Conrad Robertson
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Conrad Robertson (born 27 December 1957 in Devonport, New Zealand
) is a former New Zealand rower
who won an Olympic Gold medal at the 1984 Summer Olympics
in Los Angeles
. Along with Les O’Connell
, Shane O’Brien and Keith Trask
he won Gold in the coxless four. Robertson had previously been selected to compete at the 1980 Summer Olympics
in Moscow
but did not compete due to the boycott
.
Conrad is now a successful boatbuilder running the Warkworth boatyard, Robertsons Boats. Robertsons has built many successful modern vessels, including the Kawau Kat fleet.
Devonport, New Zealand
Devonport is a harbourside suburb of Auckland, New Zealand. It is located on the North Shore, at the southern end of a peninsula that runs southeast from near Lake Pupuke in Takapuna, forming the northern side of the Waitemata Harbour...
) is a former New Zealand rower
Rowing (sport)
Rowing is a sport in which athletes race against each other on rivers, on lakes or on the ocean, depending upon the type of race and the discipline. The boats are propelled by the reaction forces on the oar blades as they are pushed against the water...
who won an Olympic Gold medal at the 1984 Summer Olympics
1984 Summer Olympics
The 1984 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXIII Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event held in Los Angeles, California, United States in 1984...
in Los Angeles
Los Ángeles
Los Ángeles is the capital of the province of Biobío, in the commune of the same name, in Region VIII , in the center-south of Chile. It is located between the Laja and Biobío rivers. The population is 123,445 inhabitants...
. Along with Les O’Connell
Les O’Connell
Les O'Connell is a former New Zealand rower who won an Olympic Gold medal at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California, USA. Along with Shane O’Brien, Conrad Robertson, and Keith Trask he won Gold in the coxless four.-External links:*...
, Shane O’Brien and Keith Trask
Keith Trask
Keith Trask is a former New Zealand rower who won an Olympic Gold medal at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles. Along with Les O’Connell, Shane O'Brien and Conrad Robertson he won Gold in the coxless four...
he won Gold in the coxless four. Robertson had previously been selected to compete at the 1980 Summer Olympics
1980 Summer Olympics
The 1980 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXII Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event celebrated in Moscow in the Soviet Union. In addition, the yachting events were held in Tallinn, and some of the preliminary matches and the quarter-finals of the football tournament...
in Moscow
Moscow
Moscow is the capital, the most populous city, and the most populous federal subject of Russia. The city is a major political, economic, cultural, scientific, religious, financial, educational, and transportation centre of Russia and the continent...
but did not compete due to the boycott
American-led boycott of the 1980 Summer Olympics
The 1980 Summer Olympics boycott of the Moscow Olympics was a part of a package of actions initiated by the United States to protest the Soviet war in Afghanistan...
.
Conrad is now a successful boatbuilder running the Warkworth boatyard, Robertsons Boats. Robertsons has built many successful modern vessels, including the Kawau Kat fleet.