18 Facts About Rob Hamill

Rob Hamill came to public attention when, in 1994, he won a silver medal in the World Rowing Championships.

Rob Hamill went on to win the first Atlantic Rowing Race in 1997.

Rob Hamill testified in court against the leader of the prison, Duch, in 2009.

Rob Hamill was born on 4 January 1964 in Whakatane, Bay of Plenty.

At the 1994 World Rowing Championships at Eagle Creek Park, Indianapolis, United States, Rob Hamill won a silver medal in the lightweight men's double sculls with Mike Rodger.

Rob Hamill took part in the 1996 Atlanta Summer Olympics on behalf of New Zealand.

Rob Hamill is most well known for his winning of the inaugural Atlantic Rowing Race with Phil Stubbs in 1997, with a world record time of forty-one days, two hours and fifty-five minutes.

Rob Hamill wrote a book about this experience, The Naked Rower.

Rob Hamill achieved a world record on an indoor rowing machine, and established and co-organises The Great Race.

Rob Hamill set up a trans-Tasman race in 2008, which he hopes to become biennial, and manages rowing teams.

Rob Hamill stood in the Taranaki-King Country electorate in the 2008 New Zealand general election for the Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand, and at 56 on the Green party list.

Rob Hamill describes the Green Party as "the only party with a commitment to driving policy towards a sustainable future".

Rob Hamill is a supporter of New Zealand becoming a republic, endorsing Member of Parliament Keith Locke's Head of State Referenda Bill, a private member's bill.

Rob Hamill was an ambassador for WWF's Earth Hour in 2010.

Rob Hamill is a member of the WEL Energy Trust, and is considering standing for Environment Waikato in the 2010 local body elections.

Rob Hamill was 14 when he learned of his brother's fate.

In July 2009 Rob Hamill testified against Duch, the leader of the prison, in the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia, and Kerry Rob Hamill's alleged killer, who was on trial for crimes against humanity and premeditated murder.

Rob Hamill wants to research Kerry's last few days in Northern Territory, asking Darwinians for any "precious" information about him, saying that "just anything would help".