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Rob Waddell

New Zealand rower
Person Human Q1768469

Facts

18 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[10]
Date of birth
January 7, 1975
Place of birth
Te Kūiti
Country of citizenship
New Zealand[6]
Occupation
rower, rugby union player
Educated at
University of Waikato, Piopio College[7][8]
Award received
Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit[9]
Spouse
Sonia Waddell[5]
Citizenship
New Zealand
Family name
Waddell[13]
Given name
Rob[14]
Height
200.0[19]
Mass
103.0[20]
Nickname
V-12[18]
Participant in
rowing at the 1996 Summer Olympics – men's single sculls, rowing at the 2000 Summer Olympics – men's single sculls, rowing at the 2008 Summer Olympics – men's double sculls[15][16][17]
Position played on team / speciality
lock[11]
Sport
rowing[12]
🏷️ Also known as
en Robert Norman Waddell en Rob Waddell cs Robert Norman Waddell da Robert Norman Waddell el Ρομπ Γουόντελ es Robert Norman Waddell fa راب وادل ko 롭 워델 nl Robert Norman "Rob" Waddell nl Robert Waddell pl Robert Norman Waddell ru Роб Уоддел ru Уоддел, Роб uk Роб Водделл zh 罗布·沃德尔
🔖 Identifiers · 13
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Rob Waddell in February 2008.jpg ↗
Alexander Turnbull Library ID
175647
Freebase ID
/m/025k6c
InterSportStats athlete ID
3000490564
New Zealand Olympic Committee athlete ID
rob-waddell
Olympedia people ID
39262
Olympic.org athlete ID (archived)
rob-waddell
Olympics.com athlete ID
rob-waddell
Quora topic ID
Rob-Waddell-4
Sports-Reference.com Olympic athlete ID (archived)
wa/rob-waddell-1
Te Papa agent ID
11592
World Rowing rower ID
11643
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World Rowing rower UUID
521631fd-c2f0-4f47-9b6e-04f3d01e5ca9

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Occupation 2
rower, rugby union player
Country of citizenship 1
New Zealand
Educated at 1
University of Waikato
Given name 1
Rob
Instance of 1
human
Participant in 1
rowing at the 2008 Summer Olympics – men's double sculls
Place of birth 1
Te Kūiti
Position played on team / speciality 1
lock
Sex or gender 1
male
Sport 1
rowing
Spouse 1
Sonia Waddell
Spouses 1
Sonia Waddell
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Summary

Rob Waddell's place of birth was Te Kūiti[1]. He was born on January 7, 1975[2]. He worked as a rower[3] and rugby union player[4].

Body

Education

Educated at University of Waikato[7], a public university[21], in New Zealand[22], founded in 1964[23] and Piopio College[8], a secondary school[24], in New Zealand[25], founded in 1975[26].

FAQs

Where was Rob Waddell born?

Rob Waddell was born in Te Kūiti[1].

Who was Rob Waddell married to?

Rob Waddell's spouses include Sonia Waddell[5].

What did Rob Waddell do for work?

Rob Waddell worked as rower[3] and rugby union player[4].

Where did Rob Waddell go to school?

Rob Waddell was educated at University of Waikato[7] and Piopio College[8].

What awards did Rob Waddell receive?

Honors received include Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit[9].

Related Entities

New Zealand

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [1] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [10] ↑ . World Rowing athlete database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . World Rowing athlete database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [3] ↑ . World Rowing athlete database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [2] ↑ . World Rowing athlete database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [15] ↑ . Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [16] ↑ . Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . Olympedia. wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . Olympedia. wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . Olympedia. wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [21] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [22] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [23] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [24] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [25] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [26] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

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