Tyson Williams

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Tyson Williams
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NationalityNew Zealand
Born (1989-04-01) 1 April 1989 (age 35) [1]
Hamilton, New Zealand
Height190 cm (6 ft 3 in) [1]
Weight90 kg (198 lb) [1]

Tyson Williams (born 1 April 1989) is a New Zealand rower.

Williams was born in 1989 in Hamilton, New Zealand. [1] [2]

In 2007, he was part of the New Zealand men's eight that won silver at the Junior World Championship. [3] In 2009, he was part of the New Zealand men's four that won the World Under 23 Championship, along with Jade Uru, Simon Watson and Hamish Burson. [4]

He represented New Zealand at the 2012 Summer Olympics in the men's four with Uru, Sean O'Neill and Chris Harris. [5] He is listed as New Zealand Olympian athlete number 1230 by the New Zealand Olympic Committee. [6]

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