Alex McLean
Encyclopedia
Alec McLean is a former New Zealand rower
who won an Olympic Bronze medal. At the 1976 Summer Olympics
in Montreal
he crewed the eight along with Tony Hurt
, Ivan Sutherland
, Trevor Coker
, Peter Dignan
, Lindsay Wilson, Athol Earl
and Dave Rodger
and Simon Dickie
(cox).
Member of New Zealand rowing eight 1974 - 1976. Bronze medallist at World Rowing Championships, Lucerne, Switzerland 1974; bronze medallist at World Rowing Championships, Nottingham England, 1975.
A long-serving Parliamentary private secretary to Prime Ministers and Ministers in the New Zealand Government until November 2008, Alec is currently deputy official secretary to the Governor-General of New Zealand.
Alec was made a member of the Queen's Service Order (QSO) in the New Zealand 2009 New Year Honours for services to New Zealand.
Rowing (sport)
Rowing is a sport in which athletes race against each other on rivers, on lakes or on the ocean, depending upon the type of race and the discipline. The boats are propelled by the reaction forces on the oar blades as they are pushed against the water...
who won an Olympic Bronze medal. At the 1976 Summer Olympics
1976 Summer Olympics
The 1976 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXI Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event celebrated in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, in 1976. Montreal was awarded the rights to the 1976 Games on May 12, 1970, at the 69th IOC Session in Amsterdam, over the bids of Moscow and...
in Montreal
Montreal
Montreal is a city in Canada. It is the largest city in the province of Quebec, the second-largest city in Canada and the seventh largest in North America...
he crewed the eight along with Tony Hurt
Tony Hurt
Tony Hurt is a former New Zealand rower who won 2 Olympic medals. At the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich he teamed with Dick Joyce, Wybo Veldman, John Hunter, Lindsay Wilson, Athol Earl, Trevor Coker and Gary Robertson and Simon Dickie to win the Gold medal in the eights...
, Ivan Sutherland
Ivan Sutherland (rower)
Ivan Carl Sutherland MNZM is a former New Zealand rower who won an Olympic Bronze medal. At the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal he crewed the eight along Tony Hurt, Alex McLean, Trevor Coker, Peter Dignan, Lindsay Wilson, Athol Earl and Dave Rodger and Simon Dickie...
, Trevor Coker
Trevor Coker
Trevor Ian Coker was a former New Zealand rower who won two Olympic medals in his career....
, Peter Dignan
Peter Dignan (rower)
Peter Dignan is a former New Zealand rower. His father later entered the diplomatic corps, and as a result, Dignan spent a lot of time outside of his parents' native New Zealand...
, Lindsay Wilson, Athol Earl
Athol Earl
Athol "Joe" Earl is a former New Zealand rower who won 2 Olympic medals. At the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich he teamed with Dick Joyce, Wybo Veldman, John Hunter, Lindsay Wilson, Tony Hurt, Trevor Coker and Gary Robertson and Simon Dickie to win the Gold medal in the eights...
and Dave Rodger
Dave Rodger
Dave Rodger is a former New Zealand rower who won an Olympic Bronze medal. At the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal he was a member of the eight along with Tony Hurt, Ivan Sutherland, Trevor Coker, Peter Dignan, Lindsay Wilson, Athol Earl and Alex McLean and Simon Dickie...
and Simon Dickie
Simon Dickie
Simon Dickie is a former New Zealand rowing cox who won 3 Olympic medals. At the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico Dickie won the Gold medal in the coxed four along with Dick Joyce, Dudley Storey, Ross Collinge and Warren Cole...
(cox).
Member of New Zealand rowing eight 1974 - 1976. Bronze medallist at World Rowing Championships, Lucerne, Switzerland 1974; bronze medallist at World Rowing Championships, Nottingham England, 1975.
A long-serving Parliamentary private secretary to Prime Ministers and Ministers in the New Zealand Government until November 2008, Alec is currently deputy official secretary to the Governor-General of New Zealand.
Alec was made a member of the Queen's Service Order (QSO) in the New Zealand 2009 New Year Honours for services to New Zealand.