# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/wybo-veldman
# Generated: 2026-08-14T05:55:45.912Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/wybo-veldman"
name: "Wybo Veldman"
slug: "wybo-veldman"
description: "Gerard Wybo Veldman, known as Wybo Veldman, is a former New Zealand rower. Born in Padang, Indonesia, of Dutch parents, he won an Olympic gold medal at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich. He teamed with Dick Joyce, Tony Hurt, John Hunter, Lindsay Wilson, Joe Earl, Trevor Coker and Gary Robertson and Simon Dickie (cox) to win the gold medal in the eights. Veldman had previously been in the crew of the eight that finished fourth at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City. Veldman won a then record 21 New Zealand national rowing titles."
tagline: "New Zealand rower"
gender: "male"
country:
  name: "New Zealand"
  isoCode: "NZ"
birthDate: "1946-10-21"
livingStatus: "LIVING"
scores:
  popularity:           42.06
  momentum:             0
  historical:           13.73740133333333
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     60
  profileCompleteness:  35
  trendDirection:       "STABLE"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
sources:
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    title: "维博·费尔德曼"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "ويبو ڤيلدمان"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wybo_Veldman"
    title: "Wybo Veldman"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://da.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wybo_Veldman"
    title: "Wybo Veldman"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wybo_Veldman"
    title: "Wybo Veldman"
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  - url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wybo_Veldman"
    title: "Wybo Veldman"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gerard_Veldman"
    title: "Gerard Veldman"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "وایبو ولدمن"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wybo_Veldman"
    title: "Wybo Veldman"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wybo_Veldman"
    title: "Wybo Veldman"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wybo_Veldman"
    title: "Wybo Veldman"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wybo_Veldman"
    title: "Wybo Veldman"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%92%D0%B5%D0%BB%D0%B4%D0%BC%D0%B0%D0%BD%2C_%D0%92%D0%B8%D0%B1%D0%BE"
    title: "Велдман, Вибо"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://sl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wybo_Veldman"
    title: "Wybo Veldman"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "Wybo Veldman"
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  - url: "https://uk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%92%D1%96%D0%B1%D0%BE_%D0%92%D0%B5%D0%BB%D0%B4%D0%BC%D0%B5%D0%BD"
    title: "Вібо Велдмен"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q452839"
    title: "Wikidata"
    type:  "WIKIDATA"

# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump