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John Hunter

1943 - Today

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John Andrew Hunter (born 8 November 1943) is a former New Zealand rower who won a gold Olympic medal in his career. Hunter was born in 1943 in Christchurch, New Zealand. At the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich he teamed with Dick Joyce, Wybo Veldman, Tony Hurt, Lindsay Wilson, Joe Earl, Trevor Coker and Gary Robertson and Simon Dickie (cox) to win the gold medal in the eights. Hunter had previously been a member of the eight which finished fourth at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. John Hunter is the 1,848th most popular athlete (up from 2,007th in 2019), the 96th most popular biography from New Zealand (up from 101st in 2019) and the 14th most popular New Zealander Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, John Hunter ranks 1,848 out of 6,025. Before him are Rita Achkina, Earl Eby, Basil Heatley, Yevgeny Maskinskov, Jan Mrvík, and Jesse Mashburn. After him are Stan Vickers, Romy Müller, Justin Gatlin, Herman Rouwé, Kenjiro Shinozuka, and Gunnar Åkerlund.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1943, John Hunter ranks 620. Before him are Iñaki Azkuna, Jim Risch, Morten Lauridsen, Juhani Suutarinen, Pelle Svensson, and Norman Thagard. After him are Martha Cooper, Herman Rouwé, Vladimir Fedotov, Paul Corkum, Hugh Wilson, and Jonathan Lynn.

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In New Zealand

Among people born in New Zealand, John Hunter ranks 96 out of 303. Before him are Margaret Mahy (1936), Jack Lovelock (1910), Ross Collinge (1944), Neil Finn (1958), Jemaine Clement (1974), and Juliet Mitchell (1940). After him are Jed Brophy (1963), Terence Bayler (1930), Christopher Luxon (1970), KJ Apa (1997), Kerry Fox (1966), and Lawrence Makoare (1968).

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Among ATHLETES In New Zealand

Among athletes born in New Zealand, John Hunter ranks 14. Before him are Dudley Storey (1939), Hugh Anderson (1936), Eric Verdonk (1959), Murray Halberg (1933), Jack Lovelock (1910), and Ross Collinge (1944). After him are Neroli Fairhall (1944), Tony Hurt (1946), Simon Dickie (1951), Trevor Coker (1949), Grant Bramwell (1961), and Chris Harris (null).

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