John O'Brien (rower) explained

John O'Brien
Birth Date:	1 June 1927
Birth Place:	Whanganui, New Zealand
Country:	New Zealand
Sport:	Rowing
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John O'Brien (1 June 1927 – 25 February 1995) was a New Zealand representative rower.

At the 1950 British Empire Games he won the gold medal as part of the men's coxed four. At the 1952 Summer Olympics he competed as part of the coxed four again, but the crew did not make the final.^{[1] [2]}

Notes and References

1. Web site: John O'Brien . 2013 . New Zealand Olympic Committee . 6 April 2015.
2. Web site: John O'Brien bio, stats, and results . Sports-Reference.com . 6 April 2015 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20141113142543/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ob/john-obrien-1.html . 13 November 2014 .