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Abe Wiersma
Abe Wiersma, Dutch rower born 1994 in Amsterdam, Olympic gold medalist in the men's quadruple sculls at Tokyo 2020 with Uittenbogaard, Wieten, and Metsemakers; later raced the pair.
Adam Korol
Adam Korol is a Polish rower, born in 1974 in Gdańsk, who won Olympic gold in the 2008 quadruple sculls and four world titles, then served as Poland's Minister of Sport.
Adam Kreek
Adam Kreek, born 1980 in London, Ontario, is a Canadian rower who won gold in the men's eight at Beijing 2008 after fifth at Athens 2004, a three-time world champion, Stanford engineer, and executive coach.
Adrian Ellison
Adrian Ellison (Adrian Charles Ellison), born 1958 in Solihull, England, is a British rowing coxswain who steered Redgrave's coxed four to 1984 Olympic gold, Britain's first rowing title since 1948, and later coxed the 1992 eight.
Adriana Ailincai
Adriana Ailincăi-Adam (Adriana Adam), Romanian rower born 1999 in Văleni, Vaslui. Olympic champion in the women's eight at Paris 2024; three-time 2026 world champion in pair, eight, and mixed eight.
Adrien Hardy
Adrien Hardy (born 1978, Nîmes) is a French rower, 2004 Olympic champion in the men's double sculls with Sébastien Vieilledent, France's first gold in that event; also world champion 2003 and 2006 and European champion 2008 in the eight, at four Games 2000-2012.
Agostino Abbagnale
Agostino Abbagnale, Italian rower (born 1966, Pompei), brother of Giuseppe and Carmine Abbagnale; won three Olympic rowing golds (quadruple sculls 1988 and 2000, double sculls 1996) despite thrombophlebitis, plus 2006 Thomas Keller Medal.
Al Lindley
Al Lindley (Alfred Damon Lindley, 1904-1951), American rower and lawyer; stroked the Yale eight to 1924 Paris Olympic gold in the men's eights; also a mountaineer on Denali and 1936 Olympic skiing entrant who did not compete; died in a plane crash.
Al Nasse
Al Nasse (Albert F. Nasse, 1878–1910), American rower from St. Louis; won 1904 Olympic gold in men's coxless fours with the Century Boat Club crew in 9:05.8.
Albert Arnheiter
Albert Stephan Arnheiter (1890–1945), German rower of Ludwigshafener Ruderverein; won gold in the men's coxed fours at the 1912 Stockholm Olympics with Wilker and the Fickeisen brothers; killed in action in Italy in 1945.
Albert Gladstone
Sir Albert Charles Gladstone (1886-1967), grandson of Prime Minister William Ewart Gladstone, was a British rower who won 1908 Olympic eights gold with Leander Club and later directed the Bank of England.
Albert Hedderich
Albert Hedderich (born 1957, Mainz) is a retired West German rower of RV Ingelheim 1920 who won quadruple sculls gold at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics and the 1983 World Championships, beating East Germany for the first time.
Alberto Winkler
Alberto Winkler (1932–1981), Italian rower from Castelbello-Ciardes, South Tyrol; Canottieri Moto Guzzi club member; won coxed fours gold at Melbourne 1956 and European eights titles 1957–58.
Aleksandr Berkutov
Aleksandr Berkutov (Александр Николаевич Беркутов, 1933–2012), Soviet rower, Dynamo Moskva; with Yury Tyukalov won double sculls gold at Melbourne 1956 and silver at Rome 1960, later Soviet team head coach and professor.
Aleksandr Lukyanov
Aleksandr Lukyanov (Александр Викторович Лукьянов), born 1949 in Moscow, is a Russian rowing coxswain. Olympic champion 1976 coxed four; silvers 1980, 1988; bronze 1996; five Games 1976–2000.
Aleksandr Sema
Aleksandr Andreyevich Sema (Александр Андреевич Сема), Soviet rower born 1952 in Leningrad; Olympic gold in men's coxed fours at Montreal 1976, world champion 1975, Soviet champion 1974 and 1975, father of Anton Sema.
Aleksandr Timoshinin
Aleksandr Timoshinin (Александр Тимошинин, 1948–2021) was a Soviet rower who won consecutive Olympic gold medals in the double sculls, at Mexico City 1968 and Munich 1972, and later became a rowing coach.
Aleksey Svirin
Aleksey Svirin (Алексей Свирин), born 1978 in Moscow, is a Russian rower who won gold in the men's quadruple sculls at the 2004 Athens Olympics and later led Russia's rowing federation.
Alessio Sartori
Alessio Sartori (born 1976, Terracina) is an Italian rower, 2000 Olympic quadruple sculls champion, with 2004 bronze and 2012 silver in the double sculls, plus three world quad titles.
Alex Gregory
Alex Gregory (Alexander John Gregory, born 1984, Cheltenham) is a British rower, double Olympic champion in the men's coxless four at London 2012 and Rio 2016, and five-time World Champion; MBE 2013, retired January 2017.
Alex Hill
Alex Hill (Alexander Hill, born 1993, Berri, South Australia) is an Australian rower of the Adelaide Rowing Club: Olympic gold Tokyo 2020 and silver Rio 2016 in the men's coxless four, world champion 2017 and 2018, three-time Olympian.
Alexander Purnell
Alexander (Alex) Purnell, Australian rower born 1995 in Brisbane, Sydney University Boat Club; Olympic gold in the men's coxless four at Tokyo 2020 in Olympic record 5:42.76, sixth in the eight at Paris 2024; brother of Nicholas Purnell; OAM 2022. Not the Canadian runner Alec Purnell.
Alf Hansen
Alf Hansen (Alf John Hansen, born 1948, Oslo), Norwegian rower of Ormsund Roklub; Olympic double sculls gold 1976 with brother Frank, quadruple sculls silver 1988, nine world medals with four golds.
Alfred Felber
Alfred Eugène Felber (1886–1967), Swiss rower of Société Nautique de Genève, specialist in coxed pairs; bronze at Antwerp 1920 with Candeveau and Piaget, Olympic gold at Paris 1924 with Lachapelle, plus three European titles.
Alfred Probst
Alfred Probst (1894 to April 1958) was a Swiss rower for RC Lausanne who won gold in the coxed fours and bronze in the coxless fours at the 1924 Paris Olympics.
Allen Morgan
Allen Morgan (1925-2011), American rowing coxswain; coxed the University of Washington-based US coxed four to 1948 London Olympic gold in 6:50.3 with Westlund, Martin, Will, and Giovanelli; UW Hall of Fame 1981 and 2003.
Alois Bierl
Alois Bierl (born 1943, Waldmünchen) is a German rower, Ludwigshafener RV, who won gold in the men's coxed four (Bullenvierer) at the 1972 Munich Olympics in 6:31.85, West Germany's only 1972 rowing gold.
Amalia Beres
Amalia Bereș, full name Amalia Bereș-Chelaru, is a Romanian rower, born in 1997, who won gold in the women's eight at the 2024 Paris Olympics for CS Dinamo București.
Amanda Elmore
Amanda Elmore (born 1991) is an American rower from West Lafayette, Indiana, who won gold in the 2016 Olympic women's eight in the stroke seat and the 2015 world quadruple sculls title, later a USADA educator.
Amanda Polk
Amanda Polk (born 1986, Pittsburgh) is an American rower, 2016 Olympic gold medalist in the women's eight, five-time world champion in the W8+, 2012 Olympic alternate, and former Notre Dame and Clemson rowing figure.