Peter Taylor (born 3 January 1984) is a former New Zealand rower. He became world champion in 2009 in men's lightweight double scull.

Rowing career

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

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he finished 7th in the

men's lightweight double sculls Lightweight rowing (abbreviated Lwt or Lt) is a category of rowing where limits are placed on the maximum body weight of competitors. According to the International Rowing Federation (FISA), this weight category was introduced "to encourage more u ...

at the

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. At the

2009 World Rowing Championships The 2009 World Rowing Championships were World Rowing Championships that were held from 23 to 30 August 2009 at Lake Malta, Poznań, Poland. The annual week-long rowing regatta was organized by FISA (the International Rowing Federation), and hel ...

in Poznan, Poland, Taylor and Uru became World Champions in men's lightweight double scull. In February 2011, Taylor caused an upset win when he became New Zealand national champion in the lightweight men's single sculls at

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, beating triple world champion

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. Taylor and Uru bettered their 2008 Summer Olympic result at the 2012 Summer Olympics, winning the bronze medal in the same event. At the

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held at

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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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, he won a silver medal in the lightweight men's four with James Hunter, Alistair Bond, and Curtis Rapley. In 2016, Taylor competed in the lightweight men's four with James Hunter, Alistair Bond and James Lassche at the 2016 Summer Olympics and placed 5th. Taylor retired from rowing after competing at the 2016 Summer Olympics.

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