Chris White (rower)

Chris White
MNZM
Personal information
Birth nameChristopher Sherratt White
Born (1960-09-09) 9 September 1960 (age 64)
Gisborne, New Zealand
Height190 cm (6 ft 3 in)[1]
Weight94 kg (207 lb)[1]
Sport
CountryNew Zealand
SportRowing
Medal record
Representing  New Zealand
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 1988 Seoul Coxed four
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1982 Rotsee Eight
Gold medal – first place 1983 Wedau Eight
Silver medal – second place 1986 Nottingham Coxed four
Silver medal – second place 1995 Tampere Coxed four
Commonwealth Games
Silver medal – second place 1986 Edinburgh Coxed four

Christopher Sherratt White MNZM (born 9 September 1960) is a former New Zealand rower and Olympic Bronze medallist at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul. He is described as "one of the giants of New Zealand rowing" and with 38 national titles, holds the record for most domestic rowing titles in New Zealand.

  1. ^ a b Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Chris White". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 2 October 2016.