148:
544:
530:
516:
502:
240:. It caused great amusement with his brothers, as rowing was their way of life and often seen as a chore. Darcy did not stand out as a particularly strong rower and his brother Fred, ten years his senior, would always beat him in a straight race, but Darcy was dominant in Auckland. He won the New Zealand single sculls title in three consecutive years, from 1913 to 1915. In 1916 he married Sarita May Coyle. He joined the army and served in
126:
248:
42:
227:
Darcy
Clarence Hadfield was born at Meadowbank Homestead on 1 December 1889. He was named after two of his mother's brothers: Darcy Stuart Snow (1871â1939) and Clarence Herbert Snow (1867â1930). In 1890, the Hadfield brothers had 11 children between them who were over the age of 5, and they decided
235:
in
December 1910 shortly after turning 21. He had helped his father building boats and found work in Auckland as a carpenter. Encouraged by his employer, he took up rowing as a sport. He wrote to his family, telling them that he had won the 1913 sculling championship on the
220:, for which the tide had to be right. His mother was unhappy with their isolation and they built a homesteadâMeadowbankâclose to his brother's place. They moved there in 1884; the homestead still stands and is now tourist accommodation on the
160:
571:
697:
687:
707:
273:
After retiring from competitive international rowing
Hadfield was involved many aspects of the sport until his death in 1964. In 1990 he was inducted into the
692:
564:
404:
682:
580:
557:
590:
702:
631:
346:
613:
477:
461:
351:
677:
712:
539:
511:
274:
525:
267:
194:
190:
186:
216:. The location was secluded and his father saw his Harry brother only sporadically as it involved travel across the
598:
416:
497:
259:
where he won the single sculls. The same year, 1919, he won the
Kingswood Cup for single sculls at the 1919
221:
603:
535:
672:
667:
237:
182:
154:
256:
437:
507:
473:
457:
263:. He was then part of the first separate New Zealand Olympic team and was the only medallist.
412:
543:
529:
515:
501:
639:
260:
212:). Since their wedding in 1878, they had lived in the cottage that he had built at the
178:
17:
661:
228:
to build a school that year. It was here that Darcy
Hadfield received his education.
213:
139:
247:
217:
41:
521:
549:
400:
241:
131:
185:
in
Antwerp. In doing so, he became the first Olympic medallist who represented
207:
341:
294:
193:. Subsequently he became the third New Zealander to hold the professional
232:
493:
246:
454:
Richard Arnst, The Single Sculls World
Champion From New Zealand
553:
382:
380:
177:(1 December 1889 â 15 September 1964) was a New Zealand
470:
Awaroa Legacy : the Story of the
Hadfield Family
630:
612:
589:
105:
97:
89:
84:
76:
64:
56:
51:
189:; previous New Zealand medallists had represented
147:
266:In 1922 Hadfield turned professional and won the
399:Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen;
698:New Zealand military personnel of World War I
565:
8:
386:
371:
318:
32:
205:Hadfield's parents were William and Adele (
101:New Zealand Expeditionary Force Rowing Club
572:
558:
550:
542:
528:
514:
500:
113:
40:
31:
120:
688:Olympic bronze medalists for New Zealand
468:Dawber, Carol; Wilson, Lynette (1999).
286:
255:After the war Hadfield competed at the
708:Medalists at the 1920 Summer Olympics
206:
7:
335:
333:
331:
329:
327:
270:on the Wanganui River on 5 January.
347:Dictionary of New Zealand Biography
693:Rowers at the 1920 Summer Olympics
244:where he was wounded in the head.
25:
352:Ministry for Culture and Heritage
409:Olympics at Sports-Reference.com
146:
124:
650:Unofficial trainer: Tui Walrond
540:New Zealand Sports Hall of Fame
275:New Zealand Sports Hall of Fame
683:Olympic rowers for New Zealand
181:who won a bronze medal at the
1:
582:1920 New Zealand Olympic team
526:New Zealand Olympic Committee
703:Olympic medalists in rowing
195:World Sculling Championship
80:15 September 1964 (aged 74)
729:
342:"Hadfield, Darcy Clarence"
648:
138:
116:
39:
387:Dawber & Wilson 1999
372:Dawber & Wilson 1999
319:Dawber & Wilson 1999
678:New Zealand male rowers
472:. Picton: River Press.
222:Abel Tasman Coast Track
175:Darcy Clarence Hadfield
71:Tasman Bay, New Zealand
18:Darcy Clarence Hadfield
713:People from Golden Bay
252:
251:Darcy Hadfield c. 1920
46:Darcy Hadfield in 1922
250:
440:. nzhalloffame.co.nz
413:Sports Reference LLC
268:World Sculling Title
183:1920 Summer Olympics
52:Personal information
340:McMillan, N. A. C.
36:
374:, pp. 38, 91.
257:Inter-Allied Games
253:
231:Hadfield moved to
655:
654:
464:, published 2005.
321:, pp. 69â86.
238:WaitematÄ Harbour
172:
171:
166:
165:
27:New Zealand rower
16:(Redirected from
720:
583:
574:
567:
560:
551:
546:
532:
518:
504:
483:
441:
435:
429:
428:
426:
424:
419:on 18 April 2020
415:. Archived from
405:"Darcy Hadfield"
396:
390:
384:
375:
369:
363:
362:
360:
358:
337:
322:
316:
310:
309:
307:
305:
295:"Darcy Hadfield"
291:
211:
157:
150:
149:
134:
130:
128:
127:
114:
72:
44:
37:
21:
728:
727:
723:
722:
721:
719:
718:
717:
658:
657:
656:
651:
644:
626:
608:
599:George Davidson
585:
581:
578:
490:
480:
467:
450:
448:Further reading
445:
444:
436:
432:
422:
420:
398:
397:
393:
385:
378:
370:
366:
356:
354:
339:
338:
325:
317:
313:
303:
301:
293:
292:
288:
283:
203:
168:
167:
153:
125:
123:
122:
111:
110:
70:
69:
68:1 December 1889
47:
35:
28:
23:
22:
15:
12:
11:
5:
726:
724:
716:
715:
710:
705:
700:
695:
690:
685:
680:
675:
670:
660:
659:
653:
652:
649:
646:
645:
643:
642:
640:Violet Walrond
636:
634:
628:
627:
625:
624:
622:Darcy Hadfield
618:
616:
610:
609:
607:
606:
601:
595:
593:
587:
586:
579:
577:
576:
569:
562:
554:
548:
547:
536:Darcy Hadfield
533:
522:Darcy Hadfield
519:
508:Darcy Hadfield
505:
494:Darcy Hadfield
489:
488:External links
486:
485:
484:
478:
465:
449:
446:
443:
442:
438:Darcy Hadfield
430:
403:; et al.
391:
389:, p. 195.
376:
364:
323:
311:
285:
284:
282:
279:
261:Henley Regatta
202:
199:
170:
169:
164:
163:
158:
151:
143:
142:
136:
135:
118:
117:
112:
108:
107:
106:
103:
102:
99:
95:
94:
91:
87:
86:
82:
81:
78:
74:
73:
66:
62:
61:
58:
54:
53:
49:
48:
45:
34:Darcy Hadfield
33:
26:
24:
14:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
725:
714:
711:
709:
706:
704:
701:
699:
696:
694:
691:
689:
686:
684:
681:
679:
676:
674:
671:
669:
666:
665:
663:
647:
641:
638:
637:
635:
633:
629:
623:
620:
619:
617:
615:
611:
605:
602:
600:
597:
596:
594:
592:
588:
584:
575:
570:
568:
563:
561:
556:
555:
552:
545:
541:
537:
534:
531:
527:
523:
520:
517:
513:
509:
506:
503:
499:
495:
492:
491:
487:
481:
479:9780959804164
475:
471:
466:
463:
462:0-473-10499-7
459:
455:
452:
451:
447:
439:
434:
431:
418:
414:
410:
406:
402:
395:
392:
388:
383:
381:
377:
373:
368:
365:
353:
349:
348:
343:
336:
334:
332:
330:
328:
324:
320:
315:
312:
300:
296:
290:
287:
280:
278:
276:
271:
269:
264:
262:
258:
249:
245:
243:
239:
234:
229:
225:
223:
219:
215:
214:Awapoto River
209:
200:
198:
196:
192:
188:
184:
180:
176:
162:
161:Single sculls
159:
156:
152:
145:
144:
141:
140:Olympic Games
137:
133:
121:Representing
119:
115:
104:
100:
96:
92:
88:
83:
79:
75:
67:
63:
59:
55:
50:
43:
38:
30:
19:
621:
604:Harry Wilson
512:Olympics.com
498:World Rowing
469:
453:
433:
423:24 September
421:. Retrieved
417:the original
408:
401:Mallon, Bill
394:
367:
357:24 September
355:. Retrieved
345:
314:
302:. Retrieved
298:
289:
272:
265:
254:
230:
226:
218:Awaroa Inlet
204:
174:
173:
155:1920 Antwerp
109:Medal record
29:
673:1964 deaths
668:1889 births
242:World War I
191:Australasia
187:New Zealand
132:New Zealand
60:New Zealand
57:Nationality
662:Categories
281:References
210: Snow
591:Athletics
304:28 August
299:Olympedia
201:Biography
632:Swimming
233:Auckland
538:at the
524:at the
614:Rowing
476:
460:
129:
93:Rowing
179:rower
90:Sport
85:Sport
474:ISBN
458:ISBN
425:2016
359:2016
306:2021
98:Club
77:Died
65:Born
510:at
496:at
208:née
664::
456:,
411:.
407:.
379:^
350:.
344:.
326:^
297:.
277:.
224:.
197:.
573:e
566:t
559:v
482:.
427:.
361:.
308:.
20:)
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
