Storm Uru (born 14 February 1985) is a New Zealand rower. He is from

Ngāi Tahu Ngāi Tahu, or Kāi Tahu, is the principal Māori (tribe) of the South Island. Its (tribal area) is the largest in New Zealand, and extends from the White Bluffs / Te Parinui o Whiti (southeast of Blenheim), Mount Mahanga and Kahurangi Poi ...

tribe. Uru was born in 1985 in

Invercargill Invercargill ( , mi, Waihōpai is the southernmost and westernmost city in New Zealand, and one of the southernmost cities in the world. It is the commercial centre of the Southland region. The city lies in the heart of the wide expanse of ...

. His younger brother,

Jade Uru Jade Uru (born 20 October 1987) is a New Zealand rower. He is from Ngāi Tahu tribe and brother of Storm Uru. The broadcaster Tui Uru (1926–2013) was their great-aunt. Tui Uru's father, the Reform Party MP Henare Uru, was a great-grandfathe ...

, is also a rower. The broadcaster Tui Uru (1926–2013) was their great-aunt. Tui Uru's father, the Reform Party MP

Henare Uru Henare Whakatau Uru (1872 – 7 March 1929) was a New Zealand politician. He was the Reform Party Member of Parliament for Southern Maori from 1922 to 1928. Early life and family Uru was born at Kaiapoi in 1872. His father was Hoani Uru, a f ...

, was a great-grandfather to the rowers. Storm Uru competed for

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in Beijing at the 2008 Olympics. With

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he finished 7th in the Men's lightweight double sculls at the 2008 Summer Olympics. At the

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, Uru and Taylor won the gold medal in the lightweight

double scull A double scull is a rowing boat used in the sport of competitive rowing. It is designed for two persons who propel the boat by sculling with two oars each, one in each hand. Racing boats (often called "shells") are long, narrow, and broadly ...

s, and took the bronze medal at the following year's World Championships. At the 2012 Summer Olympics, Uru and Taylor won the bronze medal in the lightweight double sculls. Uru rowed at Bow for the winning

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crew in the

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* * 1985 births Living people Sportspeople from Invercargill Ngāi Tahu people Olympic rowers of New Zealand Olympic bronze medalists for New Zealand Rowers at the 2008 Summer Olympics Rowers at the 2012 Summer Olympics New Zealand Māori sportspeople Olympic medalists in rowing Medalists at the 2012 Summer Olympics Oxford University Boat Club rowers World Rowing Championships medalists for New Zealand Alumni of Saïd Business School {{NewZealand-rowing-bio-stub