Defending Olympic champion Eric Murray is back to compete at his fourth Olympic Games and defend his 2012 Olympic title, having won gold in in the coxless pair with crewmate Hamish Bond at the London Olympics. Eric and Hamish will enter the 2016 Rio Olympic Games unbeaten with their most recent victory being at the 2015 World Rowing Championships where they won their sixth consecutive world title in the men's coxless pair.
Eric and Hamish also hold the world best time in the event of 6:08.50 which they set at 2012 London Olympics. Eric started rowing at Mercer Rowing Club and now rows for Waikato. Eric lives in Cambridge with his wife Jackie and 3 year old son Zac.
Eric Murray and Hamish Bond have formed one of the greatest combinations in rowing history. In fact, their five-year unbeaten streak from 2009-13, encompassing four world titles and an Olympic gold medal, bears comparison with the legends of any sport
Murray, the older and bigger of the pair, was born in Hastings in 1982, but grew up in the Bombay Hills, south of Auckland, attending Pukekohe High School.He initially favoured rugby, and gained an introduction to rowing as a means of training for rugby. Pukekohe High had a strong rowing squad and soon Murray showed unusual ability in the sport.
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