Peter Taylor (born 3 January 1984) is a New Zealand rower. Taylor was born in 1984 in

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; he lives in Days Bay. In 2006 along with Graham Oberlin-Brown he became the Under 23 World Champion in the men's lightweight double sculls, and in doing so set a new world under 23 best time. Partnering

Storm Uru Storm Uru (born 14 February 1985) is a New Zealand rower. He is from Ngāi Tahu tribe. Uru was born in 1985 in Invercargill. His younger brother, Jade Uru, is also a rower. The broadcaster Tui Uru (1926–2013) was their great-aunt. Tui Uru's ...

he finished 7th in the men's lightweight double sculls at the

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. The pair bettered this result at the 2012 Summer Olympics, winning the bronze medal in the same event. In February 2011, Taylor caused an upset win when he became New Zealand national champion in the lightweight men's single sculls at Lake Ruataniwha, beating triple world champion Duncan Grant. At the

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held at Tangeum Lake,

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in South Korea, he won a silver medal in the lightweight men's four with James Hunter, Curtis Rapley, and James Lassche. At the

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held at

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, Amsterdam, he won a silver medal in the lightweight men's four with James Hunter,

Alistair Bond Alistair Bond (born 16 August 1989) is a New Zealand rower. Bond is the younger brother of Hamish Bond. He has completed a Bachelor of Surveying degree from Otago University and gained his Masters of Environmental Management at Massey Universit ...

, and Curtis Rapley. Taylor retired from rowing after competing at the 2016 Summer Olympics.

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* 1984 births Living people Sportspeople from Lower Hutt Olympic rowers of New Zealand Olympic bronze medalists for New Zealand Rowers at the 2008 Summer Olympics Rowers at the 2012 Summer Olympics Olympic medalists in rowing Medalists at the 2012 Summer Olympics World Rowing Championships medalists for New Zealand New Zealand male rowers Rowers at the 2016 Summer Olympics {{NewZealand-rowing-bio-stub