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Don Rowlands (Donald David Rowlands) was born on 17 June, 1926 in New Zealand, is a New Zealand rower and businessman. Discover Don Rowlands'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 89 years old?
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Donald David Rowlands |
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89 years old |
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Gemini |
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17 June, 1926 |
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17 June |
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| Date of death |
2015 |
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New Zealand
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Don Rowlands Height, Weight & Measurements
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Dating & Relationship status
He is currently single. He is not dating anyone. We don't have much information about He's past relationship and any previous engaged. According to our Database, He has no children.
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Don Rowlands Net Worth
His net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Don Rowlands worth at the age of 89 years old? Don Rowlands’s income source is mostly from being a successful rower. He is from New Zealand. We have estimated Don Rowlands's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.
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$1 Million - $5 Million |
| Salary in 2024 |
Under Review |
| Net Worth in 2023 |
Pending |
| Salary in 2023 |
Under Review |
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| Source of Income |
rower |
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Timeline
Sir Donald David Rowlands (17 June 1926 – 18 March 2015) was a New Zealand rower and businessman.
Rowlands was born in 1926, the third child of Ruby Winifred (née Harrison) and Horace Edward Rowlands, and was raised in the small town of Ōwhango where his father was a sawmill manager.
When aged five, Rowlands contracted rheumatic fever and had congested lungs, and missed a year's school as a result.
Rowlands rowed for the West End Rowing Club in Auckland, and won nine New Zealand national rowing titles in the single sculls, double sculls and eights between 1948 and 1957.
Rowlands began working for Fisher & Paykel as an assistant production engineer in 1948.
At the next British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Vancouver, he won the gold medal in the men's single sculls.
He was included in the New Zealand team for the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne but did not compete.
Rowlands served as a New Zealand rowing selector between 1960 and 1977, and managed the national rowing squads at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Perth and at the 1997 World Rowing Championships.
In the 1973 New Year Honours, Rowlands was appointed a Member of the Order of the British Empire, for services to rowing, and he was promoted to Commander of the same order in the 1979 Queen's Birthday Honours.
Between 1974 and 1992, Rowlands was the New Zealand and Australian representative on the International Rowing Federation.
He was the vice-patron and a life member of Rowing New Zealand.
He was chairman of the organising committee for the 1978 World Rowing Championships at Lake Karapiro and patron of the 2010 World Rowing Championships at the same venue.
He rose to become a director and chief executive of the company from 1978 to 2001.
He also served as the chairman of Mainfreight from 1983, and became a director of HamiltonJet in 1990.
Rowlands was named as a member of the New Zealand Olympic Order in 1991.
He won the leadership award at the 2005 Halberg Awards.
He was inducted into the New Zealand Sports Hall of Fame.
In August 2014, he was inducted into the New Zealand Business Hall of Fame.
In the 2015 New Year Honours, shortly before his death, Rowlands was appointed a Knight Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit for services to business and rowing.
In the 2015 Australia Day Honours he was appointed an honorary Member of the Order of Australia for significant service to the sport of rowing.
