New Zealand rower
Les O'Connell
Birth name Leslie James O'Connell[ 1] Born (1958-05-23 ) 23 May 1958 (age 66) Timaru , New ZealandHeight 193 cm (6 ft 4 in)[ 1] Weight 89 kg (196 lb)[ 1] Sport Rowing Club Avon Rowing Club
Leslie James O'Connell (born 23 May 1958) is a New Zealand former representative rower . He was a two-time world champion and an Olympic champion who won his Olympic gold medal at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles in the men's coxless four .
Early life
O'Connell was born in 1958 in Timaru , New Zealand.[ 1] [ 2] [ 3] Christchurch .[ 2]
Rowing career
O'Connell learned to row on Saltwater Creek in Timaru, and in Timaru Harbour .[ 4] [ 3] [ 2]
At the 1982 World Rowing Championships at Rotsee , Switzerland, he won a gold medal with the New Zealand eight seated in the bow.[ 5] [ 6] 1983 World Rowing Championships in Duisburg , Germany, he won gold with Conrad Robertson , Greg Johnston , Keith Trask , and Brett Hollister as cox .[ 7] 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles and was put in a coxless four (the coxed four is not included as an Olympic event), and teamed with Shane O'Brien , Conrad Robertson , and Keith Trask . Helped by the absence of the Eastern Bloc countries including the favourites from the Soviet Union and East Germany, the New Zealand coxless four won an unexpected gold medal.[ 8] 1985 World Rowing Championships at Hazewinkel in Belgium, he came fourth with the coxless four.[ 9]
O'Connell won further national championships in 1984 (coxless pair) and 1986 (coxless four).[ 10]
The 1982 men's eight team was inducted into the New Zealand Sports Hall of Fame in 1995.[ 11] The Timaru Herald [ 3] [ 4] [ 12]
Professional career
O'Connell registered a construction company in November 1990[ 13] [ 2]
References
^ a b c d Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill ; et al. "Les O'Connell" . Olympics at Sports-Reference.com . Sports Reference LLC . Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 28 October 2016 . ^ a b c d "Company Profile" . LOC Construction. Retrieved 29 October 2016 .^ a b c Piddington, Stu (26 March 2013). "Rower O'Connell tops poll" . The Timaru Herald . Retrieved 29 October 2016 . ^ a b Piddington, Stu (22 March 2013). "Some glaring omissions in district Hall of Fame" . The Timaru Herald . Retrieved 29 October 2016 . ^ "(M8+) Men's Eight - Final" . International Rowing Federation . Archived from the original on 8 October 2015. Retrieved 5 October 2015 .^ "1980's [sic]" . Halberg Awards . Retrieved 5 October 2015 .[permanent dead link ] ^ "(M4+) Men's Coxed Four - Final" . International Rowing Federation . Retrieved 29 October 2016 .^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill ; et al. "Rowing at the 1984 Los Angeles Summer Games: Men's Coxless Fours" . Olympics at Sports-Reference.com . Sports Reference LLC . Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 29 October 2016 . ^ "(M4+) Men's Four - Final" . International Rowing Federation . Retrieved 29 October 2016 .^ "Les O'Connell" . New Zealand Olympic Committee . Retrieved 28 October 2016 .^ "Eight, 1982" . New Zealand Sports Hall of Fame. Archived from the original on 13 January 2015. Retrieved 5 October 2015 .^ "Hall of Fame" . Timaru District Council . Retrieved 28 October 2016 .^ "LES O'CONNELL BUILDERS LIMITED" . Coys. Retrieved 28 October 2016 .
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