Tom Murray (New Zealand rower)

Thomas Murray (born 5 April 1994) is a New Zealand rower.[1]

For the American rower, see Tom Murray (American rower).

Tom Murray
Personal information
NationalityNew Zealand
Born (1994-04-05) 5 April 1994
Height1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)[1]
Weight82 kg (181 lb)[1]
Sport
CountryNew Zealand
SportRowing
Event(s)Coxless pair
Medal record
Men's rowing
Representing  New Zealand
World Championships
2019 OttensheimCoxless pair
2017 SarasotaCoxless pair

He was one of the finalists for the Emerging Talent category of the 2014 Halberg Awards.[2] He came fourth at the 2015 World Rowing Championships with the men's eight, qualifying the boat for the 2016 Olympics.[3] He came sixth with his team at the eights competition in Rio de Janeiro.[4] At the 2017 New Zealand rowing nationals at Lake Ruataniwha, he partnered with James Hunter in the premier men's pair and they became national champions for the second year in a row.[5] At the 2017 World Rowing Championships in Sarasota, Florida, he won a bronze medal with Hunter.[6]

References
  1. "Tom Murray". International Rowing Federation. Retrieved 4 July 2016.
  2. "Lydia Ko wins top Halberg award". The New Zealand Herald. 13 February 2014. Retrieved 23 October 2016.
  3. Anderson, Ian (7 September 2015). "New Zealand eights surge into Olympic medal contention at world champs". Stuff.co.nz. Retrieved 4 July 2016.
  4. Alderson, Andrew (14 August 2016). "Rio Olympics 2016: Gold for Mahe Drysdale". The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 23 October 2016.
  5. "Dunham stakes claim at nationals". The Press. 18 February 2017. p. D4. Retrieved 24 February 2017.
  6. "(M2-) Men's Pair – Final". International Rowing Federation. Retrieved 1 October 2017.
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