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| Birth name | Leslie James O'Connell[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 23 May 1958 Timaru, New Zealand | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 193 cm (6 ft 4 in)[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 89 kg (196 lb)[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Rowing | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Avon Rowing Club | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Leslie James O'Connell (born 23 May 1958) is a New Zealand former representative rower. He was a two-time world champion and an Olympic champion who won his Olympic gold medal at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles in the men's coxless four.
- ^ a b c Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Les O'Connell". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 28 October 2016.