87ba7d771c91b7f4e4f4102161200ea3fe8aa723.txt Kevin Lawton

Kevin Lawton

Kevin Lawton
Personal information
Birth nameKevin Edmund Lawton[1]
Born (1960-09-28) 28 September 1960 (age 64)[1]
Auckland, New Zealand
Height186 cm (6 ft 1 in)[1]
Weight88 kg (194 lb)[1]
Sport
SportRowing
Medal record
Men's rowing
Representing  New Zealand
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 1984 Los Angeles Coxed four

Kevin Edmund Lawton (born 28 September 1960) is a former New Zealand rower who won an Olympic bronze medal at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles.

Lawton was born in 1960 in Auckland, New Zealand.[2] Along with Don Symon, Barrie Mabbott, Ross Tong and Brett Hollister (cox), Lawton won the bronze medal in the coxed four.[3] He is listed as New Zealand Olympian athlete number 461 by the New Zealand Olympic Committee.[2]

He now lives on a lifestyle block in Leigh,[2] with his wife and their four daughters.[citation needed]

References

  1. ^ a b c d Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Kevin Lawton". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 7 November 2016.
  2. ^ a b c "Kevin Lawton". New Zealand Olympic Committee. Retrieved 7 November 2016.
  3. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "New Zealand Rowing at the 1984 Los Angeles Summer Games". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 7 November 2016.


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