Nick Green (rower)


Nicholas David Green OAM is an Australian former rower, a dual Olympic gold medallist and four time World Champion. From 1990 to 1998 he was a member of Australia's prominent world class crew – the coxless four known as the Oarsome Foursome. Now a sports administrator, since 2014 he has been Chief Executive of Cycling Australia.

Rowing career

Educated at Xavier College in Kew, Melbourne and at Melbourne High School, Green competed in two Olympic Games — 1992 Summer Olympics and 1996 Summer Olympics, winning gold medals at each in the "Oarsome Foursome".

Accolades

He was one of the eight flag-bearers of the Olympic Flag at the opening ceremony of the 2000 Sydney Olympics.
He was awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia in 1993 for services to rowing and the Australian Sports Medal in 2000. In 2010 Green was inducted as a member of the Rowing Victoria Hall of Fame.

Sports administrator

In 2008 Nick was appointed as director of game and industry development for Golf Australia.
He was appointed the Chef de mission for the Australian team at the 2012 Olympic Games.
In September 2014 he was appointed as Chief Executive of Cycling Australia.

Achievements