Athol Earl
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Athol "Joe" Earl is a former New Zealand rower
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 2 Olympic medals. At the 1972 Summer Olympics
1972 Summer Olympics
The 1972 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event held in Munich, West Germany, from August 26 to September 11, 1972....

 in Munich
Munich
Munich The city's motto is "" . Before 2006, it was "Weltstadt mit Herz" . Its native name, , is derived from the Old High German Munichen, meaning "by the monks' place". The city's name derives from the monks of the Benedictine order who founded the city; hence the monk depicted on the city's coat...

 he teamed with Dick Joyce
Dick Joyce (rowing)
Dick Joyce is a former New Zealand rower who won two Olympic gold medals during his career. At the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico Joyce won the coxed four along with Dudley Storey, Ross Collinge, Warren Cole and Simon Dickie...

, Wybo Veldman
Wybo Veldman
Wybo Veldman is a former New Zealand rower who won an Olympic Gold medal at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich. He teamed with Dick Joyce, Tony Hurt, John Hunter, Lindsay Wilson, Athol Earl, Trevor Coker and Gary Robertson and Simon Dickie to win the Gold medal in the eights...

, John Hunter, Lindsay Wilson, 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...

, Trevor Coker
Trevor Coker
Trevor Ian Coker was a former New Zealand rower who won two Olympic medals in his career....

 and Gary Robertson
Gary Robertson (rower)
Gary David Robertson is a former New Zealand rower who won an Olympic gold medal at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich....

 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) to win the Gold medal in the eights. 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
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 he again crewed the eight which this time won the Bronze medal. His crewmates this time were Alex McLean
Alex McLean
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 .Member of New Zealand rowing eight...

, 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, 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...

 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).

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