| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Donald Charles Leach |
| Born | 5 November 1980[1] Christchurch, New Zealand |
| Height | 197 cm (6 ft 6 in)[1] |
| Weight | 94 kg (207 lb)[1] |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Rowing |
Donald Charles "Don" Leach (born 5 November 1980) is a New Zealand rower. He is a renowned bush pilot specialising in riverbed landings up the Rangitata River in the central South Island.
Leach was born in Christchurch.[2] He represented New Zealand in the coxless four at the 2004 Summer Olympics at Athens, where the team came fifth.[3]
References
- ^ a b c Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Donald Leach". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 3 December 2016. Retrieved 1 October 2016.
- ^ "Donald Leach". New Zealand Olympic Committee. Retrieved 1 October 2016.
- ^ "(M4-) Men's Four - Final". International Rowing Federation. Retrieved 1 October 2016.
- Black Gold by Ron Palenski (2008, 2004 New Zealand Sports Hall of Fame, Dunedin) p. 57 ISBN 047600683X
External links
- Donald Leach at World Rowing
- Don Leach at the NZOC website at the Wayback Machine (archived 16 August 2012)
- Donald Leach at Olympics.com
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