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Shaun Kirkham

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Shaun Kirkham
Kirkham in 2021
Personal information
NationalityNew Zealand
Born(1992-07-24)24 July 1992(age 32)
Hamilton,New Zealand
Height190 cm (6 ft 3 in)[1]
Weight84 kg (185 lb)[1]
Medal record
Men'srowing
RepresentingNew Zealand
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2020 Tokyo Eight

Shaun Kirkham(born 24 July 1992) is a New Zealandrower.[1]He came fourth at the2015 World Rowing Championshipswith the men's eight, qualifying the boat for the2016 Olympics.[2]He came sixth with his team at theeights competitioninRio de Janeiro.[3]He won anOlympic gold medalin themen's eights eventat the2020 Olympics.

References

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  1. ^abc"Shaun Kirkham".International Rowing Federation.Retrieved4 July2016.
  2. ^Anderson, Ian (7 September 2015)."New Zealand eights surge into Olympic medal contention at world champs".Stuff.Retrieved4 July2016.
  3. ^Alderson, Andrew (14 August 2016)."Rio Olympics 2016: Gold for Mahe Drysdale".The New Zealand Herald.Retrieved23 October2016.
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