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Nick Green (rower)
Australian rower

Nick Green (rower)

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Australian rower
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Gender
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Place of birth
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Age
57 years
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Biography

Nicholas "Nick" David Green OAM (born 4 October 1967 in Melbourne, Victoria) is a former Australian Olympic & World Champion rower. He was educated at Xavier College in Kew, Melbourne and at Melbourne High School.

Sporting career & accolades

Green competed in two Olympic Games — 1992 Summer Olympics and 1996 Summer Olympics, winning Gold medals at each in the "Oarsome Foursome".

He was one of the eight flag-bearers of the Olympic Flag at the opening ceremony of the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.

He was awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia in 1993 for services to rowing and the Australian Sports Medal in 2000. In 2010 Green was inducted as a member of the Rowing Victoria Hall of Fame.

Sports administration career

In 2008 Nick was appointed as director of game and industry development for Golf Australia.

He was appointed the Chef de mission for the Australian team at the 2012 Olympic Games.

In September 2014 he was appointed as Chief Executive of Cycling Australia.

Achievements

  • Olympic Medals: 2 Gold
  • World Championship Medals: 4 Gold

Olympic Games

  • 1996 – Gold, Coxless Four (with James Tomkins, Drew Ginn, Mike McKay)
  • 1992 – Gold, Coxless Four (with James Tomkins, Andrew Cooper, Mike McKay)

World Championships

  • 1998 – Gold, Coxed Four (with James Tomkins, Mike Mckay, Drew Ginn and Brett Hayman (cox))
  • 1998 – Gold, Coxed Pair (with James Tomkins and Brett Hayman (cox))
  • 1995 – 5th, Coxless Four (with James Tomkins, Drew Ginn, Mike McKay)
  • 1991 – Gold, Coxless Four (with James Tomkins, Sam Patten, Mike McKay)
  • 1990 – Gold, Coxless Four (with James Tomkins, Sam Patten, Mike McKay)
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