Alexander Clark (rower)

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Alexander Clark
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Birth nameAlexander Grant Clark
NationalityNew Zealand
Born (1943-02-20) 20 February 1943 (age 80) [1]
Oamaru
Height191 cm (6 ft 3 in) [1]
Weight85 kg (187 lb) [1]

Alexander Grant Clark (born 20 February 1943) is a New Zealand rower.

Clark was born in 1943 in Oamaru. [1] [2] He represented New Zealand at the 1964 Summer Olympics. He is listed as New Zealand Olympian athlete number 167 by the New Zealand Olympic Committee. [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Alexander Clark". International Rowing Federation . Retrieved 2 October 2016.
  2. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Alexander Clark". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 2 October 2016.
  3. "Alexander Clark". New Zealand Olympic Committee. Archived from the original on 12 December 2019. Retrieved 2 October 2016.