Joe Schneider
Personal information
Full nameJoseph Conrad Schneider
Born(1926-09-11)11 September 1926
Died3 March 2015(2015-03-03) (aged 86)
OccupationCabinet maker
Sport
CountryNew Zealand
SportRowing
ClubAramoho Rowing Club
Coached byWilliam Webb
Medal record
Men's rowing
Representing  New Zealand
British Empire Games
Silver medal – second place 1950 Auckland Double sculls

Joseph Conrad Schneider (11 September 1926 – 15 March 2013) was a New Zealand rower.

Biography

Born on 11 September 1926, Schneider became a cabinet maker.[1]

Both Schneider and Des Simonson were members of the Aramoho Rowing Club in Whanganui, where they were coached by the former world professional single scull champion, William Webb.[2] Schneider was twice New Zealand champion in single sculls, first at the 1948 New Zealand Rowing Championships in Port Chalmers and then the 1950 championships in Wanganui. With Simonson, he won several national championships in double sculls.[3]

At the 1950 British Empire Games in Auckland, Schneider (stroke) and Simonson (bow) won the silver medal in the men's double sculls.[2][4] They finished with a time of 7:32, 10 seconds behind the winning Australian crew.[5]

Schneider died in Whanganui on 15 March 2013, and his ashes were buried in Aramoho Cemetery.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b "Cemetery view". Whanganui District Council. Retrieved 26 January 2019.
  2. ^ a b "Champion crews selected for rowing events". Gisborne Herald. 12 December 1949. p. 7. Retrieved 26 January 2019.
  3. ^ "Aramoho lost fours but captured eights title at N.Z. championship regatta". Wanganui Chronicle. 20 February 1950. p. 6. Retrieved 5 February 2023.
  4. ^ "Rowing double scull – men Auckland 1950". Commonwealth Games Federation. 2018. Retrieved 26 January 2019.
  5. ^ "Empire Games 1950 souvenir issue". New Zealand Sportsman. 4 (8): 47. 8 March 1950.


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