▁Summer ▁Olympics , ▁New ▁Zealand ▁qualified ▁an ▁eight ▁and ▁had ▁a ▁pool ▁of ▁four ▁row ers ▁and ▁a ▁co x ▁as ▁a ▁trav elling ▁reserve ; ▁Store y ▁was ▁part ▁of ▁this ▁reserve . ▁Pre par ations ▁were ▁held ▁in ▁Christ ch urch ▁at ▁K err ' s ▁Re ach ▁on ▁the ▁Av on ▁River . ▁The ▁reserve ▁row ers ▁were ▁unh appy ▁with ▁the ▁" sp are ▁parts " ▁tag ▁and ▁felt ▁that ▁they ▁were ▁good ▁enough ▁to ▁perhaps ▁win ▁a ▁medal ▁if ▁put ▁forward ▁as ▁a ▁co x ed ▁four . ▁The ▁manager , ▁R ust y ▁Robert son , ▁commented ▁about ▁them ▁that ▁they ▁were ▁" the ▁fun ni est ▁looking ▁crew ▁you ' ve ▁ever ▁seen ". ▁There ▁were ▁stern ▁discuss ions ▁with ▁the ▁New ▁Zealand ▁select ors . ▁In ▁a ▁training ▁run , ▁the ▁co x ed ▁four ▁was ▁leading ▁the ▁eight ▁over ▁the ▁whole ▁race . ▁In ▁the ▁end , ▁the ▁reserve ▁row ers ▁got ▁their ▁way ▁and ▁New ▁Zealand ▁entered ▁both ▁the ▁co x ed ▁four ▁and ▁the ▁co x ed ▁eight . ▁Store y ▁won ▁the ▁Olympic ▁co x ed ▁four ▁event ▁along ▁with ▁Dick ▁Joy ce , ▁Ross ▁Col ling e , ▁Warren ▁Cole ▁and ▁Simon ▁Dick ie ▁( co x ); ▁this ▁was ▁New ▁Zealand ' s ▁first ▁gold ▁medal ▁in ▁row ing . ▁At ▁the ▁time , ▁he ▁was ▁a ▁ 2 7 - year - old ▁car pet ▁layer , ▁whose ▁wife ▁was ▁about ▁to ▁give ▁birth ▁to ▁their ▁first ▁child