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Karolien Florijn
Karolien Florijn, Dutch rower (born 1998, Leiden), Olympic champion women's single sculls Paris 2024 and silver medalist Tokyo 2020 coxless four; two-time world champion (2022, 2023) from the Florijn rowing family.
Karsten Schmeling
Karsten Schmeling (born 1962, Hennigsdorf) is a German rower, East German coxed four Olympic champion at Seoul 1988 and world champion 1986-1987; also world silver medalist in coxed pair and eight.
Kasia Gruchalla Wesierski
Kasia Gruchalla-Wesierski, Canadian rower (born 1991, Montreal), Olympic gold in the women's eight at Tokyo 2020 and silver at Paris 2024; former alpine skier who began rowing at 23.
Kat Copeland
Kat Copeland (Katherine Sarah Copeland, born 1990) is a British rower who won Olympic gold with Sophie Hosking in the women's lightweight double sculls at London 2012, the GB lightweight women's first Olympic title, and retired in 2019.
Kate Slatter
Kate Slatter (Kate Allen), born 1971, Australian rower; with Megan Still won Australia's first women's Olympic rowing gold, coxless pair Atlanta 1996; Sydney 2000 silver with Rachael Taylor; 1995 world champion.
Katelin Snyder Guregian
Katelin Snyder Guregian (Katelin Guregian, nee Snyder), born 1987, American rowing coxswain; Olympic gold in the women's eight at Rio 2016, fourth at Tokyo 2020, multiple World Championship titles, wife of Olympian Nareg Guregian.
Kateryna Tarasenko
Kateryna Tarasenko (Катерина Миколаївна Тарасенко, born 1987, Dnipro) is a Ukrainian rower, 2012 Olympic quadruple sculls champion, Ukraine's first rowing gold; 7th in the 2008 double sculls.
Katherine Grainger
Katherine Grainger, Baroness Grainger, is a Scottish rower who won five Olympic medals, including gold at London 2012, and became the first female Chair of the British Olympic Association.
Kathleen Heddle
Kathleen Heddle was a Canadian rower who won three gold medals and one bronze at the 1992 and 1996 Olympics, becoming with Marnie McBean the first Canadians to win three Summer Olympic golds.
Kathrin Boron
Kathrin Boron (Kathrin Boron-Kölm), German rower born 1969 in Eisenhüttenstadt; four Olympic golds (1992, 1996, 2000, 2004) plus 2008 bronze, eight world titles, Thomas Keller Medal 2009.
Kathrin Haacker
Kathrin Haacker, German rower (born 1967, Wismar), SC Dynamo Berlin; Olympic gold in the women's eight for East Germany at Seoul 1988, bronze for Germany at Barcelona 1992, fourth in coxless pairs 1996, and seven World Championship medals.
Kathy Keeler
Kathy Keeler (Kathryn Elliott Keeler-Parker), American rower born 1956 in Galveston, Texas; stroke of the US women's eight that won gold at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics in 2:59.80, the first US women's crew to win Olympic gold; 1982 world silver, later national coach.
Katrin Rutschow Stomporowski
Katrin Rutschow-Stomporowski (born 1975, Waren, Germany) is a German rower, Olympic champion in the quadruple sculls 1996 and single sculls 2004, with bronze in the single sculls 2000 and three world titles.
Katsiaryna Khadatovich Karsten
Katsiaryna Khadatovich-Karsten (Ekaterina Karsten, Кацярына Хадатовіч-Карстэн), Belarusian single sculler born 1972, competed at seven Olympics 1992–2016, won gold 1996 and 2000, six world titles.
Kay Worthington
Kay Worthington (Kay Frances Worthington-Teti), Canadian rower born 1959 in Toronto; three-time Olympian who won gold in women's coxless fours and eights at Barcelona 1992, the latter in world-record time.
Ken Myers
Ken Myers (Kenneth Myers, 1896–1972) was an American rower from Norristown, Pennsylvania, and Bachelors Barge Club who won three Olympic rowing medals across the 1920, 1928, and 1932 Games.
Kent Mitchell
Kent Mitchell (Henry Kent Mitchell II, born 1939) is an American coxswain who won coxed-pairs bronze at Rome 1960 and gold at Tokyo 1964 with Conn Findlay, plus two national titles; later a rowing administrator, Hall of Fame inductee, and attorney.
Kerry Simmonds
Kerry Simmonds, American rower (born 1989, Palo Alto, California), Olympic gold medalist in the women's eight at Rio 2016 and two-time world champion (2013, 2015); University of Washington walk-on, later Oregon assistant coach.
Kersten Neisser
Kersten Neisser (later Koepke, Kriesel), born 1956 in Halle (Saale), East German rower; Olympic gold in women's eights at Moscow 1980 (3:03.32), world eights gold 1977, coxed fours gold 1978.
Kerstin Forster
Kerstin Förster (née Pieloth, Foerster-Pieloth), born 1965 in Cottbus, is a German rower who won Olympic gold in the women's quadruple sculls for East Germany at Seoul 1988 and world titles in 1986 and 1987.
Kerstin Koppen
Kerstin Köppen (Kosbab, Holtmeyer), German rower born 1967 in Rathenow, won Olympic gold in the 1992 double sculls with Kathrin Boron and the 1996 quadruple sculls, plus five world titles and the 1998 Thomas Keller Medal.
Kerstin Kowalski el Qalqili
Kerstin Kowalski el Qalqili (Kerstin Kowalski, Kerstin El-Qalqili), German rower born 1976 in Potsdam, twin of Manja Kowalski; won Olympic gold in the women's quadruple sculls at Sydney 2000 and Athens 2004 plus three world titles.
Kerstin Muller
Kerstin Müller (Kerstin Muller), German rower born 1969 in Halle (Saale), SC DHfK Leipzig; gold in women's quadruple sculls at the 1992 Barcelona Olympics in 6:20.18, 1993 world silver, later Barmer health consultant.
Kevin Light
Kevin Richard Light (born 1979, Vancouver) is a Canadian rower, Olympic gold medallist in the men's eight at Beijing 2008, three-time world champion (2002, 2003, 2007), later a Victoria sports photographer; distinct from the 1987-born baseball pitcher of the same name.
Kevin Neufeld
Kevin Neufeld (1960–2022) was a Canadian rower who won gold in the men's coxed eight at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics and in the coxless four at the 1986 Edinburgh Commonwealth Games, then placed sixth at Seoul 1988.
Kieran West
Kieran Martin West (born 1977, Kingston-upon-Thames) is a retired English rower, MBE, who won Olympic gold in the men's eight at Sydney 2000, took world silver in 1999 and a 2002 world four title, rowed three winning Cambridge Boat Races, and retired in March 2008.
Kim Crow Brennan
Kim Crow Brennan (Kimberley Crow-Brennan, born 1985, Melbourne) is an Australian rower, Melbourne University Boat Club, with Olympic gold (2016 single sculls), silver and bronze (2012), two world single sculls titles, and wife of Scott Brennan.
Kirsten Barnes
Kirsten Barnes (Jennifer-Kirsten Barnes), Canadian rower born 1968 in London, England; double 1992 Barcelona Olympic gold medalist in women's coxless fours and eights, 1991 world champion, later a sport psychologist.
Kirsten van der Kolk
Kirsten van der Kolk (born 1975, Haarlem) is a Dutch rower who with Marit van Eupen won lightweight women's double sculls gold at Beijing 2008, the first Olympic rowing gold for a Dutch woman, after bronze in 2004.
Kirsten Wenzel
Kirsten Wenzel (later Strohbach), born 1961 in Leipzig, is an East German rowing coxswain who won Olympic gold in the women's coxed four at Moscow 1980 in 3:19.27, plus 1978 world gold and five other world medals.