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Rob Waddell

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Robert Norman Waddell (born 7 January 1975) is a New Zealand Olympic Gold Medalist and double World Champion Single sculler rower, and America's Cup yachtsman. He is a triple New Zealand Supreme 'Halberg Awards' Sportsperson of the year winner, 1998 to 2000. He holds the third fastest 2000 metre indoor rowing machine time in the world, clocking a time of 5 mins 36.6 secs (5:36.6), which was the previous world record for 19 years before the time was improved by Joshua Dunkley-Smith. He also held the record for 5000m on the rowing machine with a time of 14min 58sec. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2024). Rob Waddell is the 4,726th most popular athlete (up from 6,982nd in 2024), the 222nd most popular biography from New Zealand (up from 289th in 2019) and the 38th most popular New Zealander Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Rob Waddell ranks 4,726 out of 6,025. Before him are Sofia Bekatorou, Anaïs Bescond, Jari Mantila, Andrei Tivontchik, Ester Workel, and Benjamin Limo. After him are Edna Kiplagat, Mike Stulce, Pia Hansen, Todd Hays, Liu Jing, and Fabrizio Mori.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1975, Rob Waddell ranks 1,038. Before him are Kyle Bornheimer, Joe Smith, Andy Hallett, Laure Pequegnot, Ahmed Ismail El Shamy, and Ester Workel. After him are Laura Voutilainen, Lisandro Alonso, Maxim Mehmet, Ademola Okulaja, Luciano Siqueira de Oliveira, and Patrick Zwaanswijk.

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In New Zealand

Among people born in New Zealand, Rob Waddell ranks 222 out of 303. Before him are Sonny Bill Williams (1985), Jack Bauer (1985), Barbara Kendall (1967), Kayne Vincent (1988), Daniel Logan (1987), and Stefan Marinovic (1991). After him are Jenny Armstrong (1970), Benee (2000), Hamish Carter (1971), George Bennett (1990), Ben Sigmund (1981), and Simon van Velthooven (1988).

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Among ATHLETES In New Zealand

Among athletes born in New Zealand, Rob Waddell ranks 38. Before him are Ross Tong (1961), Brett Hollister (1966), Valerie Adams (1984), Daniel López (null), Shane O'Brien (1960), and Barbara Kendall (1967). After him are Jenny Armstrong (1970), Hamish Carter (1971), Laurel Hubbard (1978), Blyth Tait (1961), Maddison Keeney (1996), and Lisa Carrington (1989).

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