Dave Rodger
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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
(cox). Rodger was selected for the coxless four to compete at the 1980 Summer Olympics
in Moscow
but did not go due to the boycott
. At the 1984 Summer Olympics
in Los Angeles
he was a member of the eight which finished fourth. Rodger married Dianne (née Zorn) a leading New Zealand athlete. They were the first husband and wife to compete for New Zealand at the same Olympic Games.
Rodger now coaches, encouraging deep burn and sixty minute ergs, as well as eating yoghurt and drinking milk straight after training. He has been quoted as saying "if you were like me you would be viewing milk as a food and not as a liquid" and "you'll see that I'm really a sheep in wolf's clothing" and "a joke's a joke, a poke's a poke......no poke, no joke."
He is well respected for making awkward jokes about his New Zuland accent, relying heavily on the correlation between 'six' and 'sex'.
His son Logan is now attempting to follow in his father's footsteps as a budding young rower and member of the Waikato Regional Performance Rowing Centre.
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
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he was a member of 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 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...
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). Rodger was selected for the coxless four to compete at the 1980 Summer Olympics
1980 Summer Olympics
The 1980 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXII Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event celebrated in Moscow in the Soviet Union. In addition, the yachting events were held in Tallinn, and some of the preliminary matches and the quarter-finals of the football tournament...
in Moscow
Moscow
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but did not go due to the boycott
American-led boycott of the 1980 Summer Olympics
The 1980 Summer Olympics boycott of the Moscow Olympics was a part of a package of actions initiated by the United States to protest the Soviet war in Afghanistan...
. At the 1984 Summer Olympics
1984 Summer Olympics
The 1984 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXIII Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event held in Los Angeles, California, United States in 1984...
in Los Angeles
Los Ángeles
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he was a member of the eight which finished fourth. Rodger married Dianne (née Zorn) a leading New Zealand athlete. They were the first husband and wife to compete for New Zealand at the same Olympic Games.
Rodger now coaches, encouraging deep burn and sixty minute ergs, as well as eating yoghurt and drinking milk straight after training. He has been quoted as saying "if you were like me you would be viewing milk as a food and not as a liquid" and "you'll see that I'm really a sheep in wolf's clothing" and "a joke's a joke, a poke's a poke......no poke, no joke."
He is well respected for making awkward jokes about his New Zuland accent, relying heavily on the correlation between 'six' and 'sex'.
His son Logan is now attempting to follow in his father's footsteps as a budding young rower and member of the Waikato Regional Performance Rowing Centre.