Des Lock

Des Lock

File:1977 New Zealand coxless four.jpg 1977 New Zealand coxless four on the Bosbaan rowing lake in Amsterdam
Personal information
Nationality	New Zealand
Born	Desmond John Lock (1949-10-02) 2 October 1949 Batu Gajah, Malaysia
Height	183 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight	87 kg (192 lb)
Sport
Club	Petone Rowing Club
Medal record World Rowing Championships Silver medal – second place 1977 Amsterdam Four Bronze medal – third place 1978 Karapiro Eight

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

Lock was born in 1949 in Batu Gajah, Malaysia. He was a member of Petone Rowing Club. 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. He is listed as New Zealand Olympian athlete number 356 by the New Zealand Olympic Committee. 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.