Peter Taylor (rower)

Peter Taylor (born 3 January 1984) is a New Zealand rower.

Peter Taylor
Peter Taylor in 2010
Personal information
Born (1984-01-03) 3 January 1984
Lower Hutt
ResidenceDays Bay
Height189 cm (6 ft 2 in)[1]
Weight74 kg (163 lb)[1]
Medal record
Men's rowing
Representing  New Zealand
Olympic Games
2012 London Lightweight double sculls
World Championships
2009 Poznan Lightweight double sculls
2011 Bled Lightweight double sculls
2013 Chungju LM4−
2014 Amsterdam LM4−
2010 Karapiro Lightweight double sculls
U23 World Championships
2006 Hazewinkel Lightweight double sculls

Taylor was born in 1984 in Lower Hutt; he lives in Days Bay.[1] In 2006 along with Graham Oberlin-Brown he became the Under 23 World Champion in the men's lightweight double sculls, and in doing so set a new world under 23 best time.

Partnering Storm Uru he finished 7th in the men's lightweight double sculls at the 2008 Summer Olympics.[2] The pair bettered this result at the 2012 Summer Olympics, winning the bronze medal in the same event.

In February 2011, Taylor caused an upset win when he became New Zealand national champion in the lightweight men's single sculls at Lake Ruataniwha, beating triple world champion Duncan Grant.[3]

At the 2013 World Rowing Championships held at Tangeum Lake, Chungju in South Korea, he won a silver medal in the lightweight men's four with James Hunter, Curtis Rapley, and James Lassche.[4] At the 2014 World Rowing Championships held at Bosbaan, Amsterdam, he won a silver medal in the lightweight men's four with James Hunter, Alistair Bond, and Curtis Rapley.[5]

Taylor retired from rowing after competing at the 2016 Summer Olympics.[6]

References
  1. "Peter Taylor". International Rowing Federation. Retrieved 26 February 2017.
  2. "Men's Lightweight Double Sculls – Official Results : Rowing". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 14 July 2011. Retrieved 5 February 2011.
  3. McMurran, Alistair (19 February 2011). "Rowing: Bond the King of Ruataniwha with two more titles". Otago Daily Times. Retrieved 25 February 2017.
  4. "Lightweight Men's Four – Final". International Rowing Federation. Retrieved 25 September 2015.
  5. "Lightweight Men's Four – Final". International Rowing Federation. Retrieved 25 September 2015.
  6. Anderson, Ian (26 September 2016). "Rowing NZ's summer squad: World champion lightweights among notable absences". Stuff.co.nz. Retrieved 15 October 2017.


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