Andrew Stevenson (rower)

Andrew Stevenson (born 7 December 1957), also known as Herb Stevenson, is a former New Zealand rower.[1]

Herb Stevenson
Personal information
Birth nameAndrew Stevenson
Born (1957-12-07) 7 December 1957
Sport
SportRowing
Medal record
Men's rowing
Representing  New Zealand
World Rowing Championships
1982 Rotsee Eight
1983 Wedau Eight
Commonwealth Games
1986 Edinburgh Coxless four
1986 Edinburgh Eight

At the 1982 World Rowing Championships at Rotsee, Switzerland, he won a Gold medal with the New Zealand eight in seat three.[2] At the 1983 World Rowing Championships at Wedau in Duisburg, Germany, he won a Gold medal with the New Zealand eight in seat two.[3]

In 1982, the 1982 rowing eight crew was named sportsman of the year.[4] The 1982 team was inducted into the New Zealand Sports Hall of Fame in 1995.[5] In 1986 he won a silver medal in the coxless four at the Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh in a boat with Shane O'Brien, Neil Gibson, and Don Symon. He also won a bronze medal with the men's eight.[6]

References
  1. "Andrew Stevenson". International Rowing Federation. Retrieved 4 October 2015.
  2. "Men's Eight - Final". FISA. Archived from the original on 8 October 2015. Retrieved 5 October 2015.
  3. "Men's Eight - Final". FISA. Retrieved 4 October 2015.
  4. "1980's [sic]". Halberg Awards. Retrieved 5 October 2015.
  5. "Eight, 1982". New Zealand Sports Hall of Fame. Archived from the original on 13 January 2015. Retrieved 5 October 2015.
  6. "Edinburgh 1986 Commonwealth Games". New Zealand Olympic Committee. Retrieved 18 September 2016.
Awards
Preceded by
Allison Roe		 New Zealand Sportsman of the Year
1982
With: Tony Brook, George Keys, Les O'Connell, Dave Rodger, Mike Stanley, Chris White, Roger White-Parsons, Andy Hay		 Succeeded by
Chris Lewis


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