Vivian Tainui "Viv" Haar (born 27 August 1952) is a
rower
Rowing, often called crew in the United States, is the sport of racing boats using oars. It differs from paddling sports in that rowing oars (called blades in the United Kingdom) are attached to the boat using rowlocks, while paddles are ...
from New Zealand.
Haar was born in 1952 in
Taumarunui
Taumarunui is a small town in the King Country of the central North Island of New Zealand. It is on an alluvial plain set within rugged terrain on the upper reaches of the Whanganui River, 65 km south of Te KÅ«iti and 55 km west of TÅ ...
, New Zealand. He was a member of the
Petone Rowing Club.
He represented
New Zealand
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in the
coxed four
A coxed four, abbreviated as a 4+, is a racing shell used in the sport of competitive rowing. It is designed for four persons who propel the boat with sweep oars and is steered by a coxswain.
The crew consists of four rowers, each having one ...
s at the
1976 Summer Olympics
The 1976 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XXI Olympiad () and officially branded as Montreal 1976 (), were an international multi-sport event held from July 17 to August 1, 1976, in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Montreal ...
at
Montreal
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, and they came in sixth place.
He is listed as New Zealand Olympian athlete number 349 by the
New Zealand Olympic Committee
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.
See also
*
Rowing at the 1976 Summer Olympics
Rowing at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal featured races in 14 events, all held at the rowing basin on Notre Dame Island. Women's events held at 1000 m debuted (they would be lengthened to the men's events of 2000 m at the 1988 Summer Oly ...
References
* ''Black Gold'' by Ron Palenski (2008, 2004 New Zealand Sports Hall of Fame, Dunedin) p. 44
External links
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Living people
1952 births
New Zealand male rowers
Rowers at the 1976 Summer Olympics
Olympic rowers for New Zealand
20th-century New Zealand sportsmen
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