Darryl Fitzgerald
New Zealand sprint canoeist (born 1990)
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Darryl Stewart Fitzgerald (born 9 August 1990 in Gisborne) is a New Zealand sprint canoeist.[1][2] Fitzgerald is a member of Poverty Bay Kayak Club, and is coached and trained by four-time Olympic kayaking champion Ian Ferguson (1984 and 1988).[1][3]
New Zealand| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Darryl Stewart Fitzgerald |
Nickname | Fitzy[1] |
| Nationality | New Zealand |
| Born | 9 August 1990 Gisborne, New Zealand |
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) |
| Weight | 85 kg (187 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Canoeing |
Event | Sprint canoe |
| Club | Poverty Bay Kayak Club[1] |
| Coached by | Ian Ferguson[1] |
Fitzgerald qualified for the men's K-2 1000 metres at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, by placing first from the 2012 ICF Oceania Qualification Tournament in Penrith, New South Wales, Australia.[4][5] Fitzgerald, along with his partner and four-time Olympian Steven Ferguson, finished seventh in the final, seven hundredths of a second (0.07) behind the Russian pair Ilya Medvedev and Anton Ryakhov, posting their best Olympic time of 3:12.117.[6]
