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Des Lock

New Zealand rower
Person Human Q27063372

Facts

12 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[5]
Date of birth
October 2, 1949
Place of birth
Batu Gajah
Country of citizenship
New Zealand[4]
Occupation
rower
Family name
Lock[7]
Given name
Desmond, John[8][9]
Height
+183[11]
Mass
+87[12]
Participant in
rowing at the 1976 Summer Olympics – men's coxless four[10]
Sport
rowing[6]
🏷️ Also known as
en Des Lock en Desmond John Lock de Desmond John Lock es Desmond John Lock nl Desmond John "Des" Lock zh 德斯·洛克
🔖 Identifiers · 8
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
1977 New Zealand coxless four.jpg ↗
Google Knowledge Graph ID
/g/11c55rzfrj
InterSportStats athlete ID
3000490513
New Zealand Olympic Committee athlete ID
des-lock
Olympedia people ID
39213
Sports-Reference.com Olympic athlete ID (archived)
lo/des-lock-1
World Rowing rower ID
28420
World Rowing rower UUID
f473919a-2736-4009-aaff-da5313acd8fb

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🔗 Connections
Country of citizenship 1
New Zealand
Given name 1
John
Instance of 1
human
Occupation 1
rower
Place of birth 1
Batu Gajah
Sex or gender 1
male
Sport 1
rowing
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Summary

Born in Batu Gajah[1], he… he was born on October 2, 1949[2]. He worked as a rower[3].

FAQs

Where was Des Lock born?

Des Lock was born in Batu Gajah[1].

What did Des Lock do for work?

Des Lock worked as rower[3].

Related Entities

New Zealand

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  8. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. 7w ago · Oronsay · 2026-09-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Family name → Lock
    Occupation → rower
    Participant in → rowing at the 1976 Summer Olympics – men's coxless four
    Mass → 87
    + 8 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "Created claim: New Zealand Olympic Committee athlete ID: des-lock, Matched to Des Lock (#323320558) in New Zealand Olympic Co…"
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