Brett Hollister

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Brett Hollister
Personal information
Birth nameBrett James Hollister [1]
Born19 May 1966 (1966-05-19) (age 57) [1]
Rotorua, New Zealand
Height161 cm (5 ft 3 in) [1]
Weight51 kg (112 lb) [1]
Sport
SportRowing
ClubWaikato Rowing Club [1]
Medal record
Men's rowing
Representing Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
Olympic Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1984 Los Angeles Coxed four
World Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1983 Duisburg Coxed four

Brett James Hollister (born 19 May 1966) is a former New Zealand rowing cox who won an Olympic bronze medal at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles. Since 2004, he had held management positions for rugby union and is the current chief executive officer of the North Harbour Rugby Union

Hollister was born in 1966 in Rotorua, New Zealand. [2] He received his education at Westlake Boys High School. [3] He later joined the Waikato Rowing Club. [1]

In 1983 he coxed the crew of Conrad Robertson, Greg Johnston, Keith Trask, and Les O'Connell when they won the coxed four in Duisburg at the World Championships. [4] Together with Kevin Lawton, Don Symon, Barrie Mabbott and Ross Tong Hollister won the bronze medal in the coxed fours at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics. [5] He is listed as New Zealand Olympian athlete number 447 by the New Zealand Olympic Committee. [2] In 1984 and 1985, he won four New Zealand national rowing championship titles. [2] At the 1985 World Rowing Championships, he came fourth with the New Zealand eight. [6] On a national level, he was a triple national champion in the 1984/85 season in the eight, the coxed four, and the coxed pair. [7]

After his rowing career, Hollister worked for Nike New Zealand (1991–1999), PRISM (1999–2000), Telecom New Zealand (2000–2004), and the Canterbury Rugby Football Union (2004–2006). [3] Since 2006, Hollister has been chief executive officer of the North Harbour Rugby Union. [8]

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Rowing at the 1984 Summer Olympics – Men's coxed four</span> Olympic rowing event

The men's coxed four (M4+) competition at the 1984 Summer Olympics took place at Lake Casitas in Ventura County, California, United States. There were 8 boats from 8 nations, with each nation limited to a single boat in the event. It was held from 30 July to 5 August and the dominant nations were missing from the event due to the Eastern Bloc boycott. Great Britain dominated the regatta, winning the nation's first rowing gold since the 1948 Summer Olympics, back then in front of their home crowd at the Henley Royal Regatta course. The 1984 event started Steve Redgrave's Olympic rowing success that would eventually see him win five Olympic gold medals. It was Great Britain's first victory in the men's coxed four and first medal of any colour in the event since 1912. The other medaling nations had also not been to the podium in the coxed four recently; the United States took silver, that nation's first medal in the event since 1952, while New Zealand's bronze was its first medal since 1968.

The women's single sculls (W1x) rowing competition at the 1984 Summer Olympics took place at Lake Casitas in Ventura County, California, United States. It was held from 30 July to 4 August.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Rowing at the 1984 Summer Olympics – Men's eight</span> Olympic rowing event

The men's eight (M8+) competition at the 1984 Summer Olympics took place at Lake Casitas in Ventura County, California, United States. It was held from 31 July to 5 August. There were 7 boats from 7 nations, with each nation limited to a single boat in the event. New Zealand had won the last two world championships, and the other strong team, East Germany, was absent from the event due to the Eastern Bloc boycott. This made New Zealand the strong favourite. But the final was won by Canada, with the United States and Australia the other medallists, and New Zealand coming a disappointing fourth.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Brett Hollister". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 7 November 2016.
  2. 1 2 3 "Brett Hollister". New Zealand Olympic Committee . Retrieved 7 November 2016.
  3. 1 2 "Harbour announces new CEO". Mitre 10 Cup. 2 March 2006. Archived from the original on 20 December 2016. Retrieved 8 November 2016.
  4. ↑ "(M4+) Men's Coxed Four - Final". International Rowing Federation . Retrieved 7 November 2016.
  5. ↑ 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.
  6. ↑ "(M8+) Men's Eight - Final". International Rowing Federation . Retrieved 8 November 2016.
  7. ↑ "History of Waikato Rowing Club". Waikato Rowing Club. Archived from the original on 6 April 2017. Retrieved 8 November 2016.
  8. ↑ "Hollister to steer North Harbour rugby". The New Zealand Herald . 3 March 2006. Retrieved 8 November 2016.
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