Mahe Drysdale misses out on medals at New Zealand rowing championships
Drysdale is also a five-time world champion single sculls champion. The oldest single sculls champion in Olympic history was Great Britain’s Harry Blackstaffe. He won gold at the 1908 Games in London, aged 40. Last year Drysdale admitted he questioned whether he would continue to compete at the highest level, a consequence of being forced to be in lockdown with the rest of New Zealand. “I got to a place where I was prepared to walk away and I have never been in that spot before,’’ he told NZME. “So it was quite strange just not having any motivation to train. I was really havin...
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