Nicholas David GreenOAM (born 4 October 1967) is an Australian former rower, a dual Olympic gold medallist and four time World Champion. From 1990 to 1998 he was a member of Australia's prominent world class crew – the coxless four known as the Oarsome Foursome. Now a sports administrator, since 2014 he has been Chief Executive of Cycling Australia.
He was awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia in 1993 for services to rowing and the Australian Sports Medal in 2000. In 2010 Green was inducted as a member of the Rowing Victoria Hall of Fame.
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In 2008 Nick was appointed as director of game and industry development for Golf Australia.[1]
1992 – Gold, Coxless Four (with James Tomkins, Andrew Cooper, Mike McKay)
World Championshipsedit
1998 – Gold, Coxed Four (with James Tomkins, Mike Mckay, Drew Ginn and Brett Hayman (cox))
1998 – Gold, Coxed Pair (with James Tomkins and Brett Hayman (cox))
1995 – 5th, Coxless Four (with James Tomkins, Drew Ginn, Mike McKay)
1991 – Gold, Coxless Four (with James Tomkins, Andrew Cooper, Mike McKay)
1990 – Gold, Coxless Four (with James Tomkins, Sam Patten, Mike McKay)
Nick Green (bow) in the 1990 foursome
Referencesedit
^"Men missing in action as golf hits hard times". The Age. 6 April 2008. Retrieved 8 August 2012.
^"Olympic team boss set for shock and oar". The Age. 17 June 2012. Retrieved 4 July 2012.
Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. . Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020.
External linksedit
Golf Australia, official site
January 01, 1970
nick, green, rower, nicholas, david, green, born, october, 1967, australian, former, rower, dual, olympic, gold, medallist, four, time, world, champion, from, 1990, 1998, member, australia, prominent, world, class, crew, coxless, four, known, oarsome, foursome. Nicholas David Green OAM born 4 October 1967 is an Australian former rower a dual Olympic gold medallist and four time World Champion From 1990 to 1998 he was a member of Australia s prominent world class crew the coxless four known as the Oarsome Foursome Now a sports administrator since 2014 he has been Chief Executive of Cycling Australia Nick GreenNick Green at the 2008 Australian Grand Prix Celebrity ChallengePersonal informationNationalityAustralianBorn 1967 10 04 4 October 1967 age 56 Melbourne Victoria AustraliaAlma materXavier CollegeOccupationFormer rowerMedal record Men s rowing Representing Australia Olympic Games 1992 Barcelona Coxless four 1996 Atlanta Coxless four World Championships 1990 Tasmania Coxless four 1991 Vienna Coxless four 1998 Cologne Coxed four 1998 Cologne Coxed pairUpdated on 21 September 2014 Contents 1 Rowing career 2 Accolades 3 Sports administrator 4 Achievements 4 1 Olympic Games 4 2 World Championships 5 References 6 External linksRowing career editEducated at Xavier College in Kew Melbourne and at Melbourne High School Green competed in two Olympic Games 1992 Summer Olympics and 1996 Summer Olympics winning gold medals at each in the Oarsome Foursome Accolades editHe was one of the eight flag bearers of the Olympic Flag at the opening ceremony of the 2000 Sydney Olympics He was awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia in 1993 for services to rowing and the Australian Sports Medal in 2000 In 2010 Green was inducted as a member of the Rowing Victoria Hall of Fame Sports administrator editIn 2008 Nick was appointed as director of game and industry development for Golf Australia 1 He was appointed the Chef de mission for the Australian team at the 2012 Olympic Games 2 In September 2014 he was appointed as Chief Executive of Cycling Australia Achievements editOlympic Medals 2 Gold World Championship Medals 4 Gold Olympic Games edit 1996 Gold Coxless Four with James Tomkins Drew Ginn Mike McKay 1992 Gold Coxless Four with James Tomkins Andrew Cooper Mike McKay World Championships edit 1998 Gold Coxed Four with James Tomkins Mike Mckay Drew Ginn and Brett Hayman cox 1998 Gold Coxed Pair with James Tomkins and Brett Hayman cox 1995 5th Coxless Four with James Tomkins Drew Ginn Mike McKay 1991 Gold Coxless Four with James Tomkins Andrew Cooper Mike McKay 1990 Gold Coxless Four with James Tomkins Sam Patten Mike McKay nbsp Nick Green bow in the 1990 foursomeReferences edit Men missing in action as golf hits hard times The Age 6 April 2008 Retrieved 8 August 2012 Olympic team boss set for shock and oar The Age 17 June 2012 Retrieved 4 July 2012 Evans Hilary Gjerde Arild Heijmans Jeroen Mallon Bill et al Nick Green Olympics at Sports Reference com Sports Reference LLC Archived from the original on 17 April 2020 External links editGolf Australia official site Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Nick Green rower amp oldid 1217082451, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
