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Steve Redgrave
(British Retired Rower Who Won Gold Medals at Five Consecutive Olympic Games)
Steve Redgrave
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Birthdate: March 23, 1962
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Marlow, England
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Helen Glover
(British Professional Rower and Olympic Gold Medalist)
Helen Glover
10
Birthdate: June 17, 1986
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Truro, Cornwall, England
 3 
Mahé Drysdale
(Retired New Zealand Rower)
Mahé Drysdale
4
Birthdate: November 19, 1978
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
 4 
Pete Reed
(British Rower and Olympic Gold Medalist)
Pete Reed
4
Birthdate: July 27, 1981
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Seattle, Washington, United States
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James Cracknell
(British Rower and Two-Time Olympic Gold Medalist)
James Cracknell
4
Birthdate: May 5, 1972
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Sutton, London, England

James Cracknell is a British athlete who specializes in rowing. With six World Rowing Championships and two Olympic gold medals under his belt, Cracknell is regarded as one of the most successful English rowers of his generation. He is also known for his charitable activities; in 2008, he raised funds for the BBC's Sport Relief charity.

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Kathleen Heddle
(Canadian Olympic Rower)
Kathleen Heddle
3
Birthdate: November 27, 1965
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Trail, Canada
Died: January 11, 2021
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Marnie McBean
(Canadian Former Rower and Three-Time Olympics Gold Medallist)
Marnie McBean
3
Birthdate: January 28, 1968
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Vancouver, Canada
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Anna Watkins
(British Rower and Olympic Gold Medalist)
Anna Watkins
3
Birthdate: February 13, 1983
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Leek, Staffordshire, England
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Katherine Grainger
(Rower)
Katherine Grainger
4
Birthdate: November 12, 1975
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Glasgow, Scotland
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John B. Kelly Sr.
(American Rower and Olympic Gold Medalist)
John B. Kelly Sr.
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Birthdate: October 4, 1889
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Died: June 20, 1960
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John B. Kelly Jr.
(American Rower and Politician)
John B. Kelly Jr.
6
Birthdate: May 24, 1927
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Died: March 2, 1985
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Cory Bernardi
(Former Senator of Australia and Rower)
Cory Bernardi
4
Birthdate: November 6, 1969
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
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Ran Laurie
(English Physician, Rower and Olympic Gold Medalist)
Ran Laurie
6
Birthdate: June 4, 1915
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Grantchester, Cambridgeshire, England
Died: September 19, 1998
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Oksana Masters
(American Multi-Sport Athlete and Paralympic Medalist)
Oksana Masters
6
Birthdate: June 19, 1989
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Khmelnytskyi, Ukraine
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Paul O'Donovan
(Rower)
Paul O'Donovan
6
Birthdate: April 19, 1994
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Skibbereen, Ireland
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Joe Rantz
(American Rower and Olympic Gold Medalist)
Joe Rantz
4
Birthdate: March 31, 1914
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Spokane, Washington, United States
Died: September 10, 2007
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Matthew Pinsent
(Britsh Rower and Consecutive Olympic Gold Medal Winner From 1992 to 2004)
Matthew Pinsent
2
Birthdate: October 10, 1970
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Holt, Norfolk, England

Matthew Pinsent is an English broadcaster and former rower. Having won four successive Olympic gold medals in rowing, Pinsent is widely regarded as one of the most successful English Olympians of his generation. He also won 10 world championships during his illustrious rowing career. In 2005, Matthew Pinsent was honored by the International Rowing Federation with the Thomas Keller Medal.

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Susan Francia
(Hungarian-American Rower and Olympic Gold Medalist)
Susan Francia
4
Birthdate: November 8, 1982
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Szeged, Hungary
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Bobby Pearce
(Australian Rower Who is Three-Time World Champion)
Bobby Pearce
6
Birthdate: September 30, 1905
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Double Bay, New South Wales, Australia
Died: May 20, 1976
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Elisabeta Lipă
(Romanian Rower, Former World Champion and Record Eight-Times Olympic Gold Medalist)
Elisabeta Lipă
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Birthdate: October 26, 1964
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Siret, Suceava County, Romania

Romanian rower Elisabeta Lipă scripted history when she became the most successful rower in the history of Olympics, with her 8 medals, including 5 gold medals. She was also the first rower to compete at 6 Olympic games and also served as the Romanian Minister of Youth and Sport.

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Heather Stanning
(Retired British Professional Rower and Olympic Gold Medalist)
Heather Stanning
6
Birthdate: January 26, 1985
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Yeovil, Somerset, England
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J. Michael Evans
(Canadian Olympic Rower and President of Alibaba Group)
J. Michael Evans
6
Birthdate: August 16, 1957
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
 23 
Martin Sinković
(Rower)
Martin Sinković
2
Birthdate: November 10, 1989
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Zagreb, Croatia
 24 
Gary O'Donovan
(Rower)
Gary O'Donovan
6
Birthdate: December 30, 1992
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Cork, Ireland
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Olaf Tufte
(Rower)
Olaf Tufte
3
Birthdate: April 27, 1976
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Tønsberg, Norway

Olaf Tufte is a Norwegian rower who won gold medals in the men's single sculls competition at the 2004 and 2008 Olympics. He also represented his country in the double sculls event at the 2000 and 2016 Olympics, winning the silver and bronze medal respectively. A two-time world rowing champion, Tufte also won a bronze at the 2015 European Championships.

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Hamish Bond
(Retired New Zealand Rower and Former Road Cyclist)
Hamish Bond
4
Birthdate: February 13, 1986
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Dunedin, New Zealand
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Colin Moynihan, 4th Baron Moynihan
(British Businessman, Conservative Politician, Sports Administrator and Rower)
Colin Moynihan, 4th Baron Moynihan
3
Birthdate: September 13, 1955
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Surrey, England
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Matt Brittin
(British Businessman, President of Emea Business & Operations for ‘Google’ and Rower)
Matt Brittin
4
Birthdate: September 1, 1968
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Walton-on-Thames, England
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James Stillman Rockefeller
(American Rower and Olympic Gold Medalist)
James Stillman Rockefeller
3
Birthdate: June 8, 1902
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Manhattan, New York, United States
Died: August 10, 2004
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Marcus McElhenney
(American Rower and Olympic Medalist)
Marcus McElhenney
4
Birthdate: July 27, 1981
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Drexel Hills, New Cumberland, Pennsylvania, United States
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Caldwell Esselstyn
(American Physician, Author and Former Olympic Rowing Champion)
Caldwell Esselstyn
6
Birthdate: December 12, 1933
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: New York, New York, United States
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Alex Story
(British Politician and Former Rower)
Alex Story
2
Birthdate: December 6, 1974
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Fontainebleau, France
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Constantine Louloudis
(Greek-British Rower and Olympic Gold Medalist)
Constantine Louloudis
3
Birthdate: September 15, 1991
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: London, England
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Eric Murray
(New Zealand Retired Rower and Olympic Gold Medalist)
Eric Murray
3
Birthdate: May 6, 1982
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Hastings, New Zealand
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Silken Laumann
(Canadian Champion Rower)
Silken Laumann
3
Birthdate: November 14, 1964
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Toronto Township, Ontario, Canada
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Sally Robbins
(Australian Rower)
Sally Robbins
3
Birthdate: July 15, 1981
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Perth, Australia
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Rob Waddell
(New Zealand Rower and Olympic Gold Medalist)
Rob Waddell
3
Birthdate: January 7, 1975
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Te Kuiti, New Zealand
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Kim Brennan
(Australian Rower)
Kim Brennan
3
Birthdate: August 9, 1985
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Melbourne, Australia
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Jack Beresford
(British Rower Who Won Five Medals at Five Olympic Games in Succession)
Jack Beresford
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Birthdate: January 1, 1899
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Chiswick, West London, England
Died: December 3, 1977

Legendary British rower Jack Beresford is best known for winning five Olympic medals back-to-back. The son of a rower and an Olympic silver medalist, he had been part of the army during World War I. Though a talented rugby player, too, he took up rowing owing to a war injury.

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Angela Madsen
(American Rower and Paralympic Medalist)
Angela Madsen
3
Birthdate: May 10, 1960
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Xenia, Ohio, United States
Died: June 21, 2020
 41 
Polly Swann
(British Rower and Olympic Medalist)
Polly Swann
3
Birthdate: June 5, 1988
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Lancaster, Lancashire, England
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Emma Twigg
(New Zealand Rower and Olympic Gold Medalist)
Emma Twigg
3
Birthdate: March 1, 1987
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Napier, New Zealand
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Tim Foster
(English Rower and Olympic Gold Medalist)
Tim Foster
3
Birthdate: January 19, 1970
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Bedford, Bedfordshire, England
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Alex Gregory
(English Rower and Two-Time Olympic Gold Medalist)
Alex Gregory
3
Birthdate: March 11, 1984
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Cheltenham, England
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Moe Sbihi
(British Rower and Olympic Gold Medalist)
Moe Sbihi
3
Birthdate: March 27, 1988
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Kingston upon Thames, England
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Adrian Cadbury
(English Businessman, Chairman of ‘Cadbury’ and ‘Cadbury Schweppes’ and Rower)
Adrian Cadbury
3
Birthdate: April 15, 1929
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Birmingham, United Kingdom
Died: September 3, 2015
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Rebecca Romero
(English Former World Champion and Olympic Games Silver Medallist in Rowing and Olympic Champion Track Cyclist)
Rebecca Romero
3
Birthdate: January 24, 1980
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Carshalton, England

Rebecca Romero scripted history by winning two Olympic medals in two different sports, rowing and cycling, thus becoming the second woman to achieve the feat, after swimmer and handball player Roswitha Krause. Initially a rower, she was later deviated toward cycling after suffering a severe back injury.

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Sarah Tait
(Australian Rower Who Was the First Mother to Represent Australia in Rowing at Olympic Level)
Sarah Tait
3
Birthdate: January 23, 1983
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Perth, Australia
Died: March 3, 2016
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Jonny Searle
(British Rower, Businessman and Olympic Gold Medalist)
Jonny Searle
2
Birthdate: May 8, 1969
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Walton-on-Thames, Surrey, England
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Crispin Money-Coutts, 9th Baron Latymer
(British Rower)
Crispin Money-Coutts, 9th Baron Latymer
3
Birthdate: March 8, 1955
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: United Kingdom
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