Neil Gibson (rower)

Neil Gibson
Personal information
NationalityNew Zealand
BornNeil Stanley Gibson[1]
25 March 1962
Blenheim, New Zealand
Died3 January 1999(1999-01-03) (aged 36)
Height191 cm (6 ft 3 in)[2]
Weight88 kg (194 lb)[2]
Medal record
Men's rowing
Representing  New Zealand
Commonwealth Games
Silver medal – second place1986 EdinburghCoxless four
Bronze medal – third place1986 EdinburghEight

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.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "Deaths". Marlborough Express. 4 January 1999.
  2. 1 2 3 "Neil Gibson". International Rowing Federation. Retrieved 18 September 2016.
  3. 1 2 Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Neil Gibson". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 18 September 2016.
  4. ↑ "Edinburgh 1986 Commonwealth Games". New Zealand Olympic Committee. Retrieved 18 September 2016.
  5. ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Rowing at the 1988 Seoul Summer Games: Men's Coxless Fours Final Round". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 21 September 2016.
  6. ↑ "Neil Gibson". New Zealand Olympic Committee. Retrieved 18 September 2016.
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