Eric Murray (rower)

Eric Gordon Murray CNZM (born 6 May 1982) is a retired New Zealand rower and gold medalist at the 2012 London Olympic Games, as well as at the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games. He won six consecutive World Rowing Championship gold medals in the coxless pair plus two other gold medals in the coxless four and coxed pair. In 2012 an 2014 he set two world best times in the coxless pair and coxed pair respectively, which as of 2021 still stand as the world's best in those boat classes.

Eric Murray
CNZM
Murray in 2013
Personal information
Full nameEric Gordon Murray
Born (1982-05-06) 6 May 1982
Hastings, New Zealand
Height196 cm (6 ft 5 in)
Weight98 kg (216 lb)
Medal record
Men's rowing
Representing  New Zealand
Olympic Games
2012 London Men's coxless pair
2016 Rio de Janeiro Men's coxless pair
World Championships
2007 Munich Men's coxless four
2009 Poznan Men's coxless pair
2010 Karapiro Men's coxless pair
2011 Bled Men's coxless pair
2013 Chungjiu Men's coxless pair
2014 Amsterdam Men's coxed pair
2014 Amsterdam Men's coxless pair
2015 Aiguebelette Men's coxless pair
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