Neil Gibson (rower) explained

Neil Gibson
Nationality:New Zealand
Birth Name:Neil Stanley Gibson[1]
Birth Date:25 March 1962
Birth Place:Blenheim, New Zealand
Height:191cm (75inches)
Weight:88kg (194lb)

Neil Stanley Gibson (25 March 1962 – 3 January 1999) was a New Zealand rower.

Gibson was born in 1962 in Blenheim, New Zealand.[2] [3] In 1986 he won a silver medal in the coxless four at the Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh in a boat with Shane O'Brien, Andrew Stevenson, and Don Symon. He also won a bronze medal with the men's eight.[4]

He represented New Zealand at the 1988 Summer Olympics in the coxless four in a team with Campbell Clayton-Greene, Bill Coventry, and Geoff Cotter, where they came seventh.[5] He is listed as New Zealand Olympian athlete number 552 by the New Zealand Olympic Committee.[6]

He died on 3 January 1999 in Christchurch of cancer.

Notes and References

  1. News: Deaths . . 4 January 1999.
  2. Web site: Neil Gibson . . 18 September 2016.
  3. Neil Gibson . https://web.archive.org/web/20200418102200/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/gi/neil-gibson-1.html . dead . 18 April 2020 . 18 September 2016.
  4. Web site: Edinburgh 1986 Commonwealth Games . . 18 September 2016.
  5. Rowing at the 1988 Seoul Summer Games: Men's Coxless Fours Final Round . https://web.archive.org/web/20200417200849/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/1988/ROW/mens-coxless-fours-final-round.html . dead . 17 April 2020 . 21 September 2016.
  6. Web site: Neil Gibson . . 18 September 2016.