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🚣 Rowing

Rowing Legends

Olympic sculling and sweep rowing champions across the generations.

27Athletes
27Full Biographies
9+Nations

All Rowing Athletes

Browse 27 of the greatest rowing rowers of all time.

Nation
AC
Rowing

British

Alan Campbell

Rower

British rower who won Olympic bronze in men's single sculls at London 2012 and multiple World Champi…

AW
Rowing

British

Anna Watkins

Rower

British rower who won Olympic gold in the double sculls at London 2012 and set multiple world record…

BF
Rowing

German

Birgit Fischer

Kayaker

German canoeist and kayaker, the most successful female Olympic paddler in history with 8 Olympic go…

DS
Rowing

British

David Smith

Rower

Paralympic rowing champion and one of sport's most remarkable stories — David Smith had been told he…

DG
Rowing

Australian

Drew Ginn

Rower

Australian Olympic rowing champion who won gold medals in the coxless four at Sydney 2000 and Athens…

EC
Rowing

British

Ed Coode

Rower

British Olympic rowing champion who won gold in the coxless four at Athens 2004 and claimed two Worl…

EK
Rowing

Belarusian

Ekaterina Karsten

Rower

Two Olympic gold medals and the most decorated women's rower in history — Ekaterina Karsten competed…

EL
Rowing

Romanian

Elisabeta Lipă

Rower

Romanian rower who became the most successful female Olympic rower in history, winning 5 gold medals…

GA
Rowing

Romanian

Georgeta Andrunache

Rower

Romanian Olympic rowing champion who won four consecutive Olympic gold medals in women's eight from …

HB
Rowing

New Zealander

Hamish Bond

Rower

New Zealand rower and three-time Olympic gold medalist, widely regarded as one of the greatest rower…

HG
Rowing

British

Helen Glover

Rower (Pair)

Britain's most successful female rower — two Olympic gold medals in the coxless pair with Heather St…

JC
Rowing

British

James Cracknell

Rower

British Olympic rowing champion who won gold medals in coxless fours at Sydney 2000 and Athens 2004,…

JR
Rowing

French

Jean-Christophe Rolland

Rower

French Olympic rowing champion and World Championships gold medalist, later became president of Worl…

KG
Rowing

British

Katherine Grainger

Rower

British rower who became Britain's most decorated female Olympian with five Olympic medals including…

LC
Rowing

New Zealander

Lisa Carrington

Kayaker

New Zealand canoeist and sprint kayaker, multiple Olympic gold medalist and world champion, consider…

MD
Rowing

New Zealander

Mahe Drysdale

Rower

New Zealand single sculls rower, two-time Olympic champion and five-time world champion, widely rega…

MP
Rowing

British

Matthew Pinsent

Rower

British rowing legend who won four consecutive Olympic golds and ten World Championship titles, beco…

OT
Rowing

Norwegian

Olaf Tufte

Rower

Norwegian Olympic rowing champion, widely regarded as one of the greatest single scullers in history…

OT
Rowing

Norwegian

Olaf Tufte Jr

Rower

Norwegian Olympic rowing champion and two-time Olympic gold medalist in single sculls, widely regard…

PR
Rowing

British

Pete Reed

Rower

British Olympic rowing champion who won three consecutive Olympic gold medals in the men's four, est…

RW
Rowing

New Zealander

Rob Waddell

Rower

New Zealand rower who dominated single sculls in late 1990s and early 2000s, winning Olympic gold at…

SM
Rowing

British

Sir Matthew Pinsent

Rower

British rower who won four Olympic gold medals and dominated international rowing for over a decade,…

SS
Rowing

British

Sir Steve Redgrave

Rower

British rowing legend who won five consecutive Olympic gold medals from 1984-2000, making him one of…

SR
Rowing

British

Steve Redgrave

Rower

British rower who won five consecutive Olympic gold medals from 1984-2000, making him one of Britain…

TF
Rowing

British

Tim Foster

Rower

British Olympic rowing champion who won gold in the coxless four at Sydney 2000 and claimed three Wo…

TG
Rowing

British

Tom George

Rower

Olympic silver medallist at Paris 2024 in the men's pair — part of the new generation of British row…

XM
Rowing

Swiss

Xeno Müller

Rower

Olympic champion in the single sculls and one of Switzerland's greatest Olympians — Xeno Müller's At…

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