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Trevor Ian Coker (1 October 1949 – 23 August 1981) was a New Zealand rower who won two Olympic medals. He was born in Whanganui, New Zealand. Coker won the European Championship in 1971. Known then as the "New Zealand Eight", Coker and his team received Halberg Awards in 1971 and 1972 as New Zealand Sportsman of the Year (the rules were altered in 1971 to allow a team to receive this recognition).

Trevor Coker

Personal information
Full name	Trevor Ian Coker
Born	1 October 1949 (1949-10) Whanganui, New Zealand
Died	23 August 1981 (1981-08-24) (aged 31)
Height	192 cm (6 ft 4 in)[1]
Weight	87 kg (192 lb)[1]
Sport
Sport	Rowing
Club	Wanganui Rowing Club Avon[2]
Medal record Men's rowing Representing  New Zealand Olympic Games 1972 Munich Eight 1976 Montreal Eight World Rowing Championships 1974 Lucerne Eight 1975 Nottingham Eight European Rowing Championships 1971 Copenhagen Eight

Coker was born in Wanganui in 1949.[1] He initially rowed for the Wanganui Rowing Club.[3]

At the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, he teamed with Dick Joyce, Wybo Veldman, John Hunter, Lindsay Wilson, Joe Earl, Tony Hurt and Gary Robertson and Simon Dickie (cox) to win the gold medal in the eights.[1] At the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, he again crewed the eight, which this time won the Bronze medal. His crew mates this time were Alec McLean, Ivan Sutherland, Hurt, Peter Dignan, Wilson, Earl and Dave Rodger.[1]

Coker won the New Zealand national championships in the fours in 1974, 1975 and 1976, and with the eights in 1976. He won a bronze medal at the World Championships in 1974, and rowed with the coxed eight in the 1975 World Rowing Championships in Nottingham, Great Britain, winning a bronze medal.[4]

Coker died of a brain tumor in 1981. His teammates stayed close to his wife and son, assisting with financial support.[2] Trevor and the 1972 Gold medal team were inducted into the New Zealand Sports Hall of Fame in 1990.[2] In 1997, the 1972 team travelled back to the course at Munich to mark the 25th anniversary. Coker was the only member not present.

New Zealand secondary school rowing teams compete today for the Coker Memorial Shield.^{[citation needed]}

References

External links

• Trevor I. COKER at World Rowing

На других языках

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- [en] Trevor Coker

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[fr] Trevor Coker

Trevor Coker, né le 1er octobre 1949 à Wanganui et mort le 23 août 1981, est un rameur d'aviron néo-zélandais.

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[it] Trevor Coker

Trevor Coker (Wanganui, 1º ottobre 1949 – Wanganui, 23 agosto 1981) è stato un canottiere neozelandese.

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[ru] Кокер, Тревор

Тре́вор И́ан Ко́кер (англ. Trevor Ian Coker; 1 октября 1949[1][2], Уонгануи, Манавату-Уангануи — 23 августа 1981[2], Уонгануи, Манавату-Уангануи) — новозеландский гребец, выступавший за сборную Новой Зеландии по академической гребле в 1970-х годах. Чемпион летних Олимпийских игр в Мюнхене, бронзовый призёр Олимпийских игр в Монреале, обладатель двух бронзовых медалей чемпионатов мира, чемпион Европы, победитель и призёр многих регат национального значения.

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