Robbie Manson
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Birth name | Robert Manson | ||||||||||||||||||||
Born | 11 October 1989 (1989-10-11) (age 34) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 189 cm (6 ft 2 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 87 kg (192 lb)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Robert Manson (born 11 October 1989) is a New Zealand rower.
Manson was born in 1989.[1] He is from a family of rowers, with his father Greg the singles lightweight national champion in 1985, and his brother Karl also competing internationally.[2]
He won a bronze medal at the 2015 World Rowing Championships.[3] At the 2017 New Zealand rowing nationals at Lake Ruataniwha, he partnered with Chris Harris in the men's double sculls and they became national champions.[4] Manson also became single sculls national champion, aided by the absence of both Mahé Drysdale and Hamish Bond.[2]
In 2014, Manson came out as gay being one of the first out LGBT persons in rowing from New Zealand.[5]
In 2017, Manson won the men's single sculls at the World Rowing Cup II in Poznań, Poland, setting a new world best time of 6:30.74,[6] beating Mahé Drysdale's record by 3 seconds.[7] As of August 2022 that time still stood as the world's best.
On 20 October 2020, Manson announced his retirement from rowing.[8][9] After coaching in New Zealand, Manson returned to club rowing in 2022, and won the New Zealand men's double sculls national title in 2023. He returned to international racing later that year, competing in the men's double sculls, where he qualified the boat for the 2024 Olympics with Ben Mason.[10]
References
- ^ a b c "Robert Manson". International Rowing Federation. Retrieved 9 September 2015.
- ^ a b Piddington, Stu (18 February 2017). "McBride joins special club at rowing nationals". The Press. p. B7. Retrieved 24 February 2017.
- ^ Jones, Peter (7 September 2015). "Manson, Harris claim bronze medal". Stuff.co.nz. Retrieved 9 September 2015.
- ^ "Dunham stakes claim at nationals". The Press. 18 February 2017. p. D4. Retrieved 24 February 2017.
- ^ Hinton, Marc (24 April 2017). "Olympic rower Robbie Manson: It's all right to be gay". Stuff.co.nz. Retrieved 28 December 2014.
- ^ "(M1x) Men's Single Sculls – Final". International Rowing Federation. Retrieved 19 June 2017.
- ^ "Another new World Best Time! Men's Single: 6.30.74 – three seconds off Mahe's time. Wow. #WRCPoznan". Twitter. International Rowing Federation. 18 June 2017.
- ^ Anderson, Ian (21 October 2020). "New Zealand sculler Robbie Manson quits rowing ahead of Tokyo Olympics". Stuff.
- ^ "Robbie Manson announces indefinite break from rowing" (Press release). Cambridge, New Zealand: Rowing New Zealand. 21 October 2020. Retrieved 9 July 2021.
- ^ "Robbie Manson delayed his retirement. He was just named to the Paris Olympics". Outsports. 4 June 2024.
External links
- Robert Manson at World Rowing
- Robert Manson at Olympics.com
- Robert Manson at Olympedia
- Robert Manson at the New Zealand Olympic Committee
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