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]