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Storm Uru (born 14 February 1985) is a New Zealand rower. He is from Ngāi Tahu tribe.
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| Born | 14 February 1985 Invercargill, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.9 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 74 kg (163 lb) (2010) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Relatives | Jade Uru (brother) Tui Uru (great-aunt) Henare Uru (great-grandfather) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Website | www.stormuru.com | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Rowing | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | Lightweight double sculls | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Waihopai RC | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Uru was born in 1985 in Invercargill. His younger brother, Jade Uru, is also a rower.[1] The broadcaster Tui Uru (1926–2013) was their great-aunt. Tui Uru's father, the Reform Party MP Henare Uru, was a great-grandfather to the rowers.[2]
Storm Uru competed for New Zealand in Beijing at the 2008 Olympics. With Peter Taylor he finished 7th in the Men's lightweight double sculls at the 2008 Summer Olympics.[3]
At the 2009 World Rowing Championships, Uru and Taylor won the gold medal in the lightweight double sculls,[4] and took the bronze medal at the following year's World Championships.[5]
At the 2012 Summer Olympics, Uru and Taylor won the bronze medal in the lightweight double sculls.[6]
Uru rowed at Bow for the winning Oxford crew in the 2014 Boat Race.
References
- "Jade Uru". International Rowing Federation. Retrieved 26 September 2015.
- Benson, Nigel (18 May 2013). "Warm, professional and always a lady". Otago Daily Times. p. 36.
- "Men's Lightweight Double Sculls – Official Results : Rowing". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 14 July 2011. Retrieved 5 February 2011.
- Bartlett, Tom (30 August 2009). "Rowing: Kiwis claim two more gold medals". The New Zealand Herald. Archived from the original on 22 January 2012.
- "British crews strike double gold at World Rowing". More Than the Games. 5 November 2010. Archived from the original on 6 November 2010.
- "Uru and Taylor: We'll cherish the medal'". www.nzherald.co.nz. 5 August 2012. Retrieved 11 August 2012.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Storm Uru.
- Storm Uru at World Rowing
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Storm Uru". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020.
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Storm Uru, né le 14 février 1985 à Invercargill, est un rameur néo-zélandais.[it] Storm Uru
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