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Gary Knight

Birth name	Gary Albert Knight
Date of birth	(1951-08-26) 26 August 1951 (age 73)
Place of birth	Wellington, New Zealand
Height	1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight	107 kg (236 lb)
School	Mana College
Occupation(s)	Farmer
Rugby union career
Position(s) Prop Provincial / State sides Years Team Apps (Points) 1972 Horowhenua 7 () 1975–86 Manawatu 145 () International career Years Team Apps (Points) 1977–86 New Zealand 36 (4)
Medal record Men's amateur wrestling Representing  New Zealand British Commonwealth Games 1974 Christchurch Freestyle + 100 kg

Gary Albert Knight (born 26 August 1951) is a former New Zealand rugby union player and amateur wrestler.

Rugby union

A prop, Knight represented Horowhenua and Manawatu at a provincial level, and was a member of the New Zealand national side, the All Blacks, from 1977 to 1986. He played 66 matches for the All Blacks, including 36 internationals.

While playing for the All Blacks during the 1981 springbok tour Knight was famously felled by a flour bomb dropped by Marx Jones.

Wrestling

Knight competed for New Zealand in the super heavyweight (+100 kg) division of freestyle wrestling at the 1974 British Commonwealth Games in Christchurch, winning the bronze medal.

References

1. ^ Knight, Lindsay. "Gary Knight". New Zealand Rugby Union. Retrieved 16 October 2014.
2. "Film: the third test - 1981 Springbok tour". New Zealand History. Retrieved 26 November 2019.
3. "Gary Knight". New Zealand Olympic Committee. 2013. Retrieved 16 October 2014.

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