James Dallinger
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James William Dallinger, (born 30 September 1985 ) is a New Zealand
rower
.
He was a member of the World Champion under-23 coxed four in 2006, and the world champion senior coxless four in 2007. He has been selected for the New Zealand coxless four to compete at the Beijing Olympics
.
James is now training with Piha Surf Rowing for the up and coming Nationals and to defend there title in Biarritz, France in the European Ocean Thunder in September
and attended St Paul's Collegiate School
in nearby Hamilton. He started rowing with the school club in 2000, where he was coached by three time Olympian Ian Wright (rower)
.
In 2002 and 2003 Dallinger was part of the U19 Eight that won the Maadi Cup
- the first two wins in the school's history.
, Dane Boswell and cox Daniel Quigley
. They won gold at the FISA Under 23 World Championships also setting a new World record time of 6.03 in Hazelwinkel, Belgium and Bronze at the World Championships in Eton, UK.
In 2007 he made the NZ coxless four in the number two position with fellow crew members Hamish Bond
, Eric Murray
and Carl Meyer
under coach Chris Nillsen. The team won Gold at the 2007 World Championships in Munich, Germany thus qualifying them for the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games.
In 2008 competing in the international regattas didn't go so well for James and his crew, getting 6th in Lucerne, Switzerland and 5th Poznan, Poland, and a gutting 7th in the Olympics after running through the heats being one of the 8 crew with less than 0.7sec parting them.
After the Games James joined the Piha Surf Boat Rowing team bound for Biarritz, France to compete in the 2008 European Ocean Thunder series, with team mates Mark Bournville, Matt Kirk, Craig Knox, Brad Myton, Bruce O'Brien and Hayden Smith.
James and the Piha boys took Gold in the final, giving them the title of the European Champions.
In December 2010 Dallinger after coaching at the Waikato Regional Rowing Performance Centre for a few months decided to get back in the boat, training paid off and after the National Rowing trials was selected again as part of the Mens Coxless Four along with 2007-08 team mate Carl Meyer and two new boys Benjamin Hammond and Chris Harris the pair both from Wanaganui.
Already they have had some success in the campaign to the World Championships later on this year in Bled, Slovenia securing a 2nd at the World Rowing Cup in Hamburg, Germany.
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...
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He was a member of the World Champion under-23 coxed four in 2006, and the world champion senior coxless four in 2007. He has been selected for the New Zealand coxless four to compete at the Beijing Olympics
2008 Summer Olympics
The 2008 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXIX Olympiad, was a major international multi-sport event that took place in Beijing, China, from August 8 to August 24, 2008. A total of 11,028 athletes from 204 National Olympic Committees competed in 28 sports and 302 events...
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James is now training with Piha Surf Rowing for the up and coming Nationals and to defend there title in Biarritz, France in the European Ocean Thunder in September
Early life
Dallinger was born in Hora Hora, Cambridge, New ZealandCambridge, New Zealand
Cambridge is a town in the Waikato region of the North Island of New Zealand. Situated 24 kilometres southeast of Hamilton, on the banks of the Waikato River, Cambridge is known as "The Town of Trees & Champions".In the 1840s Cambridge had a Maori population but in the 1850's missionaries and...
and attended St Paul's Collegiate School
St Paul's Collegiate School
This article relates to an Anglican school. For a Catholic secondary school with a similar name see: St Paul's College in Ponsonby, AucklandSt Paul's Collegiate School is an independent Anglican secondary school in Hamilton, New Zealand...
in nearby Hamilton. He started rowing with the school club in 2000, where he was coached by three time Olympian Ian Wright (rower)
Ian Wright (rower)
Ian Wright is a former New Zealand rower who won an Olympic Bronze medal at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul. Wright won Bronze in the coxed four along with George Keys, Greg Johnston, Chris White and Andrew Bird...
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In 2002 and 2003 Dallinger was part of the U19 Eight that won the Maadi Cup
Maadi Cup
The Maadi Cup is the prize for the New Zealand Secondary Schools Boys' Under 18 Rowing Eights. More colloquially, it is the name given to the New Zealand Secondary Schools Rowing Regatta, at which the Maadi Cup is raced...
- the first two wins in the school's history.
International rowing
In 2006 Dallinger was selected as bowman in the New Zealand coxed four, along with Steven Cottle, Paul GerritsenPaul Gerritsen
Paul Gerritsen, is a New Zealand rower.He was a member of the world champion under-23 coxed four in 2006 also winning a bronze medal at the senior world championships the same year.-Early life:...
, Dane Boswell and cox Daniel Quigley
Daniel Quigley
Daniel "The Hurricane" Quigley is an Irish kickboxer from Derry City, Ireland. He is coached by former 3 time world kickboxing champion Paddy Toland at PT's Kickboxing gym in Carrigans, Co. Donegal and in Derry City....
. They won gold at the FISA Under 23 World Championships also setting a new World record time of 6.03 in Hazelwinkel, Belgium and Bronze at the World Championships in Eton, UK.
In 2007 he made the NZ coxless four in the number two position with fellow crew members Hamish Bond
Hamish Bond
Hamish Bond is a New Zealand Olympic rower.Bond was a member of the gold medal-winning coxless fours at the 2007 World Rowing Championships. Prior to the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, Bond was officially named as New Zealand's 1000th Olympian but later corrected to 1002 after a miscount...
, Eric Murray
Eric Murray (rower)
Eric Murray is a New Zealand rower. He has won four World Rowing Championships gold medals. The first was as a member of the New Zealand coxless four at 2007 World Rowing Championships. Murray then went on to become a member of the double gold medal-winning coxless pair with fellow coxless four...
and Carl Meyer
Carl Meyer (rower)
Carl Meyer is a New Zealand rower.- References :* at sports-reference.com...
under coach Chris Nillsen. The team won Gold at the 2007 World Championships in Munich, Germany thus qualifying them for the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games.
In 2008 competing in the international regattas didn't go so well for James and his crew, getting 6th in Lucerne, Switzerland and 5th Poznan, Poland, and a gutting 7th in the Olympics after running through the heats being one of the 8 crew with less than 0.7sec parting them.
After the Games James joined the Piha Surf Boat Rowing team bound for Biarritz, France to compete in the 2008 European Ocean Thunder series, with team mates Mark Bournville, Matt Kirk, Craig Knox, Brad Myton, Bruce O'Brien and Hayden Smith.
James and the Piha boys took Gold in the final, giving them the title of the European Champions.
In December 2010 Dallinger after coaching at the Waikato Regional Rowing Performance Centre for a few months decided to get back in the boat, training paid off and after the National Rowing trials was selected again as part of the Mens Coxless Four along with 2007-08 team mate Carl Meyer and two new boys Benjamin Hammond and Chris Harris the pair both from Wanaganui.
Already they have had some success in the campaign to the World Championships later on this year in Bled, Slovenia securing a 2nd at the World Rowing Cup in Hamburg, Germany.