Personal information | |
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Birth name | Richard John Tuffin |
Born | 1944 Whanganui, New Zealand |
Sport | |
Sport | Rowing |
Club | Union Boat Club, Whanganui |
Richard John Tuffin (born 1944) is a former New Zealand rowing coxswain. He coxed the Union Boat Club four, consisting of Donald Gemmell, Peter Aitchison, Frank Crotty and Graeme Moran to victory at the New Zealand Rowing Championships in 1958. The same crew went on to represent New Zealand at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Cardiff, finishing fourth. [1] [2]
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