Gil Cawood

Gilbert Mervyn "Gil" Cawood (born 4 December 1939) is a New Zealand rower.

Gil Cawood

Personal information
Birth name	Gilbert Mervyn Cawood
Nationality	New Zealand
Born	(1939-12-04) 4 December 1939[1] Hamilton, New Zealand
Height	183 cm (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Weight	83 kg (183 lb)[1]
Sport
Club	Waikato Rowing Club
Medal record World Rowing Championships 1970 St. Catharines Eight

Cawood was born in 1939 in Hamilton, New Zealand.[1][2] He was a foundation member of the Waikato Rowing Club.[3] He represented New Zealand at the 1968 Summer Olympics. He is listed as New Zealand Olympian athlete number 218 by the New Zealand Olympic Committee.[4] At the 1970 World Rowing Championships in St. Catharines in Canada, he won a bronze medal with the coxed eight.[5]

References

1. "Gil Cawood". International Rowing Federation. Retrieved 18 September 2016.
2. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Gil Cawood". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 18 September 2016.
3. "History of Waikato Rowing Club". Waikato Rowing Club. Archived from the original on 6 April 2017. Retrieved 20 September 2016.
4. "Gil Cawood". New Zealand Olympic Committee. Retrieved 18 September 2016.
5. "Rudern – Weltmeisterschaften. Achter – Herren" [Rowing - World Championships. Eight - Men]. Sport-Komplett.de (in German). Archived from the original on 17 October 2014.