Ross Lindstrom

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Ross Lindstrom is a retired New Zealand rower. He won a bronze medal with the men's eight at the 1978 World Rowing Championships at Lake Karapiro near Cambridge, New Zealand. [1] He was not part of the New Zealand eight that won silver at Bled in Slovenia at the 1979 World Rowing Championships, [2] but was part of the men's eight again at the 1981 World Rowing Championships in Munich where the team came seventh. [1] He trained with the New Zealand eight at Lake Karapiro in 1983 but did not travel to the world championships that year. [3] [4]

Lindstrom is currently rowing coach at St Bede's College in Christchurch. [5]

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References

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  2. "(M8+) Men's Eight – Final". International Rowing Federation . Retrieved 2 November 2017.
  3. "Thursday throwback – New Zealand mens' [sic] eight 1983". Waikato Times . 24 January 2013. Retrieved 1 November 2017.
  4. "(M8+) Men's Eight – Final". International Rowing Federation . Retrieved 2 November 2017.
  5. "Rowing". St Bede's College . Retrieved 2 November 2017.