Des Lock

Desmond John Lock (born 2 October 1949) is a New Zealand rower.

Des Lock
1977 New Zealand coxless four on the Bosbaan rowing lake in Amsterdam
Personal information
Birth nameDesmond John Lock
NationalityNew Zealand
Born (1949-10-02) 2 October 1949[1]
Batu Gajah, Malaysia
Height183 cm (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Weight87 kg (192 lb)[1]
Sport
ClubPetone Rowing Club
Medal record
World Rowing Championships
1977 Amsterdam Four
1978 Karapiro Eight

Lock was born in 1949 in Batu Gajah, Malaysia.[2] He was a member of Petone Rowing Club.[3][4] He represented New Zealand at the 1976 Summer Olympics in the coxless four in a team with Bob Murphy, Grant McAuley, and David Lindstrom, narrowly beaten by the team from the Soviet Union to fourth place.[5] He is listed as New Zealand Olympian athlete number 356 by the New Zealand Olympic Committee.[2] The 1977 World Rowing Championships saw Lock win silver in the coxless four with Ivan Sutherland, David Lindstrom and Dave Rodger under new coach Harry Mahon.[6]

References
  1. "Desmond Lock". International Rowing Federation. Retrieved 21 September 2016.
  2. "Des Lock". New Zealand Olympic Committee. Archived from the original on 21 May 2017. Retrieved 21 September 2016.
  3. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Des Lock". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 21 September 2016.
  4. "1977 champion eight gets back on Wellington Harbour". The Dominion Post. 23 April 2012. Retrieved 2 October 2016.
  5. "(M4-) Men's Four - Final". International Rowing Federation. Retrieved 21 September 2016.
  6. "(M4-) Men's Four - Final". International Rowing Federation. Retrieved 21 September 2016.


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