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| Born | Andrew David Bird (1967-03-17)17 March 1967 (age 58) Greymouth, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Medal record
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Andrew David Bird (born 17 March 1967) is a former New Zealandrowingcox who won an Olympic bronze medal at the1988 Summer Olympics inSeoul.
Bird was born inGreymouth, New Zealand, in 1967.[1] He won bronze in the coxed four along withGeorge Keys,Greg Johnston,Ian Wright andChris White. In 1986 Bird won silver medals in the coxed four at both theCommonwealth Games inEdinburgh and theWorld Rowing Championships inNottingham.[2] In 1987 he coxed the men's eight at the World Championships in Denmark.
He lives inWellington where he is the principal of Kelburn Normal primary school.[3] His daughter, Lucy Bird, won gold as a coxswain for the women's premier eight at the 2016 New Zealand rowing nationals.[4]
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