Darryl Fitzgerald Explained

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Darryl Fitzgerald
Fullname:Darryl Stewart Fitzgerald
Nickname:Fitzy
Birth Date:9 August 1990
Birth Place:Gisborne, New Zealand
Weight:850NaN0
Sport:Canoeing
Event:Sprint canoe
Club:Poverty Bay Kayak Club
Coach:Ian Ferguson
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Darryl Stewart Fitzgerald (born 9 August 1990 in Gisborne) is a New Zealand sprint canoeist.[1] [2] Fitzgerald is a member of Poverty Bay Kayak Club, and is coached and trained by four-time Olympic kayaking champion Ian Ferguson (1984 and 1988).[1] [3]

Fitzgerald qualified for the men's K-2 1000 metres at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, by placing first from the 2012 ICF Oceania Qualification Tournament in Penrith, New South Wales, Australia.[4] [5] Fitzgerald, along with his partner and four-time Olympian Steven Ferguson, finished seventh in the final, seven hundredths of a second (0.07) behind the Russian pair Ilya Medvedev and Anton Ryakhov, posting their best Olympic time of 3:12.117.[6]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Darryl Fitzgerald. London2012.com. London Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. 20 February 2013. 1 May 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20130501232855/http://www.london2012.com/athlete/fitzgerald-darryl-1124834/. dead.
  2. Darryl Fitzgerald. https://web.archive.org/web/20200418062955/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/fi/darryl-fitzgerald-1.html. dead. 18 April 2020. 20 February 2013.
  3. News: Plumb. Simon. NZ canoeing duo flying under radar at Olympics. Stuff.co.nz. 15 April 2012. 20 February 2013.
  4. News: Barclay. Chris. Ben Fouhy, Teear stake Olympic claim in K2. Stuff.co.nz. 4 March 2012. 20 February 2013.
  5. News: Pair seal Olympics canoeing spot . MSN New Zealand. 5 March 2012. 20 February 2013.
  6. Web site: Men's Kayak Double (K2) 1000m Final A. London2012.com. London Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. 20 February 2013. 21 August 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20120821073324/http://www.london2012.com/canoe-sprint/event/kayak-double-1000m-men/phase=cfm121100/index.html. dead.

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