Steven Sean Ferguson (born 8 May 1980) is a

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, surf lifesaver and former

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from New Zealand. Ferguson was born in

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, New Zealand, the son of four-time Olympic gold medal-winning canoeist Ian Ferguson. Steven Ferguson competed in the

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and 200 m breaststroke at the

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in Sydney, but did not pass the qualifying heats. He also competed in swimming at the

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. He represented New Zealand in

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at the 2004 Summer Olympics in

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. He finished eighth in the K-2 1000 m event, but was eliminated in the heats of the K-1 500 m event. He competed again in the K-2 1000 m at the 2008 Summer Olympics in

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with

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, finishing fifth. He also competed in the K-1 500 m final, finishing eighth. At the 2012 Summer Olympics, he teamed with Darryl Fitzgerald to compete in the K-2 1000 m. They reached the final and finished 7th. He is also involved in surf lifesaving and belongs to the New Zealand National Team which competed at World Lifesaving Championships 2004 in Viareggio, Italy, and 2006 in Melbourne, Australia. At these events he won medals in the pool swimming and surf ski paddle events.

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* * * 1980 births Male breaststroke swimmers Canoeists at the 2004 Summer Olympics Canoeists at the 2008 Summer Olympics Canoeists at the 2012 Summer Olympics Commonwealth Games competitors for New Zealand Living people New Zealand male canoeists New Zealand male swimmers Olympic canoeists of New Zealand Olympic swimmers of New Zealand Sportspeople from Auckland Swimmers at the 1998 Commonwealth Games Swimmers at the 2000 Summer Olympics New Zealand surf lifesavers Swimmers from Auckland 2021 America's Cup sailors New Zealand sailors People educated at Northcote College {{NewZealand-swimming-bio-stub