1972 New Zealand eight
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1972-new-zealand-eight-171-16034629
title:
1972 New Zealand eight
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The 1972 New Zealand eight was a team of Olympic gold medallists in rowing from New Zealand, having previously won the 1971 European Rowing Championships. At the time, the eight was regarded as the blue ribbon class of rowing, and the sport still had amateur-status in New Zealand, unlike many other nations competing in rowing. After a disappointing Olympic performance at the 1968 Summer Olympics by the New Zealand eight, national selectors Rusty Robertson, Don Rowlands, and Fred Strachan were ta
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Rowing team
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1972_New_Zealand_eight
date created:
2017-12-29T23:09:58Z
date modified:
2024-09-01T17:36:22Z
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