Shaun Kirkham
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Nationality | New Zealand | ||||||||||||||
Born | Hamilton, New Zealand | 24 July 1992||||||||||||||
Height | 190 cm (6 ft 3 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||
Weight | 84 kg (185 lb)[1] | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Shaun Kirkham (born 24 July 1992) is a New Zealand rower.[1] He came fourth at the 2015 World Rowing Championships with the men's eight, qualifying the boat for the 2016 Olympics.[2] He came sixth with his team at the eights competition in Rio de Janeiro.[3] He won an Olympic gold medal in the men's eights event at the 2020 Olympics.
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Shaun Kirkham". International Rowing Federation. Retrieved 4 July 2016.
- ^ Anderson, Ian (7 September 2015). "New Zealand eights surge into Olympic medal contention at world champs". Stuff. Retrieved 4 July 2016.
- ^ Alderson, Andrew (14 August 2016). "Rio Olympics 2016: Gold for Mahe Drysdale". The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 23 October 2016.
External links
[edit]- Shaun Kirkham at World Rowing
- Shaun Kirkham at Olympedia
- Shaun Kirkham at Olympics.com
- Shaun Kirkham at the New Zealand Olympic Committee