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Chris McAsey (rower)

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Chris McAsey
Personal information
RelativeSandra Easterbrook (mother-in-law)
Sport
SportRowing
Medal record
Men's rowing
Representing  New Zealand
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 1995 Tampere, Finland Coxed four

Chris McAsey is a New Zealand rower and sailor.[1]

McAsey is from Hāwera with much of his extended family still living in that part of Taranaki.[2] At the 1995 World Rowing Championships in Tampere, Finland, McAsey won a silver medal in the coxed four, with Chris White, Andrew Matheson, Murdoch Dryden, and Michael Whittaker as cox.[3][4]

He later switched to sailing, joining Team New Zealand as a grinder for their 2003, 2007, and 2013 America's Cup campaigns.[5] He worked as a truck driver after the 2013 America's Cup.[6]

McAsey is married to Suzy Easterbrook, who represented New Zealand at beach volleyball.[7] Easterbrook's mother, Sandra Easterbrook, was a member of the New Zealand team that won the 1967 world championship.[8][9]

References

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  1. ^ "Chris McAsey". International Rowing Federation. Retrieved 3 October 2015.
  2. ^ Jeffries, Jane (13 August 2013). "Sailor's home away from home". Taranaki Daily News. Retrieved 23 June 2018.
  3. ^ "Men's Coxed Four – Final". FISA. Retrieved 3 October 2015.
  4. ^ "World Championship medallists". Ministry for Culture and Heritage. 8 September 2015. Retrieved 3 October 2015.
  5. ^ "Grant Dalton introduces the team – Scoop News". www.scoop.co.nz.
  6. ^ Johannsen, Dana (11 June 2015). "Team NZ: Where are they now?". The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 23 June 2018.
  7. ^ "Wall of Fame". Kamo Intermediate School. Archived from the original on 23 January 2020. Retrieved 28 October 2023.
  8. ^ Norton, Hannah (7 September 2013). "Glenbervie mum nervous as son-in-law gears for Cup clash". Northern Advocate. Retrieved 28 October 2023.
  9. ^ Johnsen, Andrew (19 September 2017). "Netball: Easterbrook reunites with Silver Ferns champions". Northern Advocate. Retrieved 28 October 2023.