Des Lock

Desmond John Lock (born 2 October 1949) is a New Zealand rower.

Des Lock

1977 New Zealand coxless four on the Bosbaan rowing lake in Amsterdam
Personal information
Birth name	Desmond John Lock
Nationality	New Zealand
Born	(1949-10-02) 2 October 1949 (age 75)[1] Batu Gajah, Malaysia
Height	183 cm (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Weight	87 kg (192 lb)[1]
Sport
Club	Petone Rowing Club
Medal record World Rowing Championships 1977 Amsterdam Four 1978 Karapiro Eight

Lock was born in 1949 in Batu Gajah, Malaysia.^[2] He was a member of Petone Rowing Club.^[3][4] He represented New Zealand at the 1976 Summer Olympics in the coxless four in a team with Bob Murphy, Grant McAuley, and David Lindstrom, narrowly beaten by the team from the Soviet Union to fourth place.^[5] He is listed as New Zealand Olympian athlete number 356 by the New Zealand Olympic Committee.^[2] The 1977 World Rowing Championships saw Lock win silver in the coxless four with Ivan Sutherland, David Lindstrom and Dave Rodger under new coach Harry Mahon.^[6]