Chris Harris (rower)
Appearance
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Birth name | Christopher Harris | ||||||||||||||||||||
Born | 19 October 1985 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 89 kg (196 lb)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Christopher Harris (born 19 October 1985) in Durban, South Africa is a New Zealand rower.[1]
Harris started rowing while at Whanganui High School.[2] He competed at the 2012 Olympics in the men's four, and the boat came fifth in the B final.[3] He won a bronze medal at the 2015 World Rowing Championships.[4] At the 2017 New Zealand rowing nationals at Lake Ruataniwha, he partnered with Robbie Manson in the men's double sculls and they became national champions.[5] Harris announced his retirement from international rowing in September 2021.
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Christopher Harris". International Rowing Federation. Retrieved 9 September 2015.
- ^ "Chris Harris". Rowing New Zealand. Retrieved 23 July 2021.
- ^ "Men's Four – Final". International Rowing Federation. Retrieved 28 September 2015.
- ^ Jones, Peter (7 September 2015). "Manson, Harris claim bronze medal". Stuff. Retrieved 9 September 2015.
- ^ "Dunham stakes claim at nationals". The Press. 18 February 2017. p. D4. Retrieved 24 February 2017.
External links
[edit]Wikimedia Commons has media related to Chris Harris (rower).
- Chris Harris at World Rowing
- Chris Harris at Rowing New Zealand
- Chris Harris at Olympics.com
- Chris Harris at the New Zealand Olympic Committee
- Chris Harris at Olympedia
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- New Zealand male rowers
- Olympic rowers for New Zealand
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- Rowers at the 2016 Summer Olympics
- Rowers at the 2020 Summer Olympics
- World Rowing Championships medalists for New Zealand
- People educated at Whanganui High School
- 21st-century New Zealand sportsmen
- New Zealand rowing biography stubs