George Keys Explained

George Keys
Birth Date:12 December 1959
Birth Place:Christchurch, New Zealand
Sport:Rowing

George Keys (born 12 December 1959) is a former New Zealand rower who won an Olympic Bronze medal at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul.

Keys was born in 1959 in the Christchurch suburb of Burwood. He was a member of the Avon Rowing Club.[1] At the 1982 World Rowing Championships at Rotsee, Switzerland, he won a gold medal with the New Zealand eight in seat four.[2] At the 1983 World Rowing Championships at Wedau in Duisburg, Germany, he won a gold medal with the New Zealand eight in seat seven.[3] At the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles Keys competed in the eights which finished fourth.[4] At the 1988 Olympics, he won Bronze in the coxed four along with Ian Wright, Greg Johnston, Chris White and Andrew Bird (cox).[5]

In 1982, the 1982 rowing eight crew was named sportsman of the year.[6] The 1982 team was inducted into the New Zealand Sports Hall of Fame in 1995.[7]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: George Keys . . 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: Men's Eight – Final . 4 October 2015 . FISA.
  5. Web site: Men's Coxed Four – Final . 4 October 2015 . FISA.
  6. Web site: 1980's [sic] ]. . 5 October 2015 .
  7. 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.