Kevin Lawton

New Zealand rower

Kevin Lawton

Personal information

Birth name

Kevin Edmund Lawton^[1]

Born

(1960-09-28) 28 September 1960 (age 63)^[1]
Auckland, New Zealand

Height

186 cm (6 ft 1 in)^[1]

Weight

88 kg (194 lb)^[1]

Sport

Rowing

Medal record

Men's rowing

Representing New Zealand
Olympic Games
	1984 Los Angeles	Coxed four

Kevin Edmund Lawton (born 28 September 1960) is a former New Zealand rower who won an Olympic bronze medal at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles.

Lawton was born in 1960 in Auckland, New Zealand.^[2] Along with Don Symon, Barrie Mabbott, Ross Tong and Brett Hollister (cox), Lawton won the bronze medal in the coxed four.^[3] He is listed as New Zealand Olympian athlete number 461 by the New Zealand Olympic Committee.^[2]

He now lives on a lifestyle block in Leigh,^[2] with his wife and their four daughters.^{[citation needed]}

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Kevin Lawton". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 7 November 2016.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Kevin Lawton". New Zealand Olympic Committee. Retrieved 7 November 2016.
^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "New Zealand Rowing at the 1984 Los Angeles Summer Games". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 7 November 2016.