Legacy Programme – New Zealand Rowing Foundation

About the Programme

The Legacy Programme celebrates and preserves the rich history of rowing in New Zealand, recognising those who have contributed to the sport while ensuring their stories continue to inspire and support future generations of rowers. These stories form part of New Zealand’s wider sporting heritage.

Our New Zealand representatives have been accorded a chronological order and the number of Legacy Medals will keep increasing as new representatives are selected.

All of these representative New Zealand rowers will be progressively invited to receive a commemorative medal saluting their contribution to the history of New Zealand Rowing.

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MEDAL WINNERS

Colin Cordes

Colin was stroke of the New Zealand eight oar crew in the 1961 internal test series against Australia winning all...

Dudley Storey

A dual Olympic medallist and representing New Zealand at three Olympic Games. In Tokyo in 1964 in the coxed four,...

Douglas Pulman

Doug was just out of school when he was elected as coxswain for the Oamaru four moving from Hamilton to...

Brooke Donoghue

Brooke found success early in rowing, winning medals in both U17 and U18 single sculls at the North Island Secondary...

Donald Rowlands

No words can truly document and record what this man did for rowing. From 3 seat in the 1950 Empire...

Olivia Loe

Selected in the 2010 New Zealand Junior team, Olivia’s earliest success was at the 2012 World Rowing U23 Championships where...

Peter Masfen

Starting his rowing career at Kings College, Auckland, Peter continued to row at the Auckland Rowing Club after leaving school....

Ian Corbett

Ian’s short international season was in 1978 at the World Championships at Karapiro, New Zealand in the quadruple sculls where...

Dick Joyce

Our first dual Olympic rowing champion winning gold in 1968 Mexico Olympic Games in the coxed four and again in...

Alan Grey

Alan Grey was selected in the eight oar crew for the 1962 British Commonwealth Games in Perth where they won...

John Alexander

In the late 1970’s John was the premier single sculler in New Zealand and won the national single sculls title...

Ross Collinge

Ross burst onto the scene first in the 1967 test series against Australia in the coxed four and was in...

Warren Cole

Warren was a member of the gold medal coxed four at the 1968 Mexico Olympic Games then followed this with...

Norman Suckling

Norman was selected in the double Scull to accompany Jim Hill at the 1958 British Empire games in Cardiff winning...

Peter Delaney

Peter was first selected in the New Zealand eight racing at Tokyo Olympic Games in Tokyo 1964 where they finished...

Graeme Lawrence

The Lawrence brothers had a short period of rowing together out of the Otago Rowing Club including winning the New...

Geoff Benge

Geoff was in the 1961-62 New Zealand training squad and was a reserve for the eight-oar crew at the 1962...

Don Adam

Don was the coxswain for the 1950 eight at the Empire Games at Karapiro winning the silver medal. This was...

Kayla Pratt

Kayla had her first selection in the 2013 World Championships in Chung Ju, South Korea, rowing in the coxless pair...

Grahame Jarratt

Grahame was in 4 seat in the eight at the 1950 Empire Games at Karapiro and following his retirement from...

Legacy Medal Winners

The New Zealand Rowing Foundation has already formally presented many Legacy Medals to their recipients and will continue to do so at selected special and formal events in the future. The citations of all those that have received their Legacy Medals so far are detailed in medal order below.

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Alexander Clark

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David Molesworth

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Murray Lawrence

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Graeme Lawrence

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Rodney Hutchison

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Murray Watkinson

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Peter Watkinson

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Winston Stephens

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Keith Heselwood

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