Robert Nathan Thuaddle ( Eng. Robert Nathan Twaddle ; August 21, 1976 , Hamilton , New Zealand ) - New Zealand rower (rowing) , three-time winner of the World Championship in rowing 2005-07; bronze Olympic champion in the doubles heat of the 2008 Summer Olympics [1] .
| Nathan tuaddle | |
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| personal information | |
| Floor | male |
| Full name | Robert Nathan Twaddle |
| A country |  New Zealand |
| Specialization | |
| Club | Auckland rowing club |
| Date of Birth | August 21, 1976 (42 years) |
| Place of Birth | Hamilton (New Zealand) , New Zealand |
| Growth | 186 cm |
| Weight | 90 kg |
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Biography
Nathan Thuuddle was born in Hamilton, New Zealand. Married to Andrea Thuaddle, married one child - son William [2] .
In 2011, he officially announced the end of his professional career, which caused confusion in the sports community. Shortly before this, he publicly expressed his intention to take part in the 2012 Summer Olympics in London and was actively training for this [3] .
After completing his sports career, he began working as a sports consultant in the organization High Performance Sport New Zealand (HPSNZ), which specializes in developing training methods, financing various sports and improving the skills of coaches [4] .
Olympic appearances
At the age of twenty-five he was included in the Olympic team of New Zealand. The first career and the only successful performance was the participation in the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. In the heat of twos, together with partner George Bridgewater , with the result of 6: 44.19 their pair won a bronze medal, giving up primacy to rivals from Canada (6: 39.55 - 2nd place) and Australia (6: 37.44 - 1st place) [5 ] [6] .
Notes
- β Rowing: Sojourning Olympian gets extreme advice (English) , Otago Daily Times Online News (3 October 2009). The appeal date is October 13, 2017.
- β Nathan Twaddle Retires From Rowing | Scoop News . www.scoop.co.nz. The appeal date is October 13, 2017.
- β Olympic rower Nathan Twaddle retires Neopr . Stuff. The appeal date is October 13, 2017.
- β In profile: Nathan Twaddle (English) . High Performance Sport New Zealand. The appeal date is October 13, 2017.
- 2008 Beijing 2008 pair without coxswain 2 - Olympic Beijing 2008 Rowing (Eng.) , International Olympic Committee (3 June 2017). The appeal date is October 13, 2017.
- β Olympic encyclopedia. Volume 2. Water sports . - Liters, 2017-09-05. - 694 s. - ISBN 9785457763951 .
Links
- Nathan Thuaddle - profile on FISA (Eng.)
- Nathan Thuaddle - Olympic statistics on Sports-Reference.com (English)
- Nathan Thuaddle - Olympic statistics at Olympic.org