Gary David Robertson is a former New Zealand

New Zealand

New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...

 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 1972 Summer Olympics

1972 Summer Olympics

The 1972 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event held in Munich, West Germany, from August 26 to September 11, 1972....

 in Munich

Munich

Munich The city's motto is "" . Before 2006, it was "Weltstadt mit Herz" . Its native name, , is derived from the Old High German Munichen, meaning "by the monks' place". The city's name derives from the monks of the Benedictine order who founded the city; hence the monk depicted on the city's coat...

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He teamed with Dick Joyce

Dick Joyce (rowing)

Dick Joyce is a former New Zealand rower who won two Olympic gold medals during his career. At the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico Joyce won the coxed four along with Dudley Storey, Ross Collinge, Warren Cole and Simon Dickie...

, Wybo Veldman

Wybo Veldman

Wybo Veldman is a former New Zealand rower who won an Olympic Gold medal at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich. He teamed with Dick Joyce, Tony Hurt, John Hunter, Lindsay Wilson, Athol Earl, Trevor Coker and Gary Robertson and Simon Dickie to win the Gold medal in the eights...

, John Hunter, Lindsay Wilson, Athol Earl

Athol Earl

Athol "Joe" Earl is a former New Zealand rower who won 2 Olympic medals. At the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich he teamed with Dick Joyce, Wybo Veldman, John Hunter, Lindsay Wilson, Tony Hurt, Trevor Coker and Gary Robertson and Simon Dickie to win the Gold medal in the eights...

, Trevor Coker

Trevor Coker

Trevor Ian Coker was a former New Zealand rower who won two Olympic medals in his career....

 and Tony Hurt

Tony Hurt

Tony Hurt is a former New Zealand rower who won 2 Olympic medals. At the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich he teamed with Dick Joyce, Wybo Veldman, John Hunter, Lindsay Wilson, Athol Earl, Trevor Coker and Gary Robertson and Simon Dickie to win the Gold medal in the eights...

 and Simon Dickie

Simon Dickie

Simon Dickie is a former New Zealand rowing cox who won 3 Olympic medals. At the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico Dickie won the Gold medal in the coxed four along with Dick Joyce, Dudley Storey, Ross Collinge and Warren Cole...

 (cox) to win the Gold medal in the eights. Robertson is only one of two New Zealand Olympic gold medalists who never managed to win a National Premier title. Robertson is the nephew of famed New Zealand rowing coach Rusty Robertson.

He now coaches at Sydney Rowing Club.