- Eskild Ebbesen
Eskild Ebbesen (born May 27, 1972) is a noted Danish lightweight rower who has numerous Olympic and World Championship medals to his name. He is the current lightweight world record holder for the longest distance rowed in one hour on an ergometer. He is known as a role model for many lightweight rowers and stands 184 cm and weighs 75 kg. Ebbesen was the flag bearer of the Danish equipe at the opening ceremony of the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece. - James Tomkins
James Tomkins (born August 19, 1965 in Sydney, New South Wales) is an Australian rower and a three-time Olympic gold medalist. - Steve Redgrave
Sir Stephen Geoffrey Redgrave CBE (born on 23 March, 1962, in Marlow, England) is a British rower who won a gold medal at five consecutive Olympic Games from 1984 to 2000, as well as an additional bronze medal in 1988. As the only Briton ever to achieve this feat, Redgrave is widely considered to be Britain's greatest Olympian. Only four other Olympians achieved the same: Pál Kovács, Aladár Gerevich (the only one to surpass it with 6 consecutive golds), Reiner Klimke, … - Olaf Tufte
Olaf Karl Tufte is a Norwegian competition rower. At the 2004 Summer Olympics he won the gold medal in the men's single sculls. He won silver in the men's double sculls at the 2000 Summer Olympics together with Fredrik Bekken. He has also won two World Championships in the single sculls, in 2001 and 2003. When not rowing, Tufte earns a living growing cereals at the family farm in the Nykirke part of Horten. - Ed Coode
Ed Coode, MBE (born June 19, 1975 in Indian Queens, Cornwall) is a British rower, twice World Champion and Olympic Gold medalist. Educated at Papplewick School, Ascot, Eton College, University of Newcastle upon Tyne (studying marine biology) and Oxford University, he rowed in the Oxford crew at the 1998 Boat Race. Coode won his first World Championship in 1999, as a substitute in the British men's coxless four, rowing with Steve Redgrave, … - Greg Searle
Greg Searle (born 20 March 1972) is a British Olympic rower educated at Hampton School and London South Bank University. Greg Searle is an Olympic gold medalist, winning the coxed pairs event at the 1992 Barcelona Olympics with his brother Jonny Searle. He also won a World Championships gold medal in 1993. In the 1996 Atlanta Olympics, he finished third in the coxless four event. He was a finalist in the coxless pairs at the 2000 Sydney Olympics with Ed Coode, … - Rob Waddell
Robert ("Rob") Norman Waddell, ONZM, (born January 7, 1975 in Te Kuiti) is a New Zealand rower, yachtsman and rugby player. In 1998, he married fellow rower Sonia Scown. Waddell won the single scull at the rowing World Championships in 1998 and 1999, and the gold medal in the Single Sculls at the 2000 Summer Olympics. During his World Championship period, Waddell had several closely contested races with Xeno Müller, the 1996 Summer Olympics champion. - Derek Porter
Derek Porter (born November 2, 1967 in Belfast, Northern Ireland) is an olympic rower from Canada. Porter won his gold medal in the 1992 Summer Olympics, stroking the Canadian Men's Eight. In a photo finish, the Canadian boat won by 0.14 seconds, just nipping Romania, with two-time defending World Champion Germany just 1.5 seconds back in third. The Canadian time of 5:29.53 is still the fastest ever rowed in an Olympic final. - Elisabeta Lipă
Elisabeta Lipă is a retired rower from Romania, who was born under the name of Elisabeta Oleniuc. She is the most decorated rower in the history of the Olympics, winning five golds, two silvers and one bronze. She holds the record for the most years between gold medals, at 20 years. Lipă debuted at the age of 19 at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California, where she won her first gold medal in the Double Scull event. - Georgeta Damian
Georgeta Damian is a Romanian rower and winner of four Olympic Gold medals. Damian rowed in the Romanian Women's Eights, that won the rowing World Championships in 1997, 1998 and 1999, and the 2000 Summer Olympics, where she also won the Women's Pairs. With Viorica Susanu, she won the World Championships in the pairs in 2001 and 2002, and at the 2004 Summer Olympics she won gold medals in both pairs and eights. - Tim Foster
Timothy ("Tim") Foster (born January 19, 1970) is a British rower. He began rowing at Bedford Modern School and competed in the Junior World Rowing Championships in 1987 and 1988. In the latter he competed in a pair with a Matthew Pinsent. He became the first British rower to win gold medals at two consecutive Junior Worlds. From there he proceeded into the senior squad. - Viorica Susanu
Viorica Susanu is a Romanian rower and winner of three Olympic Gold medals. Susanu rowed in the Romanian women's eight that won the rowing World Championships in 1997, 1998 and 1999, and the 2000 Summer Olympics. In 2001 and 2002, rowing with Georgeta Damian, she won the World Championships in the women's pair, setting a world's best time in 2002, while continuing to row in the eight. At the 2004 Summer Olympics, she won gold medals in both the pair and the eight. - Robert Sycz
Robert Sycz is a Polish rower, and double Olympic Champion. Sycz started his rowing career with SWOS 2 (Szkolny Wojewódzki Ośrodek Sportowy nr 2) in Warsaw. He currently competes for RTW Bydgostia in Bydgoszcz. Together with Tomasz Kucharski, Rober Sycz won two gold Olympic medals (in Sydney 2000 and in Athens 2004) in men's lightweight double sculls. This pair also won two gold medals (1997, 1998) and three silver medals (2001, 2002, … - Gerritjan Eggenkamp
Gerritjan Eggenkamp (14 November 1975) is a Dutch rower. Born in Leiden, Netherlands, Eggenkamp started rowing aged 12 at Het Spaarne rowing club in Heemstede, and first competed internationally as a Junior, coming 9th in the coxless four at the 1993 Junior World Championships. He was named as the spare man for the Dutch Men's coxless four for the 1996 Olympics, and then rowed in the coxless four at the 1997 and 1998 World Championships. - Xeno Müller
Xeno Müller is a Swiss rower and Olympic gold medallist. His first international appearance was at the 1990 Junior World Rowing Championships - winning bronze in his single scull (1x). He first competed at the senior level in 1991, and at the age of 19, finished 11th at the World Rowing Championships in Vienna in the single scull. At the 1992 Barcelona Olympics, he just missed making the finals, finishing fourth in the semi-finals (3 to advance). - James Stewart
James Stewart is an Olympic-level rower, who competes for Australia. He is the twin brother of Geoffrey Stewart and older brother of Stephen Stewart. They were the first trio of brothers to represent Australia in rowing at the same Olympics and were all educated at Newington College, and coached by olympian and fellow Old Newingtonian Michael Morgan. - Geoffrey Stewart
Geoffrey Stewart is an Olympic-level rower, who competes for Australia. He is the twin brother of James Stewart (olympian1996,2000,2004) and older brother of Stephen Stewart (olympian 2004). They were the first trio of brothers to represent Australia in rowing at the same Olympics and were all educated at Newington College, and coached by olympian and fellow Old Newingtonian Michael Morgan. In 1996 Geoffrey competed in the men's eight event at the Atlanta Olympics, … - Angela Alupei
Angela Alupei, "née" Tamaş is a Romanian Olympic rower, born in Bacău, Romania. She has been rowing since she was 17 years of age. When not competing, she is a police officer. She, and her partner Constanţa Burcică took the gold medal, at the 2000 and 2004 Olympic Games in the women's lightweight double sculls event. They also took first place at the Rowing World Cup twice in 2000, in Vienna, Austria and in Lucerne, Switzerland, … - Luka Špik
Luka Špik is a Slovenian rower and Olympic gold medalist. Špik and Iztok Čop won the 1999 World Championship, and gold at the 2000 Sydney Olympics, which was the first Olympic gold medal for independent Slovenia. Špik and Čop were the favourites to win the men's double sculls at the 2004 Summer Olympics, but finished in silver medal position. - Diederik Simon
Diederik Rudolf Simon (born April 10, 1970 in Bloemendaal, Noord-Holland) is a former rower from the Netherlands, who competed for his native country in three consecutive Summer Olympics. After winning the gold medal with the "Holland Acht" (Holland Eights) at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia, United States, he earned silver in the Men's Quadruple Sculls (2000) and in the Men's Eights (2004). - Iztok Čop
Iztok Čop is a Slovenian rower and Olympic gold medallist. Iztok started rowing at the age of 13 in Bled, where Slovenia's best rowing club is located. Originally rowing in the coxless pairs, Čop finished second in the World Championships in 1991, and won Bronze at the Barcelona Olympics in 1992 with Denis Žvegelj (the first Olympic medal for independent Slovenia). He then switched to the single scull, winning gold at the 1995 World Championship, … - Guin Batten
Guin Batten is a British rower. She won silver at the 2000 Summer Olympics in the quadruple scull. In 2003, she set the record for the fastest solo crossing of the English Channel in a rowing shell (Olympic Class) and became the first solo female crossing, in a time of 3 hours and 14 mintues. She is a member of Thames Rowing Club and Leander Club. - Thorsten Engelmann
Thorsten Engelmann (born July 20, 1981 in Berlin) is a German rower. Engelmann started rowing at age 9 because his father was the President of a rowing club in Berlin. He continued training while earning his pre-diploma in economics at school, and he has recently been part of the German national squad. Engelmann won the silver medal in the 2002 World Championships, and won bronze twice, in 2001 and 2005. He placed fourth in the Summer Olympic Games in 2004. - Niels van der Zwan
Cornelis Pieter ("Niels") van der Zwan (born June 25, 1967 in Scheveningen, Zuid-Holland) is a former rower from the Netherlands, who competed for his native country at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia. There he won the gold medal with the "Holland Acht" (Holland Eights). He also competed at the 1992 and 2000 Summer Olympics. - Kathrin Boron
Kathrin Boron is a German sculler, and four-time Olympic gold medalist. Boron won the women's double sculls at the 1992 Summer Olympics and 2000 Summer Olympics with Jana Thieme, and the women's quad sculls at the 1996 Summer Olympics and 2004 Summer Olympics. She has also won eight world championship titles. - Elena Georgescu
Elena Georgescu (born 10 April, 1964) is a Romanian coxswain who has won four Olympic medals in the eights competition. - Elise Laverick
Elise Laverick (born 27 July 1975) is a British rower. She won bronze at the 2004 Summer Olympics in the double scull with Sarah Winckless. She is a member of Thames Rowing Club in Putney, London. - Katrin Rutschow-Stomporowski
Katrin Rutschow-Stomporowski (born April 2, 1975 in Waren, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern) is a German rower and two-time Olympic gold medalist. - Giovanni Calabrese
Giovanni Calabrese (born 30 October 1966) is a Italian rower. He won a bronze medal in the double sculls event at the 2000 Summer Olympics, together with teammate Nicola Sartori. - Gavin Hassett
Gavin Hassett (born July 13, 1973 in Saint John, New Brunswick) is a Canadian rower. He began rowing in 1989. He won a silver medal at the 1996 Summer Olympics in the lightweight fours event, and he won a bronze medal at the 2002 world championships in Seville, Spain in the same event. - Michiel Bartman
Michiel Bernhard Emiel Marie Bartman (born May 19, 1967 in Badhoevedorp, Noord-Holland) is a former rower from the Netherlands, who won a total of three Olympic medals during his career. A member of the Nereus Rowing Club from Amsterdam, he won the gold medal in Atlanta with the "Holland Acht" (Holland Eights), followed by silver in Sydney (Quadruple Sculls) and silver (Eights) once again in Athens. He also won three medals at the World Championships, … - Eeke van Nes
Eeke Geertruida van Nes (born April 17, 1969 in Delft, Zuid-Holland) is a retired rower from the Netherlands, who won a total number of three Olympic medals during her career. A daughter of former Olympic silver medalist Hadriaan van Nes (Mexico City, 1968), she claimed the bronze medal in the women's double sculls in Atlanta, Georgia alongside Irene Eijs, followed by the silver four years later in Sydney, Australia with Pieta van Dishoeck. - Mike McKay
Michael McKay (born September 30, 1964), commonly known as Mike McKay, is an Australian rower and a four-time Olympic medalist. He was educated at Xavier College in Kew, Melbourne. - Silvijo Petriško
Silvijo Petriško is a Croatian rower, who won a bronze medal in the eights competition at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney. He was the coxswain of the team, compromising Igor Francetić, Igor Boraska, Nikša Skelin, Siniša Skelin, Branimir Vujević, Krešimir Čuljak, Tomislav Smoljanović, and Tihomir Franković. - Agostino Abbagnale
Agostino Abbagnale (born 25 August 1966) is an Italian rower and Triple Olympic gold medalist. He is also the younger brother of multiple Olympic medalists Carmine Abbagnale and Giuseppe Abbagnale. Abbagnale won his first gold medal at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul. He stroked the Italian Quadruple scull (4x). His brothers Carmine and Giuseppe won gold medals at the same games in the pair with coxswain event (2+). - Buffy-Lynne Williams
Buffy-Lynne Williams (formerly Buffy Alexander) (born March 27, 1977 in St. Catharines, Ontario) is a Canadian rower. The daughter of former NHL player Claire Alexander, she began rowing at age 17. She won a bronze medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics in the eights event, and at the 2003, 1999 and 1998 world championships at Milan, St. Catharines and Cologne respectively. She also won a silver in the eights at the 1997 world championships in Lac d'Aiguebellette, France. - Igor Boraska
Igor Boraska (born 26 September, 1970 in Split) is a Croatian rower who won a bronze medal in the eights competition at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney. - Nicola Sartori
Nicola Sartori (born 17 July 1976) is a Italian rower. He won a bronze medal in the double sculls event at the 2000 Summer Olympics, together with teammate Giovanni Calabrese. - Katrin Wagner
Katrin Wagner (Katrin Wagner-Augustin), of Germany, was born October 13, 1977. She is a world champion rower, 5'11 tall, and weighs 161 pounds. Katrin won 2 Gold medals in the 2000 Sydney Olympics in the Canoeing Sprint event. She also has won 3 Gold medals in 2005 in Zagreb, and 3 Silver medals in 2006 in Szeged. - Veronica Cochela
Veronica Cochela (born 15 November, 1965) is a Romanian rower who has won four Olympic medals.
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