Joe Schneider
Appearance
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Full name | Joseph Conrad Schneider | ||||||||||||||
Born | 11 September 1926 | ||||||||||||||
Died | 3 March 2015 | (aged 86)||||||||||||||
Occupation | Cabinet maker | ||||||||||||||
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Country | New Zealand | ||||||||||||||
Sport | Rowing | ||||||||||||||
Club | Aramoho Rowing Club | ||||||||||||||
Coached by | William Webb | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Joseph Conrad Schneider (11 September 1926 – 15 March 2013) was a New Zealand rower. At the 1950 British Empire Games in Auckland, Schneider (stroke) and Des Simonson (bow) won the silver medal in the men's double sculls.[1][2] They finished with a time of 7:32, 10 seconds behind the winning Australian crew.[3]
Born on 11 September 1926, Schneider became a cabinet maker.[4] Both he and Des Simonson were members of the Aramoho Rowing Club in Whanganui, where they were coached by the former world professioning single scull champion, William Webb.[1] Schneider died in Whanganui on 15 March 2013, and his ashes were buried in Aramoho Cemetery.[4]
References
- ^ a b "Champion crews selected for rowing events". Gisborne Herald. 12 December 1949. p. 7. Retrieved 26 January 2019.
- ^ "Rowing double scull – men Auckland 1950". Commonwealth Games Federation. 2018. Retrieved 26 January 2019.
- ^ "Empire Games 1950 souvenir issue". New Zealand Sportsman. 4 (8): 47. 8 March 1950.
- ^ a b "Cemetery view". Whanganui District Council. Retrieved 26 January 2019.