Eric Verdonk ( born Eric Verdonk ; December 1, 1889 , Taihap , New Zealand ) - New Zealand rower (rowing) , bronze medalist of the 1988 Summer Olympics in the singles competition, bronze medalist of the Commonwealth Games 1986.
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| Floor | male |
| Full name | Eric Franciscus Maria Verdonk |
| A country |  New Zealand |
| Specialization | |
| Club | North shore rowing clu |
| Date of Birth | May 28, 1959 (60 years) |
| Place of Birth | Taihap , New Zealand |
| Growth | 189 cm |
| Weight | 85 kg |
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Biography
Eric Verdonck was born in Taihap, New Zealand, into a family of Dutch migrants who in the 1950s were the first foreigners to meet Kiwi [1] . The first tournament where he won his first cup was the Maadi Cup in Westlake 1976. Took part in the national championship of New Zealand, where he became a champion every time from 1987 to 1993. After completing his professional career, he became a member of the New Zealand Trainers Association. He has a lot of master classes for rowers, as well as coordination and training of rowing coaches [2] .
Olympic appearances
Taking into account significant successes in rowing, the Olympic Committee of New Zealand decided to include Eric Verdon in the national team. The first and most successful Olympic competitions in his career were the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul. In the heat of singles with the result of 06: 58.660, he won a bronze medal, giving up the championship to rivals from Germany (Peter-Michael Kolbe - 2nd place, 06: 54.770) and GDR ( Lange Thomas - 1st place, 06: 49.860) [3 ] [4] [5] .
Notes
- Zealand New Zealand Ministry of Culture and Heritage Te Manatu Taonga. 4. - Dutch - Te Ara Encyclopedia of New Zealand (English) . teara.govt.nz. The appeal date is October 12, 2017.
- β Eric Verdonk (English) . www.tgsrowing.org.nz. The appeal date is October 12, 2017.
- Events - worldrowing.com (English) . www.worldrowing.com. The appeal date is October 12, 2017.
- Ower Rower's Almanac 2004-2005: The Official Guidebook To Rowing Around The World . - The Rowers Almanac Inc, 2004-10. - 492 s. - ISBN 9780965132756 .
- β Lisa H. Albertson. Seoul Calgary 1988 . - Commemorative Publications, 1988. - 386 p. - ISBN 9780918883025 .
Links
- Eric Verdonck - profile on the FISA website (English)
- Eric Verdonck - Olympic statistics on Sports-Reference.com (English)
- Eric Verdonck - Olympic statistics on the Olympic.org website