Kevin Lawton
Kevin Edmund Lawton (born 28 September 1960) is a former New Zealand rower who won an Olympic bronze medal at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles.
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| Birth name | Kevin Edmund Lawton[1] | |||||||||||||
| Born | 28 September 1960[1] Auckland, New Zealand | |||||||||||||
| Height | 186 cm (6 ft 1 in)[1] | |||||||||||||
| Weight | 88 kg (194 lb)[1] | |||||||||||||
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| Sport | Rowing | |||||||||||||
Medal record
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Lawton was born in 1960 in Auckland, New Zealand.[2] Along with Don Symon, Barrie Mabbott, Ross Tong and Brett Hollister (cox), Lawton won the bronze medal in the coxed four.[3] He is listed as New Zealand Olympian athlete number 461 by the New Zealand Olympic Committee.[2]
He now lives on a lifestyle block in Leigh,[2] with his wife and their four daughters.
References
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Kevin Lawton". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 7 November 2016.
- "Kevin Lawton". New Zealand Olympic Committee. Retrieved 7 November 2016.
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "New Zealand Rowing at the 1984 Los Angeles Summer Games". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 7 November 2016.
External links
- Kevin Lawton at FISA WorldRowing.com
- Kevin Lawton at the International Olympic Committee
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