Trevor Coker Athlete
Trevor Ian Coker (1 October 1949 in Wanganui, New Zealand – August 1981) was a former New Zealand rower who won two Olympic medals in his career. At the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich he teamed with Dick Joyce, Wybo Veldman, John Hunter, Lindsay Wilson, Athol Earl, Tony Hurt and Gary Robertson and Simon Dickie (cox) to win the Gold medal in the eights. At the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal he again crewed the eight which this time won the Bronze medal. His crewmates this time were Alex McLean, Ivan Sutherland, Tony Hurt, Peter Dignan, Lindsay Wilson, Athol Earl and Dave Rodger and Simon Dickie (cox). Coker died of a brain tumour in 1981.
Personal facts
| Birth date | October 01, 1949 |
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| Date of death | August 23, 1981 |