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Darcy Clarence Hadfield (1 December 1889 – 15 September 1964) was a New Zealand rower who won a bronze medal at the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp.[1] In doing so, he became the first Olympic medallist who represented New Zealand; previous New Zealand medallists had represented Australasia. Subsequently he became the third New Zealander to hold the professional World Sculling Championship.

Darcy Hadfield

Darcy Hadfield in 1922
Personal information
Nationality	New Zealand
Born	1 December 1889 Tasman Bay, New Zealand
Died	15 September 1964 (aged 74)
Sport
Sport	Rowing
Club	New Zealand Expeditionary Force Rowing Club
Medal record Representing  New Zealand Olympic Games 1920 Antwerp Single sculls

Biography

Hadfield was born in Awaroa Inlet, Tasman Bay and moved to Auckland at the age of 21. He won the New Zealand single sculls title in three consecutive years, 1913–1915.[2] In 1916 he married Sarita May Cowper. He joined the army and served in World War I where he was wounded in the head.[2]

After the war Hadfield competed at the Inter-Allied Games where he won the single sculls. The same year, 1919, he won the Kingswood Cup for single sculls at the 1919 Henley Regatta. He was then part of the first separate New Zealand Olympic team and was the only medallist.[3]

In 1922 Hadfield turned professional and won the World Sculling Title on the Wanganui River on 5 January.[2]

After retiring from competitive international rowing Hadfield was involved many aspects of the sport until his death in 1964.[2] In 1990 he was inducted into the New Zealand Sports Hall of Fame.[4]

References

Further reading

• Richard Arnst, The Single Sculls World Champion From New Zealand, ISBN 0-473-10499-7, published 2005.
• Dawber, Carol; Wilson, Lynette (1999). Awaroa Legacy : the Story of the Hadfield Family. Picton: River Press. ISBN 9780959804164.

На других языках

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- [en] Darcy Hadfield

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[fr] Darcy Hadfield

Darcy Clarence Hadfield, né le 1er décembre 1889 dans la baie de Tasman et mort le 15 septembre 1964 à Auckland, est un rameur néo-zélandais.

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[it] Clarence Hadfield D'Arcy

Clarence Hadfield D'Arcy (Awaroa Inlet, 1º dicembre 1889 – Auckland, 15 settembre 1964) è stato un canottiere neozelandese.

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[ru] Хэдфилд, Дарси

Дарси Хэдфилд (англ. Darcy Hadfield; 1 декабря 1889[2], Тасман — 15 сентября 1964[2], Окленд) — новозеландский гребец (академическая гребля), бронзовый призёр в соревновнаиях одиночек на летних Олимпийских игр 1920 года[3].

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