Robbie Manson

Robbie Manson has competed at three Olympic Games. His first was London 2012 where he was in the Quadruple Sculls crew which finished seventh.

He made the switch to the Elite Men’s double for the next Olympic cycle. In that time, he won multiple World Rowing Cups and a bronze medal at the 2015 World Championships. He and Chris Harris placed 11th in Rio.

In 2017, Robbie set the world’s best time in the single sculls, his mark of 6m 30.74 still stands. He took a break from the sport at the end of 2020, returning to international rowing in the Men’s Double Sculls in 2023.

At Paris 2024 he contested the men's double alongside Jordan Parry, with the duo placing 6th.

Robbie's mother, Kaye Surgenor, is a NZ representative coach and his father, Greg Manson, represented NZ in the Lightweight Single Sculls at the 1985 World Championships.