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Maricica Taran
Maricica Titie Țăran (Iordache), born 1962, Romanian rower; Olympic gold in coxed quadruple sculls at Los Angeles 1984, world silver and bronze in quadruple sculls, later competed for West Germany.
Marina Wilke
Marina Wilke (Jährling), born 1958 in Berlin, East German rowing coxswain of SC Berlin-Grünau; won Olympic gold in the women's eights at Montréal 1976 and Moskva 1980, plus four World Championship medals.
Mario Gyr
Mario Gyr (Mario-Elio Gyr), Swiss rower born 1985 in Lucerne, Seeclub Luzern; Olympic gold in the men's lightweight coxless four at Rio 2016, fifth at London 2012, 2015 world and European champion; retired 2018.
Marioara Popescu Ciobanu
Marioara Popescu Ciobanu (Mărioara Popescu-Ciobanu, also Marioara Ciobanu-Popescu), born 1962 in Corlățeni, Botoșani, is a Romanian rower and double Olympic champion: women's double sculls 1984 and women's eight 1996, plus world titles in 1990 and 1999.
Marit van Eupen
Marit van Eupen (born 1969, Arnhem) is a Dutch lightweight rower who won LW2x gold at Beijing 2008 with Kirsten van der Kolk, the first Dutch women's rowing gold, plus 2004 bronze and three world titles in the lightweight single.
Marita Sandig
Marita Sandig (Marita Gasch-Sandig), born 1958, East German rower with SC DHfK Leipzig; Olympic gold in the women's eights at Moscow 1980 and four World Championship golds, including the coxless pair with Silvia Fröhlich.
Mark Evans
Mark Evans (Marcus Evans, born 1957), Canadian Olympic rower, twin of Mike Evans; won gold in the men's coxed eight at Los Angeles 1984 (5:41.32) and rowed in Oxford's winning 1983 and 1984 Boat Race crews. Not the powerlifter or AFL administrator of the same name.
Mark Hunter
Mark Hunter (born 1978, Newham) is a British rower, MBE, who with Zac Purchase won 2008 Olympic lightweight double sculls gold in Olympic-record 6:10.99 and London 2012 silver, with world titles in 2010 and 2011.
Markus Gier
Markus Gier, Swiss rower (born 1970, St. Gallen), Olympic champion 1996 Atlanta in men's lightweight double sculls with brother Michael Gier; world champion 1995, fifth at Sydney 2000.
Marloes Oldenburg
Marloes Oldenburg (born 1988) is a Dutch rower who won Olympic gold in the women's coxless four at Paris 2024, a year after becoming world champion.
Martin Cross
Martin Cross (born 1957), British rower, gold in the coxed four at Los Angeles 1984 and bronze at Moscow 1980; later Guardian rowing correspondent, commentator, and author of Olympic Obsession.
Martin Sauer
Martin Sauer (born 1982, Wriezen) is a German rowing coxswain of the Deutschland-Achter: Olympic gold London 2012, silver Rio 2016 and Tokyo 2020, multiple world and European men's eight titles.
Martin Winter
Martin Winter (1955-1988) was an East German rower with SC Magdeburg who won quadruple sculls gold at the 1980 Moscow Olympics and four world titles (1977, 1978, 1981, 1982), later a coach who died at 32.
Martina Boesler
Martina Boesler (born 1957, Berlin), also Wieduwilt and Kirchner, East German rower with SC Berlin-Grünau; won gold in the women's eight at the 1980 Moscow Olympics and 1979 world silver; sister of Olympian Petra Boesler.
Martina Walther
Martina Walther (born 1963, Zeulenroda) is a German former rower for East Germany; Olympic gold in the women's coxed fours at Seoul 1988 (6:56.00), plus three world silvers and one bronze.
Marvin Stalder
Marvin Frederick Stalder (1905–1982), American rower; bow seat of the University of California eight that won gold for the United States in the coxed eights at the 1928 Amsterdam Olympics; National Rowing Hall of Fame 1967.
Mary Whipple
Mary Whipple (Mary Rebecca Whipple, born 1980, Sacramento) is an American rowing coxswain who steered the US women's eight to Olympic gold in 2008 and 2012, silver in 2004, and five world titles.
Mate Trojanovic
Mate Trojanović (Мате Тројановић), 1930–2015, Croatian rower for Yugoslavia; won gold in the men's coxless fours at Helsinki 1952 with the Gusar Split crew, Yugoslavia's first Olympic rowing medal.
Matt Deakin
Matt Deakin (born 1980) is an American rower who won Olympic gold in the men's eight at the 2004 Athens Olympics and world titles in 2003, 2005, and 2007.
Matt Gotrel
Matt Gotrel (born 1989, Chipping Campden) is a British rower and sailor, Olympic gold medallist in the men's eight at Rio 2016, world champion in 2014 and 2015, MBE, later SailGP and INEOS TEAM UK America's Cup sailor.
Matt Langridge
Matt Langridge (Matthew Keir Langridge, born 1983) is a British rower, MBE, with Olympic gold (Rio 2016 eight), silver (Beijing 2008), and bronze (London 2012), and two world titles in the men's four.
Matt Macdonald
Matt Macdonald (born 1999, Auckland) is a New Zealand rower; Olympic gold in the men's eight at Tokyo 2020 and silver in the coxless four at Paris 2024; distinct from other namesakes.
Matthew Brittain
Matthew Brittain (born 1987, Johannesburg) is a South African rower, gold medallist in the lightweight men's coxless four at London 2012 with Thompson, Smith, and Ndlovu; brother of Lawrence Brittain.
Matthew Pinsent
Sir Matthew Pinsent (born 1970, Holt, Norfolk) is a British rower who won four consecutive Olympic golds (1992, 1996, 2000, 2004) and ten world titles, mostly alongside Steve Redgrave, then became an umpire and broadcaster.
Matthias Mellinghaus
Matthias Mellinghaus (born 1965, Iserlohn) is a German rower and film director; he won Olympic gold in the 1988 Seoul men's eight for West Germany and later worked as an assistant director in Vancouver.
Matthieu Androdias
Matthieu Androdias, French rower born 1990 in La Rochelle, Olympic gold medalist in the men's double sculls at Tokyo 2020 with Hugo Boucheron, two-time world and European champion, four-time Olympian, retired December 2025.
Max Rudolf
Max Rudolf (Max Heinrich Rudolf, born 12 February 1891, Zürich), Swiss rower of Grasshopper Club Zürich; won 1920 Olympic gold in the coxed four and seven European titles, rowing with brother Paul Rudolf.
Maximilian Reinelt
Maximilian Josef Reinelt (1988–2019), German rower with Ulmer RC Donau and the Deutschlandachter men's eight; Olympic gold London 2012, silver Rio 2016, world champion 2010 and 2011; died skiing in Sankt Moritz.
Megan Delehanty
Megan Delehanty (born 1968, Edmonton) is a Canadian rower and philosopher. She won gold in the women's eight at Barcelona 1992 in Olympic record time and the 1991 world title, then became a University of Calgary philosophy professor.
Megan Still
Megan Still (Megan Leanne Still-Marcks, born 1972) is an Australian rower who with Kate Slatter won the 1996 Atlanta Olympic women's coxless pair gold, the first by an Australian female crew, after the 1995 world title.