Country Park. He died on February 26, 2022.

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