Brook Robertson

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Brook Robertson
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Born (1994-02-19) 19 February 1994 (age 29)
Nelson, New Zealand
Height194 cm (6 ft 4 in) [1]
Weight90 kg (198 lb) [1]

Brook Robertson (born 19 February 1994) is a New Zealand rower.

Born in Nelson in 1994, Robertson was educated at Nelson College from 2005 to 2011. [1] [2] [3] [4] He came fourth at the 2015 World Rowing Championships with the men's eight, qualifying the boat for the 2016 Olympics. [5] He came sixth with his team at the eights competition in Rio de Janeiro. [6]

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References

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  2. "Brook Robertson". New Zealand Olympic Committee. 2016. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
  3. Martin, Wayne (5 August 2016). "Rio stirs memories in Nelson Olympic rowing bronze medallist Lynley Hannen". Stuff . Retrieved 26 November 2016.
  4. Fletcher, Gina, ed. (December 2016). "Good sports" (PDF). The Bulletin. Nelson College: 10. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 December 2016. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
  5. Anderson, Ian (7 September 2015). "New Zealand eights surge into Olympic medal contention at world champs". Stuff . Retrieved 4 July 2016.
  6. Alderson, Andrew (14 August 2016). "Rio Olympics 2016: Gold for Mahe Drysdale". The New Zealand Herald . Retrieved 23 October 2016.