Dudley Storey

New Zealand rower

Dudley Storey

OBE

Storey in 2008

Personal information
Full name| Dudley Leonard Storey
Born| (1939-11-27)27 November 1939
Wairoa, New Zealand
Died| 6 March 2017(2017-03-06) (aged 77)
Auckland, New Zealand
Sport
Sport| Rowing

Medal record

Men's rowing
Representing  New Zealand
Olympic Games
| 1968 Mexico | Coxed four
| 1972 Munich | Coxless four
World Rowing Championships
| 1970 St. Catharines | Eight

Dudley Leonard Storey OBE (27 November 1939 – 6 March 2017) was a New Zealand rower who won two Olympic medals.

## Rowing career

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Storey at the medal ceremony of the coxless four at the 1972 Olympic Games in Munich

Storey was born in 1939 in Wairoa, New Zealand.[1] After having received an invitation to the Henley Royal Regatta, he won the inaugural Prince Philip Challenge Cup regatta in 1963 in Henley-on-Thames.[2] That year, the Henley regatta was regarded as the event that came closest to a world championship.[3] Darien Boswell, Peter Masfen and Alistair Dryden made up the other rowers, and Bob Page was the cox.[2] The same coxed four team then went to the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, where they placed a disappointing eighth.[2][4]

For the 1968 Summer Olympics, New Zealand qualified an eight and had a pool of four rowers and a cox as a travelling reserve; Storey was part of this reserve. Preparations were held in Christchurch at Kerr's Reach on the Avon River. The reserve rowers were unhappy with the "spare parts" tag and felt that they were good enough to perhaps win a medal if put forward as a coxed four. The manager, Rusty Robertson, commented about them that they were "the funniest looking crew you've ever seen".[5] There were stern discussions with the New Zealand selectors. In a training run, the coxed four was leading the eight over the whole race. In the end, the reserve rowers got their way and New Zealand entered both the coxed four and the eight.[6] Storey won the Olympic coxed four event along with Dick Joyce, Ross Collinge, Warren Cole and Simon Dickie (cox);[7] this was New Zealand's first gold medal in rowing.[5] At the time, he was a 27-year-old carpet layer, whose wife was about to give birth to their first child. He was the only member of the crew to have previously rowed outside New Zealand.[8]

Storey competed at the 1971 European Championships in Copenhagen, Denmark, and came fourth with the coxed four, alongside Noel Mills, Ross Collinge, Raymond Barry, and Peter Lindsay as cox.[9] At the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich he teamed with Dick Tonks, Collinge and Mills to win the Silver medal in the coxless four.[10]

## Later career

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Storey was manager of the successful New Zealand rowing teams from 1982 to 1986.[11] He managed the 1982 and 1983 New Zealand eight,[12] the country's rowing teams at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, and the teams at the 1986 Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh.[11] He later coached Baradene College of the Sacred Heart's rowing squad. Also coached at Takapuna Grammar School.

In the 1983 New Year Honours, Storey was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire, for services to rowing.[13] Storey's medal-winning 1968 rowing crew was inducted into the New Zealand Sports Hall of Fame in 1990.[7] The boat that won the 1963 Prince Philip Challenge Cup, bought in England for £300, is on display at the Auckland Rowing Club.[2]

## Death

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Storey died in Auckland on 6 March 2017, soon after a diagnosis of motor neurone disease.[12]

## References

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1. ^ "Dudley Storey". New Zealand Olympic Committee. 9 February 2016. Retrieved 5 September 2016.
2. ^ a b c d Leggat, David (6 July 2013). "Rowing: Crew toast 50th anniversary of glorious win". The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 5 September 2016.
3. ^ Green, David (5 September 2013). "Rowing – International rowing, 1920s to 1980s". Te Ara: The Encyclopedia of New Zealand. Retrieved 5 September 2016.
4. ^ "New Zealand Rowing at the 1964 Tokyo Summer Games". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 5 September 2016.
5. ^ a b "Famed New Zealand Olympic rower Dudley Storey dies". Stuff. 6 March 2017. Retrieved 6 March 2017.
6. ^ "New Zealand Rowing at the 1968 Ciudad de México Summer Games". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 7 September 2016.
7. ^ a b "Rowing at the 1968 Ciudad de México Summer Games: Men's Coxed Fours". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 7 September 2016.
8. ^ White, Mike (May 2018). "The greatest race you never heard of: NZ's first gold medal in rowing". North & South. 386: 58–66.
9. ^ "(M4+) Men's Coxed Four – Final". International Rowing Federation. Retrieved 6 September 2016.
10. ^ "Rowing at the 1972 München Summer Games: Men's Coxless Fours". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 6 September 2016.
11. ^ a b Leggat, David (24 August 2006). "Rowing: Striving for that golden formula". The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 23 October 2016.
12. ^ a b "Kiwi Olympic rowing gold medalist Dudley Storey passes away". The New Zealand Herald. 6 March 2017. Retrieved 6 March 2017.
13. ^ "No. 49214". The London Gazette (3rd supplement). 31 December 1982. p. 48.

## External links

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* Dudley Storey at World Rowing (archive)
* Dudley Leonard Storey at Olympics.com
* Dudley Storey at Olympic.org (archived)
* Dudley Storey at the New Zealand Olympic Committee
* Dudley Storey at Olympedia

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Olympic champions – Men's coxed four

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* 1900 – final A:  Henri Bouckaert, Jean Cau, Émile Delchambre, Henri Hazebrouck, Charlot (cox) (FRA)
* 1900 – final B:  Gustav Goßler, Oscar Goßler, Walther Katzenstein, Waldemar Tietgens, Carl Goßler (cox) (GER)
* 1912:  Albert Arnheiter, Hermann Wilker, Rudolf Fickeisen, Otto Fickeisen, Karl Leister (cox) (GER)
* 1920:  Willy Brüderlin, Max Rudolf, Paul Rudolf, Hans Walter, Paul Staub (cox) (SUI)
* 1924:  Émile Albrecht, Alfred Probst, Eugen Sigg, Hans Walter, Walter Loosli (cox), Émile Lachapelle (cox) (SUI)
* 1928:  Valerio Perentin, Giliante D'Este, Nicolò Vittori, Giovanni Delise, Renato Petronio (cox) (ITA)
* 1932:  Hans Eller, Horst Hoeck, Walter Meyer, Joachim Spremberg, Carlheinz Neumann (cox) (GER)
* 1936:  Hans Maier, Walter Volle, Ernst Gaber, Paul Söllner, Fritz Bauer (cox) (GER)
* 1948:  Warren Westlund, Bob Martin, Bob Will, Gordy Giovanelli, Allen Morgan (cox) (USA)
* 1952:  Karel Mejta, Jiří Havlis, Jan Jindra, Stanislav Lusk, Miroslav Koranda (cox) (TCH)
* 1956:  Alberto Winkler, Romano Sgheiz, Angelo Vanzin, Franco Trincavelli, Ivo Stefanoni (cox) (ITA)
* 1960:  Gerd Cintl, Horst Effertz, Klaus Riekemann, Jürgen Litz, Michael Obst (cox) (EUA)
* 1964:  Peter Neusel, Bernhard Britting, Joachim Werner, Egbert Hirschfelder, Jürgen Oelke (cox) (EUA)
* 1968:  Dick Joyce, Ross Collinge, Dudley Storey, Warren Cole, Simon Dickie (cox) (NZL)
* 1972:  Peter Berger, Hans-Johann Färber, Gerhard Auer, Alois Bierl, Uwe Benter (cox) (FRG)
* 1976:  Vladimir Eshinov, Nikolay Ivanov, Mikhail Kuznetsov, Aleksandr Klepikov, Aleksandr Sema (heat 1), Aleksandr Lukyanov (cox) (URS)
* 1980:  Dieter Wendisch, Ullrich Dießner, Walter Dießner, Gottfried Döhn, Andreas Gregor (cox) (GDR)
* 1984:  Martin Cross, Richard Budgett, Andy Holmes, Steve Redgrave, Adrian Ellison (cox) (GBR)
* 1988:  Bernd Niesecke, Karsten Schmeling, Bernd Eichwurzel, Frank Klawonn, Hendrik Reiher (cox) (GDR)
* 1992:  Iulică Ruican, Viorel Talapan, Dimitrie Popescu, Nicolae Țaga, Dumitru Răducanu (cox) (ROU)

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* 1912:  Ejler Allert, Christian Hansen, Carl Møller, Carl Pedersen, Poul Hartmann (cox) (DEN)

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1964 New Zealand Olympic team

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* Bill Baillie
* Marise Chamberlain
* John Davies
* Murray Halberg
* Jeff Julian
* Ivan Keats
* Barry Magee
* Avis McIntosh
* Les Mills
* Doreen Porter
* Ray Puckett
* Neville Scott
* Valerie Young
* Peter Snell

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* Paddy Donovan
* Brian Maunsell

Cycling|

* Laurie Byers
* Arthur Candy
* Max Grace
* Dick Johnstone
* Des Thomson

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* Bruce Hansen
* Graeme Hansen
* Adrian White

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* Pauline Gardiner
* Theodora Hill
* Jean Spencer

Field hockey|

* John Anslow
* Ernest Barnes
* Trevor Blake
* Peter Byers
* Phil Bygrave
* Timothy Carter
* John Cullen
* Ross Gillespie
* Bruce Judge
* Grantley Judge
* Ian Kerr
* Brian Maunsell
* Alan Patterson
* Bill Schaefer

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* Darien Boswell
* Mark Brownlee
* Lex Clark
* Peter Delaney
* Alistair Dryden
* John Gibbons
* Peter Masfen
* Robert Page
* George Paterson
* Tony Popplewell
* Doug Pulman
* Raymond Skinner
* Dudley Storey
* Murray Watkinson
* Alan Webster

Sailing|

* Peter Mander
* Helmer Pedersen
* Earle Wells

Swimming|

* Dave Gerrard
* Vivien Haddon

Weightlifting|

* Don Oliver

Wrestling|

* Tony Greig
* Roy Meehan

Chef de Mission: William Stevenson

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1968 New Zealand Olympic team

Athletics|

* Roger Johnson
* Rex Maddaford
* Evan Maguire
* Dave McKenzie
* Les Mills
* Sylvia Potts
* Mike Ryan
* Robin Tait
* Peter Welsh

Cycling|

* Bryce Beeston
* John Dean
* Neil Lyster
* Des Thomson
* Richie Thomson

Field hockey|

* John Anslow
* Jan Borren
* Roger Capey
* John Christensen
* John Hicks
* Bruce Judge
* Barry Maister
* Selwyn Maister
* Trevor Manning
* Alan McIntyre
* Ross McPherson
* Jim Palmer
* Alan Patterson
* Ted Salmon
* Bill Thomson
* Keith Thomson

Rowing|

* Mark Brownlee
* Gil Cawood
* Warren Cole
* Ross Collinge
* Simon Dickie
* Alistair Dryden
* John Gibbons
* John Hunter
* Dick Joyce
* Tom Just
* Robert Page
* Dudley Storey
* Wybo Veldman
* Alan Webster

Sailing|

* Jonty Farmer
* Ralph Roberts
* Geoff Smale

Shooting|

* Ian Ballinger
* Stew Nairn

Swimming|

* Pru Chapman
* Tui Shipston
* Glenda Stirling
* Sandra Whittleston

Weightlifting|

* John Bolton
* Don Oliver

Chef de Mission: Lloyd Hosking

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1972 New Zealand Olympic team

Archery|

* Robin Sampson

Athletics|

* Laurie D'Arcy
* Rod Dixon
* Jack Foster
* Sue Haden
* Penny Hunt
* Roger Johnson
* Terry Manners
* Brenda Matthews
* Dave McKenzie
* Les Mills
* Tony Polhill
* Dick Quax
* Bevan Smith
* Robin Tait
* Dick Tayler
* Gavin Thorley

Boxing|

* Jeff Rackley
* Pat Ryan

Canoeing|

* Donald Cooper
* Tom Dooney

Cycling|

* Bruce Biddle
* Paul Brydon
* John Dean
* Vern Hanaray
* Harry Kent
* Neil Lyster
* Robert Oliver
* Blair Stockwell

Gymnastics|

* Diane Foote
* Terry Sale

Field hockey|

* Jeff Archibald
* Arthur Borren
* Jan Borren
* John Christensen
* Greg Dayman
* Chris Ineson
* Ross McPherson
* Barry Maister
* Selwyn Maister
* Trevor Manning
* Arthur Parkin
* Ramesh Patel
* Alan Patterson
* Kevin Rigby
* Ted Salmon
* Warwick Wright

Judo|

* Rick Littlewood

Rowing|

* John Clark
* Trevor Coker
* Warren Cole
* Ross Collinge
* Simon Dickie
* Joe Earl
* John Hunter
* Tony Hurt
* Dick Joyce
* Peter Lindsay
* David Lindstrom
* Noel Mills
* Chris Nilsson
* Gary Robertson
* Dudley Storey
* Dick Tonks
* Wybo Veldman
* Murray Watkinson
* Lindsay Wilson

Sailing|

* Fraser Beer
* Jock Bilger
* Noel Everett
* Con Linton
* Steve Marten
* Murray Ross
* Jack Scholes
* Bret de Thier
* Ron Watson

Shooting|

* Ian Ballinger
* Graeme McIntyre
* Bruce McMillan
* Mike Watt

Swimming|

* Heather Coombridge
* Colin Herring
* Susan Hunter
* John McConnochie
* Jaynie Parkhouse
* Mark Treffers

Weightlifting|

* John Bolton
* Tony Ebert
* Brian Marsden

Wrestling|

* David Aspin

Chef de Mission: Joe McManemin
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