Name Lindsay Wilson | Role Olympic athlete | |
Olympic medals Rowing at the 1972 Summer Olympics – Men's eight Similar People Athol Earl, Dick Joyce, Simon Dickie, Franklin Hobbs | ||
Lindsay Edward "Lew" Wilson (born 15 October 1948) is a former New Zealand rower who won two Olympic medals.
Wilson was born in Methven, New Zealand in 1948. At the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich he teamed with Dick Joyce, Wybo Veldman, John Hunter, Tony Hurt, Athol Earl, Trevor Coker and Gary Robertson and Simon Dickie (cox) to win the Gold medal in the eights. He rowed with the coxed eight in the 1975 World Rowing Championships in Nottingham, Great Britain, and won a bronze medal. At the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal he again crewed the eight which this time won the Bronze medal. His crewmates this time were Alec McLean, Ivan Sutherland, Trevor Coker, Peter Dignan, Tony Hurt, Athol Earl and Dave Rodger and Simon Dickie (cox).
Wilson was later a public servant in Hamilton working in Maori Affairs.