Geoffrey Stewart
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Geoffrey Peter Stewart (born 15 December 1973) is an Olympic
-level rower, who competes for Australia
.
He is the twin brother of James Stewart
(Olympian 1996, 2000, 2004) and older brother of Stephen Stewart
. They were the first trio of brothers to represent Australia in rowing at the same Olympics and were all educated at Newington College
(1984–1991), and coached by olympian and fellow Old Newingtonian Michael Morgan
.
In 1996 Geoffrey competed in the men's eight event at the Atlanta Olympics, placing sixth. In 2000 he again teamed up with James and competed in the Men's coxless four with James placing 3rd. In 2004 Athens Olympics he rowed with his brother James and Stephen in the Men's Eight placing third.
Olympic Games
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-level rower, who competes for Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
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He is the twin brother of James Stewart
James Stewart (rower)
James Alexander Stewart is an Olympic-level rower, who competes for Australia.He is the twin brother of Geoffrey Stewart and older brother of Stephen Stewart...
(Olympian 1996, 2000, 2004) and older brother of Stephen Stewart
Stephen Stewart
Stephen John Stewart is an Olympic-level rower, who competes for Australia. He is the younger brother of the dual bronze medal winning Olympic rowers James Stewart and Geoffrey Stewart...
. They were the first trio of brothers to represent Australia in rowing at the same Olympics and were all educated at Newington College
Newington College
Newington College is an independent, Uniting Church, day and boarding school for boys, located in Stanmore, an inner-western suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia....
(1984–1991), and coached by olympian and fellow Old Newingtonian Michael Morgan
Michael Morgan (Rower)
Michael Dennis Morgan is an Olympic-level rower, who has competed for Australia. He attended Newington College . In addition to winning state and national titles he represented Australia as an athlete at two successive Olympics, winning silver at the 1968 Mexico Games...
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In 1996 Geoffrey competed in the men's eight event at the Atlanta Olympics, placing sixth. In 2000 he again teamed up with James and competed in the Men's coxless four with James placing 3rd. In 2004 Athens Olympics he rowed with his brother James and Stephen in the Men's Eight placing third.