Donald Leach (rower)

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Donald Leach
Personal information
Birth nameDonald Charles Leach
Born (1980-11-05) 5 November 1980 (age 44) [1]
Christchurch, New Zealand
Height197 cm (6 ft 6 in) [1]
Weight94 kg (207 lb) [1]
Sport
SportRowing

Donald Charles "Don" Leach (born 5 November 1980) is a New Zealand rower. He is a renowned bush pilot specialising in riverbed landings up the Rangitata River in the central South Island.

Leach was born in Christchurch. [2] He represented New Zealand in the coxless four at the 2004 Summer Olympics at Athens, where the team came fifth. [3]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Donald Leach". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 3 December 2016. Retrieved 1 October 2016.
  2. "Donald Leach". New Zealand Olympic Committee . Retrieved 1 October 2016.
  3. "(M4-) Men's Four - Final". International Rowing Federation . Retrieved 1 October 2016.