Nick Green (rower)
Nicholas "Nick" David Green OAM (born 4 October 1967 in Melbourne, Victoria) is a former Australian Olympic & World Champion rower. He was educated at Xavier College in Kew, Melbourne and at Melbourne High School.
Sporting career & accolades
Green competed in two Olympic Games — 1992 Summer Olympics and 1996 Summer Olympics, winning Gold medals at each in the "Oarsome Foursome".
He was one of the eight flag-bearers of the Olympic Flag at the opening ceremony of the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
He was awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia in 1993 for services to rowing and the Australian Sports Medal in 2000. In 2010 Green was inducted as a member of the Rowing Victoria Hall of Fame.
Sports administration career
In 2008 Nick was appointed as director of game and industry development for Golf Australia.
He was appointed the Chef de mission for the Australian team at the 2012 Olympic Games.
In September 2014 he was appointed as Chief Executive of Cycling Australia.
Nicholas Green (disambiguation)
Nicholas Green was an American child killed in a shooting.
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Nick Green (baseball)
Nicholas Anthony Green (born September 10, 1978) is an American former infielder. He played in the International Baseball League of Australia before his MLB debut in 2004.
Career
Atlanta Braves
Green was drafted by the Atlanta Braves in the 32nd round of the 1998 Major League Baseball Draft after playing at Duluth High School and Georgia Perimeter College. After spending four and a half seasons in the minors, he made his Major League debut on May 15, 2004 against the Milwaukee Brewers. His first hit came in his third at-bat of the game, in the top of the fifth inning against Brooks Kieschnick, which was an RBI single to center. He batted .273 with the Braves. On July 2, 2004, Green hit a walk-off home run in the bottom of the 12th inning to lead the Braves to victory over the Boston Red Sox. He played in two games for the Braves in the 2004 National League Division Series, but had no at-bats.
Tampa Bay Devil Rays
Prior to the 2005 season, the Tampa Bay Devil Rays received Green in a trade with the Braves in return for right-handed pitcher Jorge Sosa. He batted .239 in 111 games for the Devil Rays in 2005, and then after appearing in only 17 games with them in 2006, he was designated for assignment on May 17.
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