Des Lock

Des Lock

1977 New Zealand coxless four on the Bosbaan rowing lake in Amsterdam
Personal information
Birth name	Desmond John Lock
Nationality	New Zealand
Born	(1949-10-02) 2 October 1949 (age 75) [1] Batu Gajah, Malaysia
Height	183 cm (6 ft 0 in) [1]
Weight	87 kg (192 lb) [1]
Sport
Club	Petone Rowing Club
Medal record World Rowing Championships 1977 Amsterdam Four 1978 Karapiro Eight

Desmond John Lock (born 2 October 1949) is a New Zealand rower.

Lock was born in 1949 in Batu Gajah, Malaysia. ^[2] He was a member of Petone Rowing Club. ^{[3] [4]} He represented New Zealand at the 1976 Summer Olympics in the coxless four in a team with Bob Murphy, Grant McAuley, and David Lindstrom, narrowly beaten by the team from the Soviet Union to fourth place. ^[5] He is listed as New Zealand Olympian athlete number 356 by the New Zealand Olympic Committee. ^[2] The 1977 World Rowing Championships saw Lock win silver in the coxless four with Ivan Sutherland, David Lindstrom and Dave Rodger under new coach Harry Mahon. ^[6]

References

1. "Desmond Lock". International Rowing Federation . Retrieved 21 September 2016.
2. "Des Lock". New Zealand Olympic Committee. Archived from the original on 21 May 2017. Retrieved 21 September 2016.
3. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Des Lock". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 21 September 2016.
4. "1977 champion eight gets back on Wellington Harbour". The Dominion Post . 23 April 2012. Retrieved 2 October 2016.
5. "(M4-) Men's Four - Final". International Rowing Federation . Retrieved 21 September 2016.
6. "(M4-) Men's Four - Final". International Rowing Federation . Retrieved 21 September 2016.