| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Anthony George Popplewell |
| Nationality | New Zealand |
| Born | (1941-05-01)1 May 1941 (age 83)[1] Rotherham, New Zealand |
| Height | 194 cm (6 ft 4 in)[1] |
| Weight | 88 kg (194 lb)[1] |
Anthony George PopplewellONZM (born 1 May 1941) is a New Zealandrower.
Popplewell was born in 1941 inRotherham, New Zealand.[1][2] He represented New Zealand at the1964 Summer Olympics. He is listed as New Zealand Olympian athlete number 196 by theNew Zealand Olympic Committee.[3] In the2007 New Year Honours, he was appointed anOfficer of the New Zealand Order of Merit, for services to rowing and sports administration.[4]
Popplewell was operations director for the2010 World Rowing Championships held atLake Karapiro nearCambridge, New Zealand.[5] Along withIvan Sutherland,Nathan Twaddle, and John Wylie, Popplewell is on the executive of the New Zealand Rowing Foundation, an organisation aiming to fund junior and under-23 rowers who don't qualify for high performance funding.[6]
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