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| Born | Brett James Hollister[1] 19 May 1966 (1966-05-19) (age 59)[1] Rotorua, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 161 cm (5 ft 3 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 51 kg (112 lb)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Rowing | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Waikato Rowing Club[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Brett James Hollister (born 19 May 1966) is a former New Zealandrowingcox who won an Olympic bronze medal at the1984 Summer Olympics inLos Angeles. Since 2004, he had held management positions forrugby union and is the current chief executive officer of theNorth Harbour Rugby Union
Hollister was born in 1966 inRotorua, New Zealand.[2] He received his education atWestlake Boys High School.[3] He later joined theWaikato Rowing Club.[1]
In 1983 he coxed the crew ofConrad Robertson,Greg Johnston,Keith Trask, andLes O'Connell when they won the coxed four inDuisburg at theWorld Championships.[4] Together withKevin Lawton,Don Symon,Barrie Mabbott andRoss Tong Hollister won the bronze medal in the coxed fours at the1984 Los Angeles Olympics.[5] He is listed as New Zealand Olympian athlete number 447 by theNew Zealand Olympic Committee.[2] In 1984 and 1985, he won four New Zealand national rowing championship titles.[2] At the1985 World Rowing Championships, he came fourth with the New Zealand eight.[6] On a national level, he was a triple national champion in the 1984/85 season in the eight, the coxed four, and the coxed pair.[7]
After his rowing career, Hollister worked forNike New Zealand (1991–1999), PRISM (1999–2000),Telecom New Zealand (2000–2004), and theCanterbury Rugby Football Union (2004–2006).[3] Since 2006, Hollister has been chief executive officer of theNorth Harbour Rugby Union.[8]
