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New Zealand rower and politician
Rob Hamill
Full name Robert Miles Hamill Born (1964-01-04 ) 4 January 1964 (age 60 ) Whakatāne , New ZealandSpouse Rachel Website www.robhamill.com Country New Zealand Sport Rowing
Robert Miles Hamill MNZM Robbie Hamill ,[1] 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.
Early life
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Rob Hamill was born on 4 January 1964 in Whakatāne , Bay of Plenty .[2] [3]
Hamill considers boxer Muhammad Ali his role model , "his skill, athleticism, courage, arrogance and self-belief all had a huge influence."[4]
Rowing career
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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 .[5] [6] 1996 Atlanta Summer Olympics on behalf of New Zealand.[7]
Atlantic Rowing Race
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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.[8] [9] 1999 New Year Honours , Hamill and Stubbs were both appointed Members of the New Zealand Order of Merit , for services to ocean rowing; however Stubbs died in a plane crash before the honours were officially announced.[10] [11] The Naked Rower .[12] [13] [14]
Other involvements
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Hamill achieved a world record[which? on an indoor rowing machine ,[15] The Great Race .[7] [16] trans-Tasman race in 2008,[14] [17] [18]
Politics
[ edit ] Rob Hamill with former Green Party co-leader, Jeanette Fitzsimons
Hamill stood in the Taranaki-King Country electorate in the 2008 New Zealand general election for the Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand , and at 56 on the Green party list .[19] National's Shane Ardern .[20] party vote .[21] [22]
Hamill is a supporter of New Zealand becoming a republic , endorsing Member of Parliament Keith Locke's Head of State Referenda Bill, a private member's bill .[23]
Hamill was an ambassador for WWF's Earth Hour in 2010.[24]
He is a member of the WEL Energy Trust,[25] Environment Waikato in the 2010 local body elections .[26]
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While on a trip from Singapore to Bangkok ,[27] S-21 prison by the Khmer Rouge in 1978,[28] Foxy Lady ,[29] Cambodian waters.[30] [31] [32] [33] Duch , the leader of the prison,[34] Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia , and Kerry Hamill's alleged killer,[16] crimes against humanity and premeditated murder .[30] [35] [36] [37] imprisonment , "anything less than that would be a victory to the [Duch] defence team, I suspect".[38]
Hamill also wants to research Kerry's last few days in Northern Territory , asking Darwinians for any "precious" information about him, saying that "just anything would help".[38] [39]
Aftermath
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Hamill's search for his brother's story has been made into a documentary film entitled Brother Number 1 ,[28] NZ On Air and TV3 , and the New Zealand Film Commission, directed by Annie Goldson , and produced by Hamill, Goldson and James Bellamy.[40] Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival in Toronto.[41]
The death of his brother, Kerry, inspired him to become an ambassador of WWF and to oppose human trafficking .[42] [43]
References
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^ "Robbie Hamill" . International Rowing Federation . Retrieved 3 October 2015 .
^ Hamill, Rob; Whyte, Rob; Wall, Michael (2003) [2000]. "The Ali Way". The Naked Rower . Mairangi Bay , Auckland , New Zealand: Hodder Moa Beckett Publishers. p. 17. ISBN 1-86958-766-9
^ "Lightweight Men's Double Sculls – Final" . FISA. Retrieved 3 October 2015 .
^ "World Championship medallists" . Ministry for Culture and Heritage . 8 September 2015. Retrieved 3 October 2015 .
^ a b Pepperell, Susan (5 April 2009). "Brotherly love: Rob Hamill wants justice for brother killed by Khmer Rouge" . The Sunday Star-Times Stuff . Archived from the original on 26 February 2011. Retrieved 30 May 2010 .
^ "Rower Rob Hamill turns attention to Cambodian genocide trial" . 3 News . Retrieved 30 May 2010 .
^ "Rob Hamill" . Talent Online. Retrieved 29 May 2010 .
^ Barber, Fiona (31 December 1998). "Stubbs died knowing of his award" . The New Zealand Herald . Retrieved 30 May 2010 .
^ "New Year honours list 1999" . Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. 31 December 1998. Retrieved 31 August 2019 .
^ Hamill, Rob (10 February 2024). The Naked Rower : How Two Kiwis Took on the Atlantic—and Won! . Hodder Moa Beckett. ISBN 978-1869587666
^ Mager, Darrel; New Zealand Press Association (22 March 2000). "Rower feared mate would kill" . The New Zealand Herald . Retrieved 16 July 2010 .
^ a b "Aussie challenge for four in a row" . Waikato Times Stuff . 29 January 2008. Archived from the original on 13 June 2011. Retrieved 1 June 2010 .
^ "Cool Kiwis: Rob Hamill" . Ministry of Education the original on 25 May 2010. Retrieved 30 May 2010 .
^ a b "Hamill set to testify at Khmer Rouge trial" (Press release). Pan Pacific Films. 27 July 2009. Retrieved 29 May 2010 .
^ Eriksen, Alanah May (30 January 2008). "An oarsome challenge of two bridges" . The New Zealand Herald . Retrieved 30 May 2010 .
^ Ash, Julie (21 December 2005). "Shark terrorises NZ rowing pair" . The New Zealand Herald . Retrieved 30 May 2010 .
^ "Rob Hamill to Stand for the Green Party" (Press release). Green Party . 14 October 2008. Archived from the original on 22 May 2010. Retrieved 29 May 2010 .Alt URL
^ "Official Count Results – Taranaki-King Country" . Elections New Zealand . 22 November 2008. Archived from the original on 25 May 2010. Retrieved 29 May 2010 .
^ "Hamill puts on celebrity Green face" . Waikato Times the original on 13 June 2011. Retrieved 1 June 2010 .
^ "Trans-Atlantic rower Rob Hamill stands for Greens" . The New Zealand Herald . Retrieved 30 May 2010 .
^ Hubbard, Anthony (28 February 2010). "Stars back poll on NZ republic" . The Sunday Star-Times Stuff . Archived from the original on 2 March 2010. Retrieved 30 May 2010 .
^ "Helen Clark urges all Kiwis to take part in Earth Hour 2010" (Press release). World Wide Fund for Nature . 5 January 2010. Archived from the original on 22 May 2010. Retrieved 1 June 2010 .Alt URL
^ "Rob Hamill" . WEL Energy Trust . Archived from the original on 2 June 2010. Retrieved 1 June 2010 .
^ Holloway, Bruce (20 March 2010). "Hamill's passion still in water around him" . Waikato Times Stuff . Archived from the original on 13 June 2011. Retrieved 30 May 2010 .
^ Johns, Bryce (21 August 2009). "Editorial: Rob Hamill's act of courage" . Waikato Times Stuff . Archived from the original on 13 June 2011. Retrieved 30 May 2010 .
^ a b Neems, Jeff (18 August 2009). "Rob Hamill faces brother's killer" . Waikato Times Stuff . Archived from the original on 13 June 2011. Retrieved 30 May 2010 .
^ "Brother Number One – About the film" . Archived from the original on 25 May 2010. Retrieved 16 June 2010 .
^ a b "Rob Hamill to be heard at Khmer Rouge trial" . The New Zealand Herald New Zealand Press Association . 1 April 2009. Retrieved 30 May 2010 .
^ "Khmer Rouge trial may see justice for slain NZer" . The New Zealand Herald . Retrieved 30 May 2010 .
^ "Rob Hamill confronts his brother's killer" . New Zealand Press Association Stuff . 18 August 2009. Archived from the original on 21 August 2009. Retrieved 30 May 2010 .
^ Phare, Jane (29 November 2009). "Khmer Rouge torturer asked to confess his crimes in full" . The New Zealand Herald . Retrieved 30 May 2010 .
^ "Hamill confronts Khmer Rouge commander" . New Zealand Press Association and ONE News Television New Zealand . 18 August 2009. Archived from the original on 13 June 2011. Retrieved 1 June 2010 .
^ "Kiwi rower heads to Cambodia to find justice" . ONE News Television New Zealand . 9 August 2009. Archived from the original on 11 August 2009. Retrieved 1 June 2010 .
^ Boulet, Robbie Corey (18 August 2009). "Rob Hamill's post-testimony interview" . The Phnom Penh Post . Retrieved 30 May 2010 .
^ "Hamill does NOT want to kill Duch" . Rob Hamill. 18 August 2009. Retrieved 30 May 2010 .
^ a b "Hamill seeks clues to murdered brother's last days" . The New Zealand Herald . Retrieved 16 July 2010 .
^ Hainke, Nadja (16 July 2010). "Khmer murder leads to quest" . Northern Territory News . Retrieved 16 July 2010 .
^ "NZ On Air to fund Rob Hamill's doco on his brother" . Radio Live 3 News . 3 March 2009. Retrieved 30 May 2010 .
^ "Brother Number One to be pitched at Hotdocs" (Press release). Pan Pacific Pictures. 30 April 2009. Retrieved 30 May 2010 .
^ "Rob Hamill" . WWF the original on 30 April 2010. Retrieved 30 May 2010 .
^ "Rob Hamill helps to raise awareness of Trafficking" . Hagar. 5 April 2010. Retrieved 30 May 2010 .
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