Eric Verdonk, Date of Birth, Place of Birth
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New Zealand rower
Date of Birth: 28-May-1959
Place of Birth: Taihape, Manawatu-Wanganui Region, New Zealand
Profession: rower
Nationality: New Zealand
Zodiac Sign: Gemini 
About Eric Verdonk
- Eric Verdonk (born 28 May 1959) is a retired New Zealand rower who won an Olympic bronze medal at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul in the single sculls.
- Verdonk almost repeated his bronze medal effort at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona finishing a very close fourth.
- At the 1986 Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh Verdonk also gained a bronze medal in a race won by rowing legend Steve Redgrave.
- His best effort at a World Rowing Championships, in 1990 in Tasmania, Australia, was third.Verdonk began rowing at Westlake Boys High School in Forrest Hill, Auckland, the same school as fellow Olympic Bronze medallist Barrie Mabbott. World Championships 1990 Tasmania Bronze medal Mens Single Sculls
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