Gil Cawood

Gil was in the first New Zealand eight to reach an A final at a World Championships in 1966 at Bled. He followed this with gold medal in the eight at 1967 FISA North American Championships, the eight in the 1968 Olympic Games in Mexico and the eight also at the 1970 World Championships in St Catherine’s winning the bronze medal. He was also involved in the tests against Australia in 1965 and 1967.