Joe Earl
Athol John "Joe" Earl (born 1 October 1952)[1] is a former New Zealand rower who won two Olympic medals.At the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich he teamed with Dick Joyce, Wybo Veldman, John Hunter, Lindsay Wilson, Tony Hurt, Trevor Coker and Gary Robertson and Simon Dickie (cox) to win the gold medal in the eights.[5] At the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal he again crewed the eight which this time won the bronze medal.His crewmates this time were Alec McLean, Ivan Sutherland, Trevor Coker, Peter Dignan, Lindsay Wilson, Tony Hurt and Dave Rodger and Simon Dickie (cox).Whilst doctors had advised against travel due to a weak heart, his parents went nonetheless and his father died when they were in Italy.