Rob Hamill
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Rob Hamil MNZM |
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Green candidate for Taranaki-King Country in the 2008 general election |
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Election date 8 November 2008 |
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| Opponent(s) | Shane Ardern, Renée van de Weert, William Izard and Iain Parker |
| Incumbent | Shane Ardern |
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4 January 1964 Whakatane, New Zealand |
| Nationality |
 New Zealand
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| Political party | Green |
| Spouse(s) | Rachel |
| Children | Finlay, Declan and Ivan |
| Residence | Te Pahu |
| Sport | Rowing |
| Website | www.robhamill.com |
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1994 Eagle Creek Park, US | LM2x |
Robert Miles "Rob" Hamill, MNZM, (born 4 January 1964), also known as Robbie Hamill, is a former New Zealand rower and political candidate. He came to public attention when, in 1994, he won a silver medal in the World Rowing Championships. He went on to win the first Atlantic Rowing Race in 1997.
Hamill was a candidate at the 2008 general election for the Green Party. However, he was not elected. His oldest brother, Kerry, was imprisoned and killed by members of the Khmer Rouge in 1978, after straying into Cambodian waters. Rob testified in court against the leader of the prison, Duch, in 2009.
Rob Hamill was born on 4 January 1964 in Whakatane, Bay of Plenty.
Hamill considers boxer Muhammad Ali his role model, "his skill, athleticism, courage, arrogance and self-belief all had a huge influence."
At the 1994 World Rowing Championships at Eagle Creek Park, Indianapolis, United States, Hamill won a Silver medal in the lightweight men's double sculls with Mike Rodger. Hamill also took part in the 1996 Atlanta Summer Olympics on behalf of New Zealand.
He is most well known for his winning of the inaugural Atlantic Rowing Race with Phil Stubbs in 1997, with a world record time of forty-one days, two hours and fifty-five minutes. Hamill was made a member of the New Zealand Order of Merit, however Stubbs died in a plane crash before officially receiving the honour. Hamill wrote a book about this experience, The Naked Rower. In the next two such races, in 2001 and 2003, Hamill managed the New Zealand teams who won those races.
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