Geoff Cotter

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Geoff Cotter
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Birth nameGeoffrey David Cotter
NationalityNew Zealand
Born (1966-10-04) 4 October 1966 (age 57) [1]
Taihape, New Zealand
Height194 cm (6 ft 4 in) [1]
Weight91 kg (201 lb) [1]

Geoffrey David Cotter (born 4 October 1966) is a New Zealand rower.

Cotter was born in 1966 in Taihape, New Zealand. [1] [2] He represented New Zealand at the 1988 Summer Olympics in the coxless four in a team with Campbell Clayton-Greene, Bill Coventry, and Neil Gibson, where they came seventh. [3] He is listed as New Zealand Olympian athlete number 542 by the New Zealand Olympic Committee. [4]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Geoff Cotter". International Rowing Federation . Retrieved 21 September 2016.
  2. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Geoff Cotter". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 21 September 2016.
  3. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Rowing at the 1988 Seoul Summer Games: Men's Coxless Fours Final Round". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 28 June 2017.
  4. "Geoff Cotter". New Zealand Olympic Committee. Archived from the original on 20 May 2017. Retrieved 21 September 2016.