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New Zealand rower

Duncan Grant
Personal information
Born7 February 1980 (1980-02-07) (age 44)
Ashburton, New Zealand
EducationChrist's College, University of Waikato
Height187 cm (6 ft 2 in)
Weight68 kg (150 lb)
Medal record
Representing  New Zealand
Men's rowing
Gold medal – first place 2007 Munich LM1x
Gold medal – first place 2008 Ottensheim LM1x
Gold medal – first place 2009 Poznań LM1x
Bronze medal – third place 2006 Eton LM1x
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Lake Bled LM1x

Duncan Grant (born 7 February 1980) is a New Zealand rower.

Grant was born in Ashburton in 1980. Throughout his rowing career, he has competed in the lightweight men's single sculls category. At the 2006 World Rowing Championships in Eton, he won a bronze medal. He was lightweight men's single sculls world champion on three occasions: at the championships in 2007 in Munich, in 2008 in Ottensheim, and in 2009 in Poznań. When the world championships were held in his home town at Lake Karapiro in 2010, he missed the A-final and came first in the B-final. At the 2011 World Rowing Championships at Lake Bled, he won a bronze medal.

In February 2011, Peter Taylor became New Zealand national champion in lightweight men's single sculls, beating Grant in an upset win.

He was a mathematics teacher at Auckland Grammar School from May 2018 to December 2018.

References

  1. ^ "Duncan Grant". International Rowing Federation. Retrieved 26 February 2017.
  2. "(LM1x) Lightweight Men's Single Sculls – Final". International Rowing Federation. Retrieved 26 February 2017.
  3. "(LM1x) Lightweight Men's Single Sculls – Final". International Rowing Federation. Retrieved 26 February 2017.
  4. "(LM1x) Lightweight Men's Single Sculls – Final". International Rowing Federation. Retrieved 26 February 2017.
  5. "(LM1x) Lightweight Men's Single Sculls – Final". International Rowing Federation. Retrieved 26 February 2017.
  6. "(LM1x) Lightweight Men's Single Sculls – Final". International Rowing Federation. Retrieved 26 February 2017.
  7. "(LM1x) Lightweight Men's Single Sculls – Final". International Rowing Federation. Retrieved 26 February 2017.
  8. McMurran, Alistair (19 February 2011). "Rowing: Bond the King of Ruataniwha with two more titles". Otago Daily Times. Retrieved 25 February 2017.
World champions – Lightweight men's single sculls
FISA championships
Official world championships


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