Andrew Stevenson (rower) explained

Herb Stevenson
Birth Name:	Andrew Stevenson
Birth Date:	7 December 1957
Sport:	Rowing

Andrew Stevenson (born 7 December 1957), also known as Herb Stevenson, is a former New Zealand rower.^[1]

At the 1982 World Rowing Championships at Rotsee, Switzerland, he won a gold medal with the New Zealand eight in the 7 seat.^[2] At the 1983 World Rowing Championships at Wedau in Duisburg, Germany, he won a gold medal with the New Zealand eight in the 7 seat.^[3]

In 1982, the 1982 rowing eight crew was named sportsman of the year.^[4] The 1982 team was inducted into the New Zealand Sports Hall of Fame in 1995.^[5] He was 4th in the Eight final at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics. In 1986 he won a silver medal in the coxless four at the Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh in a boat with Shane O'Brien, Neil Gibson, and Don Symon. He also won a bronze medal with the men's eight.^[6]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Andrew Stevenson . . 4 October 2015.
2. Web site: Men's Eight – Final . 5 October 2015 . FISA . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20151008165646/http://www.worldrowing.com/events/1982-world-championships/mens-eight/final/ . 8 October 2015 .
3. Web site: Men's Eight – Final . 4 October 2015 . FISA.
4. Web site: 1980's [sic] ]. . 5 October 2015 .
5. Web site: Eight, 1982 . New Zealand Sports Hall of Fame . 5 October 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150113183306/http://www.nzhalloffame.co.nz/Inductees/E/Eight-1982.aspx . 13 January 2015.
6. Web site: Edinburgh 1986 Commonwealth Games . . 18 September 2016.