Shaun Kirkham

Shaun Kirkham
Kirkham in 2021
Personal information
NationalityNew Zealand
Born (1992-07-24) 24 July 1992 (age 32)
Hamilton, New Zealand
Height190 cm (6 ft 3 in)[1]
Weight84 kg (185 lb)[1]
Medal record
Men's rowing
Representing  New Zealand
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2020 Tokyo Eight

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

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  1. ^ a b c "Shaun Kirkham". International Rowing Federation. Retrieved 4 July 2016.
  2. ^ Anderson, Ian (7 September 2015). "New Zealand eights surge into Olympic medal contention at world champs". Stuff. Retrieved 4 July 2016.
  3. ^ Alderson, Andrew (14 August 2016). "Rio Olympics 2016: Gold for Mahe Drysdale". The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 23 October 2016.
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