George Keys
New Zealand rower
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George Keys (born 12 December 1959) is a former New Zealand rower who won an Olympic Bronze medal at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul.[1]
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| Born | 12 December 1959 Christchurch, New Zealand | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Keys was born in 1959 in the Christchurch suburb of Burwood. He was a member of the Avon Rowing Club.[2] At the 1982 World Rowing Championships at Rotsee, Switzerland, he won a gold medal with the New Zealand eight in seat four.[3] At the 1983 World Rowing Championships at Wedau in Duisburg, Germany, he won a gold medal with the New Zealand eight in seat seven.[4] At the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles Keys competed in the eights which finished fourth.[5] At the 1988 Olympics, he won Bronze in the coxed four along with Ian Wright, Greg Johnston, Chris White and Andrew Bird (cox).[6]
In 1982, the 1982 rowing eight crew was named sportsman of the year.[7] The 1982 team was inducted into the New Zealand Sports Hall of Fame in 1995.[8]
