Nick Porzig
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Hale School, AUST
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1 July 1972 (age 53) |
| Education | St Stithians College SA Hale School, AUST |
| Alma mater | Curtin University |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Rowing |
| Club | Curtin University Rowing Club |
Medal record | |
Nicholas Weston Porzig (born 1 July 1972 in Cape Town) is a South African-born, former Australian representative, and former rower. He is a dual Olympian and an Olympic silver medalist.
Porzig learned to row at St Stithians College in Johannesburg, under Paul Jackson who later coached national South African crews. In 1989, Porzig's family emigrated to Perth, Australia, where he continued to row at Hale School. Porzig's senior rowing was from the Curtin University Rowing Club where he was coached by Tony Lovrich who ran a successful high performance sweep men's squad.
Porizg first made state selection for Western Australia in the 1991 youth eight which contested the Noel Wilkinson Trophy at the Australian Rowing Championships.[1] In 1992 he was selected in the West Australian senior eight contesting the King's Cup at the Interstate Regatta. That eight placed second behind a stellar Victorian crew which included all four members of Australia's prominent crew of the time - the Oarsome Foursome.[2] Porzig rowed in further West Australian King's Cup eights crew in 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996.[3] For the last four of those years he was seated in WA King's Cup eights with his younger brother David Porzig.[4]
In 1993, Porzig applied for and won a scholarship to the Australian Institute of Sport in Canberra. During his senior Australian representative years, Porzig was selected in Australian Capital Territory eights to contest the King's Cup at the Interstate Regatta. He raced in the victorious ACT King's Cup eight of 1997[5] and in further ACT eights in 1998 and 1999.[6]