Ray Laurent

Ray Laurent
Personal information
Birth nameRaymond Laurent
NationalityNew Zealand
Born24 July 1931[1]
Waitara, New Zealand
Died12 May 2010 (2010-05-13) (aged 78)

Raymond Laurent (24 July 1931 – 12 May 2010) was a New Zealand rower.

Laurent was born in 1931 in Waitara, New Zealand.[1] He was a member of Clifton Rowing Club.[2] He represented New Zealand at the 1956 Summer Olympics. He is listed as New Zealand Olympian athlete number 104 by the New Zealand Olympic Committee.[3]

Laurent died on 12 May 2010 in Waitara, New Zealand.[2] He had five children with his wife Nola.[4]

References

  1. ^ a b "Ray Laurent". International Rowing Federation. Retrieved 18 September 2016.
  2. ^ a b Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Ray Laurent". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 18 September 2016.
  3. ^ "Ray Laurent". New Zealand Olympic Committee. Retrieved 18 September 2016.
  4. ^ "Waitara rowing Olympian dies, aged 79". Taranaki Daily News. 14 May 2010. Retrieved 17 September 2016.


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