David Lindstrom

Lindstrom was born in 1948 in Christchurch, New Zealand.[1] He received his education at St Bede's College (1962–1966) and then studied obtained a Bachelor of Commerce from the University of Canterbury (1967–1969).[2] Ross Lindstrom is his cousin.

Lindstrom is a member of Avon Rowing Club.[3] He represented New Zealand at the 1972 Summer Olympics in the coxed four, coming sixth in the event.[3] He is listed as New Zealand Olympian athlete number 287 by the New Zealand Olympic Committee.[4] He represented New Zealand at the 1976 Summer Olympics in the Coxless four in a team with Bob Murphy, Grant McAuley, and Des Lock, narrowly beaten by the team from the Soviet Union to fourth place.[5] The 1977 World Rowing Championships saw Lindstrom win silver in the coxless four with Des Lock, Ivan Sutherland and Dave Rodger under new coach Harry Mahon.[6] His last international success came in the 1978 World Rowing Championships at Lake Karapiro, when he won bronze with the New Zealand eight.[7]

In 2006, Lindstrom was appointed to the panel of junior national selectors by Rowing New Zealand (RNZ), and he later became the convenor of this panel.[2] He was a rowing coach at his old school, St Bede's College, for many years. Travelling to the 2015 Maadi Cup, two of his rowers were involved in a security breach at Auckland Airport. St Bede's headmaster stood the rowers down from the regatta and Lindstrom had a public fallout with the headmaster over the affair. It resulted in his resignation as rowing coach at St Bede's, but he was also dumped by RNZ as a junior selector.[2][8] Lindstrom was coaching the Wanganui Collegiate School rowing club, and provided results to the school within his first year of coaching.[9] Lindstrom is now head coach of the Christchurch Girls' High School rowing club.