1
Steve Redgrave
(British Retired Rower Who Won Gold Medals at Five Consecutive Olympic Games)
26
6
Birthdate: March 23, 1962
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Marlow, England
Height: 6'5" (196 cm)
2
Helen Glover
(British Professional Rower and Olympic Gold Medalist)
22
12
Birthdate: June 17, 1986
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Truro, Cornwall, England
Height: 5'10" (178 cm)
3
Pete Reed
(British Rower and Olympic Gold Medalist)
20
4
Birthdate: July 27, 1981
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Seattle, Washington, United States
Height: 6'6" (198 cm)
4
James Cracknell
(British Rower and Two-Time Olympic Gold Medalist)
22
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.
5
Kathleen Heddle
(Canadian Olympic Rower)
16
5
Birthdate: November 27, 1965
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Trail, Canada
Died: January 11, 2021
Height: 5'11" (180 cm)
6
Mahé Drysdale
(Retired New Zealand Rower)
20
4
Birthdate: November 19, 1978
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Height: 6'7" (201 cm)
7
Anna Watkins
(British Rower and Olympic Gold Medalist)
15
5
Birthdate: February 13, 1983
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Leek, Staffordshire, England
Height: 6'1" (185 cm)
8
Katherine Grainger
(Rower)
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6
Birthdate: November 12, 1975
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Glasgow, Scotland
Height: 6'0" (183 cm)
9
Marnie McBean
(Canadian Former Rower and Three-Time Olympics Gold Medallist)
16
5
Birthdate: January 28, 1968
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Vancouver, Canada
Height: 5'10" (178 cm)
10
Cory Bernardi
(Former Senator of Australia and Rower)
21
4
Birthdate: November 6, 1969
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
Height: 6'5" (196 cm)
11
John B. Kelly Sr.
(American Rower and Olympic Gold Medalist)
21
6
Birthdate: October 4, 1889
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Died: June 20, 1960
12
John B. Kelly Jr.
(American Rower and Politician)
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6
Birthdate: May 24, 1927
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Died: March 2, 1985
13
Matthew Pinsent
(Britsh Rower and Consecutive Olympic Gold Medal Winner From 1992 to 2004)
2
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.
14
Ran Laurie
(English Physician, Rower and Olympic Gold Medalist)
19
6
Birthdate: June 4, 1915
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Grantchester, Cambridgeshire, England
Died: September 19, 1998
15
Oksana Masters
(American Multi-Sport Athlete and Paralympic Medalist)
18
6
Birthdate: June 19, 1989
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Khmelnytskyi, Ukraine
Height: 5'8" (173 cm)
16
Bobby Pearce
(Australian Rower Who is Three-Time World Champion)
19
6
Birthdate: September 30, 1905
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Double Bay, New South Wales, Australia
Died: May 20, 1976
Height: 6'2" (188 cm)
17
Paul O'Donovan
(Rower)
21
6
Birthdate: April 19, 1994
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Skibbereen, Ireland
Height: 5'10" (178 cm)
18
Joe Rantz
(American Rower and Olympic Gold Medalist)
20
4
Birthdate: March 31, 1914
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Spokane, Washington, United States
Died: September 10, 2007
19
Elisabeta Lipă
(Romanian Rower, Former World Champion and Record Eight-Times Olympic Gold Medalist)
12
2
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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Gary O'Donovan
(Rower)
19
6
Birthdate: December 30, 1992
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Cork, Ireland
Height: 5'8" (173 cm)
21
Susan Francia
(Hungarian-American Rower and Olympic Gold Medalist)
18
4
Birthdate: November 8, 1982
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Szeged, Hungary
Height: 6'2" (188 cm)
22
Heather Stanning
(Retired British Professional Rower and Olympic Gold Medalist)
19
6
Birthdate: January 26, 1985
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Yeovil, Somerset, England
Height: 5'11" (180 cm)
23
Martin Sinković
(Rower)
12
2
Birthdate: November 10, 1989
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Zagreb, Croatia
Height: 6'2" (188 cm)
24
J. Michael Evans
(Canadian Olympic Rower and President of Alibaba Group)
19
6
Birthdate: August 16, 1957
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Height: 6'3" (190 cm)
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Olaf Tufte
(Rower)
13
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)
18
4
Birthdate: February 13, 1986
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Dunedin, New Zealand
Height: 6'3" (190 cm)
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Colin Moynihan, 4th Baron Moynihan
(British Businessman, Conservative Politician, Sports Administrator and Rower)
17
3
Birthdate: September 13, 1955
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Surrey, England
28
Matt Brittin
(British Businessman, President of Emea Business & Operations for ‘Google’ and Rower)
18
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)
17
3
Birthdate: June 8, 1902
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Manhattan, New York, United States
Died: August 10, 2004
30
Caldwell Esselstyn
(American Physician, Author and Former Olympic Rowing Champion)
19
6
Birthdate: December 12, 1933
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: New York, New York, United States
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Marcus McElhenney
(American Rower and Olympic Medalist)
19
4
Birthdate: July 27, 1981
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Drexel Hills, New Cumberland, Pennsylvania, United States
Height: 5'5" (165 cm)
32
Drew Ginn
(Australian Five-Time World Champion Rower, a Four Time Olympian and Triple Olympic Gold Medallist)
11
2
Birthdate: November 20, 1974
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: South Gippsland Shire, Australia
Height: 6'5" (196 cm)
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Alex Story
(British Politician and Former Rower)
10
2
Birthdate: December 6, 1974
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Fontainebleau, France
34
Constantine Louloudis
(Greek-British Rower and Olympic Gold Medalist)
17
3
Birthdate: September 15, 1991
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: London, England
Height: 6'3" (190 cm)
35
Eric Murray
(New Zealand Retired Rower and Olympic Gold Medalist)
17
3
Birthdate: May 6, 1982
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Hastings, New Zealand
Height: 6'5" (196 cm)
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Silken Laumann
(Canadian Champion Rower)
17
3
Birthdate: November 14, 1964
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Toronto Township, Ontario, Canada
Height: 5'11" (180 cm)
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Sally Robbins
(Australian Rower)
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3
Birthdate: July 15, 1981
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Perth, Australia
Height: 6'0" (183 cm)
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Rob Waddell
(New Zealand Rower and Olympic Gold Medalist)
17
3
Birthdate: January 7, 1975
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Te Kuiti, New Zealand
Height: 6'7" (201 cm)
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Kim Brennan
(Australian Rower)
17
3
Birthdate: August 9, 1985
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Melbourne, Australia
Height: 6'2" (188 cm)
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Jack Beresford
(British Rower Who Won Five Medals at Five Olympic Games in Succession)
10
2
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)
17
3
Birthdate: May 10, 1960
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Xenia, Ohio, United States
Died: June 21, 2020
Height: 6'1" (185 cm)
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Emma Twigg
(New Zealand Rower and Olympic Gold Medalist)
15
3
Birthdate: March 1, 1987
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Napier, New Zealand
Height: 5'11" (180 cm)
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Polly Swann
(British Rower and Olympic Medalist)
16
3
Birthdate: June 5, 1988
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Lancaster, Lancashire, England
Height: 6'1" (185 cm)
44
Tim Foster
(English Rower and Olympic Gold Medalist)
16
3
Birthdate: January 19, 1970
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Bedford, Bedfordshire, England
45
Adrian Cadbury
(English Businessman, Chairman of ‘Cadbury’ and ‘Cadbury Schweppes’ and Rower)
15
3
Birthdate: April 15, 1929
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Birmingham, United Kingdom
Died: September 3, 2015
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Moe Sbihi
(British Rower and Olympic Gold Medalist)
16
3
Birthdate: March 27, 1988
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Kingston upon Thames, England
Height: 6'8" (203 cm)
47
Sarah Tait
(Australian Rower Who Was the First Mother to Represent Australia in Rowing at Olympic Level)
16
3
Birthdate: January 23, 1983
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Perth, Australia
Died: March 3, 2016
Height: 5'11" (180 cm)
48
Rebecca Romero
(English Former World Champion and Olympic Games Silver Medallist in Rowing and Olympic Champion Track Cyclist)
16
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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Crispin Money-Coutts, 9th Baron Latymer
(British Rower)
17
3
Birthdate: March 8, 1955
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: United Kingdom
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Jonny Searle
(British Rower, Businessman and Olympic Gold Medalist)
10
2
Birthdate: May 8, 1969
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Walton-on-Thames, Surrey, England
