Gil Cawood
New Zealand rower (1939–2022)
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Gilbert Mervyn Cawood (4 December 1939 – 28 August 2022) was a New Zealand rower.
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| Born | Gilbert Mervyn Cawood 4 December 1939[1] Hamilton, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||
| Died | 28 August 2022 (aged 82) Hamilton, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Weight | 83 kg (183 lb)[1] | ||||||||||||||
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| Country | New Zealand | ||||||||||||||
| Sport | Rowing | ||||||||||||||
| Club | Waikato Rowing Club | ||||||||||||||
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Cawood was born in 1939 in Hamilton, New Zealand.[1][2] He was a foundation member of the Waikato Rowing Club.[3] He represented New Zealand at the 1968 Summer Olympics. He is listed as New Zealand Olympian athlete number 218 by the New Zealand Olympic Committee.[4] At the 1970 World Rowing Championships in St. Catharines in Canada, he won a bronze medal with the eight.[5] He died at Waikato Hospital in Hamilton, on 28 August 2022, at the age of 82.[6]
