Nick Porzig

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Nicholas "Nick" Weston Porzig (born July 1, 1972 in Cape Town , South Africa ) is a former Australian rower and Olympic medalist.

Athletic career

The 1.95 m tall Nick Porzig was part of the Australian eighth from 1993 . After finishing fourth at the 1993 World Championships , he finished fifth at the 1994 World Championships and eleventh place at the 1995 World Championships . At the 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta, the Australian eighth reached sixth place with Porzig.

After a year without an international start, Porzig returned to eighth place in 1998, with which he finished sixth at the world championships. Seventh place followed at the 1999 World Championships . In 2000 the Australian eighth finished second behind the British in the World Cup regattas in Vienna and Lucerne. Even in front of a home crowd at the Olympic Games in Sydney , the Australians could not beat the British, with eight tenths of a second behind the Australians received the silver medal.

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SURNAME Porzig, Nick
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Porzig, Nicholas Weston (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Australian rower
DATE OF BIRTH July 1, 1972
PLACE OF BIRTH Cape Town , South Africa