Bill Coventry
New Zealand rower
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William Michael Coventry (born 26 January 1967) is a former New Zealand rower.[2]
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| Born | William Michael Coventry[1] 26 January 1967 Hamilton, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 185 cm (6 ft 1 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Weight | 81 kg (179 lb)[1] | ||||||||||||||
Spouse | Lynley Hannen | ||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Rowing | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Coventry was born in Hamilton in 1967.[1] He represented New Zealand at the 1988 Summer Olympics in the coxless four in a team with Campbell Clayton-Greene, Geoff Cotter, and Neil Gibson, where they came seventh.[3] At the 1989 World Rowing Championships at Bled, Yugoslavia, he won a Bronze in the men's four with Ian Wright, Alastair Mackintosh, and Campbell Clayton-Greene.[4]
He married fellow Olympic rower Lynley Hannen and they live with their children in Nelson.[5][6]
