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George Keys

George Keys

New Zealand rower

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.

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Keys was born in 1959 in the Christchurch suburb of Burwood. He was a member of the Avon Rowing Club.[1] At the 1982 World Rowing Championships at Rotsee, Switzerland, he won a gold medal with the New Zealand eight in seat four.[2] At the 1983 World Rowing Championships at Wedau in Duisburg, Germany, he won a gold medal with the New Zealand eight in seat seven.[3] At the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles Keys competed in the eights which finished fourth.[4] At the 1988 Olympics, he won Bronze in the coxed four along with Ian Wright, Greg Johnston, Chris White and Andrew Bird (cox).[5]

In 1982, the 1982 rowing eight crew was named sportsman of the year.[6] The 1982 team was inducted into the New Zealand Sports Hall of Fame in 1995.[7]

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    "George Keys". International Rowing Federation. Retrieved 4 October 2015.
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    "Men's Eight – Final". FISA. Archived from the original on 8 October 2015. Retrieved 5 October 2015.
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    "Men's Eight – Final". FISA. Retrieved 4 October 2015.
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    "Men's Eight – Final". FISA. Retrieved 4 October 2015.
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    "Men's Coxed Four – Final". FISA. Retrieved 4 October 2015.
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    "1980's [sic]". Halberg Awards. Retrieved 5 October 2015.[permanent dead link]
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    "Eight, 1982". New Zealand Sports Hall of Fame. Archived from the original on 13 January 2015. Retrieved 5 October 2015.
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