George Keys

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.

George Keys

Personal information
Born	12 December 1959 Christchurch, New Zealand
Sport
Sport	Rowing
Medal record Men's rowing Representing  New Zealand Olympic Games 1988 Seoul Coxed four World Rowing Championships 1982 Rotsee Eight 1983 Wedau Eight

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]

References

1. "George Keys". International Rowing Federation. Retrieved 4 October 2015.
2. "Men's Eight – Final". FISA. Archived from the original on 8 October 2015. Retrieved 5 October 2015.
3. "Men's Eight – Final". FISA. Retrieved 4 October 2015.
4. "Men's Eight – Final". FISA. Retrieved 4 October 2015.
5. "Men's Coxed Four – Final". FISA. Retrieved 4 October 2015.
6. "1980's [sic]". Halberg Awards. Retrieved 5 October 2015.
7. "Eight, 1982". New Zealand Sports Hall of Fame. Archived from the original on 13 January 2015. Retrieved 5 October 2015.

External links

• George Keys at the New Zealand Olympic Committee
• Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "George Keys". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020.