Read the bio below and try to give details on trevor coker 's: - medaltemplates - birth date Bio: trevor ian coker -lrb- 1 october 1949 -- 23 august 1981 -rrb- was a former new zealand rower who won two olympic medals in his career . he was born in wanganui , new zealand . coker was a trained teacher . won the european championship in 1971 and was awarded nz sportsperson of the year -lrb- with his respective teams -rrb- in 1971 and 1972 . at the 1972 summer olympics in munich he teamed with dick joyce , wybo veldman , john hunter , lindsay wilson , athol earl , tony hurt and gary robertson and simon dickie -lrb- cox -rrb- to win the gold medal in the eights . at the 1976 summer olympics in montreal he again crewed the eight which this time won the bronze medal . his crewmates this time were alex mclean , ivan sutherland , tony hurt , peter dignan , lindsay wilson , athol earl and dave rodger and simon dickie -lrb- cox -rrb- . nz olympian # 266 . coker won the nz national championships in the 4s in ' 74 , '75 and '76 and with the 8s in 1976 . won bronze at the world championships in 1974 and 1975 . coker died of a brain tumour in 1981 . his team-mates stayed close to his wife and son ; assisting with financial support . trevor and the 1972 gold medal team were inducted into the nz sports hall of fame in 1990 . in 1997 , the 1972 team travelled back to the course at munich to mark the 25 year anniversary . coker was the only member not present . nz secondary schools rowing teams compete today for the coker memorial shield .
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- medaltemplates is men 's rowing- birth date is 1 october 1949