Bill Coventry

Bill Coventry
Personal information
Born (1967-01-26) 26 January 1967
Spouse(s) Lynley Hannen
Sport
Sport Rowing

Bill Coventry (born 26 January 1967) is a former New Zealand rower.[1] He represented New Zealand at the 1988 Summer Olympics in the coxless four in a team with Campbell Clayton-Greene, Geoff Cotter, and Neil Gibson, where they came seventh.[2] At the 1989 World Rowing Championships at Bled, Yugoslavia, he won a Bronze in the men's four with Ian Wright, Alastair Mackintosh, and Campbell Clayton-Greene.[3]

He married fellow Olympic rower Lynley Hannen and they live with their children in Nelson.[4][5]

References

  1. "Bill Coventry". International Rowing Federation. Retrieved 4 October 2015.
  2. "Rowing at the 1988 Seoul Summer Games: Men's Coxless Fours Final Round". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 21 September 2016.
  3. "Men's Four - Final". FISA. Retrieved 4 October 2015.
  4. "Lynley Hannen". New Zealand Olympic Committee. Retrieved 4 September 2016.
  5. "Rowing: Cancer claims man with gift for speed". The New Zealand Herald. 21 May 2001. Retrieved 3 September 2016.


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