Age, Biography and Wiki
Rob Waddell was born on 7 January, 1975 in Te Kūiti, New Zealand, is a New Zealand Olympic Gold Medalist rower and rugby union footballer. Discover Rob Waddell's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 49 years old?
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49 years old |
| Zodiac Sign |
Capricorn |
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7 January 1975 |
| Birthday |
7 January |
| Birthplace |
Te Kūiti, New Zealand |
| Nationality |
New Zealand
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He is a member of famous Player with the age 49 years old group.
Rob Waddell Height, Weight & Measurements
At 49 years old, Rob Waddell height is 2.01 m and Weight 103 kg.
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2.01 m |
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103 kg |
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Who Is Rob Waddell's Wife?
His wife is Sonia Waddell (m. 1998)
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Sonia Waddell (m. 1998) |
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Rob Waddell Net Worth
His net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Rob Waddell worth at the age of 49 years old? Rob Waddell’s income source is mostly from being a successful Player. He is from New Zealand. We have estimated Rob Waddell's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.
| Net Worth in 2024 |
$1 Million - $5 Million |
| Salary in 2024 |
Under Review |
| Net Worth in 2023 |
Pending |
| Salary in 2023 |
Under Review |
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Not Available |
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Not Available |
| Source of Income |
Player |
Rob Waddell Social Network
Timeline
Robert Norman Waddell (born 7 January 1975) is a New Zealand Olympic Gold Medalist and double World Champion Single sculler rower, and America's Cup yachtsman.
Waddell was born in 1975 in Te Kūiti.
He is a triple New Zealand Supreme 'Halberg Awards' Sportsperson of the year winner, 1998 to 2000.
He studied at the University of Waikato, graduating in 1998 and being recognised as one of three distinguished alumni in a 2015 ceremony.
In 1998, he married fellow rower Sonia Scown, the daughter of a former All Black, Alistair Scown.
He holds the third fastest 2000 metre indoor rowing machine time in the world, clocking a time of 5 mins 36.6 secs (5:36.6), which was the previous world record for 19 years before the time was improved by Joshua Dunkley-Smith.
He also held the record for 5000m on the rowing machine with a time of 14min 58sec.
This made him the first person to go below 15 min for this distance.
He holds a black belt in judo.
He played rugby union for Waikato.
With 8 years out of the sport he broke the 2000 m and 5000 m world records on the rowing machine and defeated Mahé Drysdale, the world champion in the single sculls, who was also a New Zealander.
As it was an Olympic year and only one crew can be sent to the Olympics in each boat class the stage was set for a battle to see who would fill the Olympic single sculls spot.
Despite Waddell getting the better of Drysdale in the domestic regattas the selectors created a three-race trial to decide who would go.
With the wins for each sculler tied at 1–1 it came down to a final race which Drysdale won.
In the 2001 New Year Honours, Waddell was appointed an Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit, for services to rowing.
Rob Waddell switched to sailing for the Team New Zealand 2003 America's Cup defence.
Waddell was then selected into the double sculls with the young Nathan Cohen, world champion at the 2006 World University Games in single sculls, in early 2008.
He participated again in the 2007 America's Cup.
Following this, Waddell returned to rowing representing New Zealand in rowing at the 2008 Summer Olympics in the double sculls at the Beijing Olympics.
In 2008 he made a comeback to rowing after leaving the sport after the 2000 Sydney Olympics, in pursuit of a sailing career as a grinder.
At the 2008 Olympic Games in Shunyi Olympic Rowing-Canoeing Park, Shunyi, Beijing in August 2008, the two finished fourth in the double sculls final.
Waddell retired from rowing to take up sailing again.
Cohen went on to win the gold medal in double sculls at the next Olympic Games in 2012, with rowing partner Joseph Sullivan as Waddell's replacement.
In the 2013 Louis Vuitton Cup, which Team New Zealand won over Prada Luna Rossa, Waddell was a key grinder and member of the team that eventually went on to challenge Team Oracle USA for the 2013 America's Cup.
Waddell was Chef de Mission of the 2014 and 2018 New Zealand Commonwealth Games teams, and the 2016 and 2022 Summer Olympics.
