Anthony George Popplewell ONZM (born 1 May 1941) is a New Zealand rower.
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Anthony George Popplewell |
| Nationality | New Zealand |
| Born | 1 May 1941[1] Rotherham, New Zealand |
| Height | 194 cm (6 ft 4 in)[1] |
| Weight | 88 kg (194 lb)[1] |
Popplewell was born in 1941 in Rotherham, New Zealand.[1][2] He represented New Zealand at the 1964 Summer Olympics. He is listed as New Zealand Olympian athlete number 196 by the New Zealand Olympic Committee.[3] In the 2007 New Year Honours, he was appointed an Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit, for services to rowing and sports administration.[4]
Popplewell was operations director for the 2010 World Rowing Championships held at Lake Karapiro near Cambridge, New Zealand.[5] Along with Ivan Sutherland, Nathan Twaddle, and John Wylie, Popplewell is on the executive of the New Zealand Rowing Foundation, an organisation aiming to fund junior and under-23 rowers who don't qualify for high performance funding.[6]
References
edit- ^ a b c d "Tony Popplewell". International Rowing Federation. Retrieved 18 September 2016.
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Tony Popplewell". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 18 September 2016.
- ^ "Tony Popplewell". New Zealand Olympic Committee. Retrieved 18 September 2016.
- ^ "New Year honours list 2007". Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. Retrieved 6 July 2019.
- ^ Kilgallon, Steve (13 February 2011). "'Over-priced' Karapiro tickets a sign of trouble". The Sunday Star-Times. Retrieved 19 September 2016.
- ^ "New Zealand Rowing Foundation". Rowing New Zealand. Retrieved 19 September 2016.
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