Daniel Williamson

EVENT: Men's Pair

Dan Williamson won an Olympic gold medal as part of the New Zealand Men’s Eight at Tokyo 2020.

The crew's journey to, and victory at, Tokyo was nothing short of remarkable. The eight originally missed out on qualification but secured their spot at the ‘last chance regatta' in Switzerland in May, 2021. They won the regatta and returned to New Zealand where they were required to undergo two weeks of managed isolation in individual hotel rooms, just over a month out from their departure to Japan.

Williamson was the youngest member of the eight at just 21-years-old. He is a graduate of Yale University, where he won the college’s most prestigious sporting honour, the William Neely Mallory Award.

He also competed at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games in the men's pair with Phillip Wilson. The pair placed seventh.