6 ▁Montreal ▁Olympics ▁was ▁mostly ▁that ▁year ' s ▁King ' s ▁Cup ▁winning ▁New ▁South ▁Wales ▁crew ▁except ing ▁Mal col m ▁Shaw ▁in ▁the ▁two ▁seat ▁and ▁Brian ▁Richard son ▁at ▁bow . ▁ ▁With ▁U e berg ang ▁row ing ▁at ▁four ▁they ▁comm enced ▁their ▁Olympic ▁campaign ▁with ▁a ▁heat ▁win ▁in ▁a ▁new ▁world ▁record ▁time ▁and ▁progress ed ▁to ▁the ▁final . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁heat ▁Shaw ▁suffered ▁a ▁severe ▁back ▁injury ▁( a ▁col lapsed ▁verte bra ) ▁which ▁saw ▁him ▁out ▁of ▁the ▁eight ▁and ▁replaced ▁by ▁Peter ▁Shakespe ar , ▁the ▁reserve . ▁In ▁the ▁final ▁the ▁Austral ians ▁finished ▁fifth . ▁▁▁▁ ▁For ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 8 ▁World ▁Row ing ▁Championships ▁in ▁Lake ▁Kar api ro , ▁the ▁successful ▁New ▁South ▁Wales ▁King ' s ▁Cup ▁eight ▁was ▁again ▁selected ▁and ▁was ▁composed ▁of ▁all ▁Sydney ▁men ▁except ing ▁U e berg ang ▁who ▁row ed ▁at ▁five ▁and ▁Ath ol ▁Mac Donald ▁also ▁from ▁Mos man . ▁The ▁Australian ▁eight ▁placed ▁second ▁in ▁their ▁heat , ▁third ▁in ▁the ▁repe ch age ▁and ▁in ▁the ▁final ▁finished ▁fourth ▁being ▁ed ged ▁out ▁for ▁third ▁by ▁the ▁host ▁nation ▁New ▁Zealand . ▁ ▁Co aching ▁and ▁teacher ▁A ▁German ▁language ▁teacher , ▁U e berg ang ▁had ▁a ▁long ▁teaching ▁career ▁at ▁Sydney ' s ▁Sh ore ▁School . ▁He ▁was ▁a ▁row ing ▁master ▁there ▁and ▁co ached ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 5 ▁Sh ore ▁ 1 st ▁VIII