Colin Cordes

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Colin Cordes is a former New Zealand rower.

At the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games he won the silver medal as part of the men's eight alongside crew members Leslie Arthur, Darien Boswell, Alistair Dryden, Alan Grey, Christian Larsen, Louis Lobel, Robert Page and Alan Webster. [1]

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References

  1. "Colin Cordes". New Zealand Olympic Committee . Retrieved 8 September 2016.