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Meghan Musnicki
Meghan Musnicki, nicknamed Moose, American rower born 1983 in Naples, New York; two-time Olympic gold medalist in the women's eight (London 2012, Rio 2016), five-time world champion, and at 41 the oldest American woman Olympic rower at Paris 2024.
Meike Evers
Meike Evers (Meike Evers-Rölver), born 1977 in West Berlin, German rower; two Olympic golds in women's quadruple sculls (Sydney 2000, Athens 2004), world titles 1997 and 1999, later WADA athlete's commission member and police detective superintendent.
Merv Wood
Mervyn Thomas "Merv" Wood (1917-2006), Australian rower and NSW police commissioner; Olympic single sculls gold 1948, silver 1952, bronze 1956; only athlete to carry Australia's flag at two Olympic opening ceremonies.
Michael Brake
Michael Brake, born 1994 in Auckland, is a New Zealand rower, Olympic gold medallist in the men's eight at Tokyo 2020, sixth at Rio 2016, and 2019 world silver medallist in the coxless pair; husband of Michaela Blyde.
Michael Dursch
Michael Dürsch (born 1957, Herrsching am Ammersee) is a West German rower, 1984 Los Angeles Olympic gold medalist in the men's quadruple sculls with Hedderich, Hörmann, and Wiedenmann, and 1983 world champion; later an insurance agent in Ingelheim.
Michael Forgeron
Michael (Mike) Forgeron, Canadian rower born 1966 in Main-à-Dieu, Nova Scotia; won 1992 Barcelona Olympic gold in the men's eights (5:29.53, Olympic record until 2004), then seventh in double sculls at Atlanta 1996.
Michael Gier
Michael Gier (born 1967, Goldach, Switzerland) is a Swiss rower who with his brother Markus won gold in the men's lightweight double sculls at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics and finished fifth at Sydney 2000.
Michael Grady
Michael Grady (born 1996, Pittsburgh) is an American rower who won gold in the men's coxless four at the Paris 2024 Olympics, the first US win in the event since 1960, after finishing fifth at Tokyo 2020; now a University of Washington assistant coach.
Michael Obst
Michael Obst (born 1944, Leipzig) is a German rower, cox of the RC Germania Düsseldorf coxed four that won gold for the Unified Team of Germany at the 1960 Rome Olympics; twice Silver Bay Leaf recipient, later emigrated to Chile.
Michael Rascher
Michael Rascher (born 1965, Edmonton) is a Canadian rower, Olympic gold medallist in the men's eight at Barcelona 1992 (5:29.53, 0.14 s over Romania), and two-time world championship silver medallist (1990, 1991).
Michael Steinbach
Michael Steinbach (born 1969 in Überlingen, Germany) is a German former rower who won Olympic gold in the men's quadruple sculls at Barcelona 1992, then retired.
Michael Warriner
Michael Henry Warriner (1908–1986), British rower and engineer; won 1928 Amsterdam Olympic gold in the men's coxless fours with Lander, Beesly, and Bevan; three-time Boat Race winner and CUBC president; MBE 1945.
Michael Wolfgramm
Michael Wolfgramm, East German rower (born 1953, Schwerin), SC Dynamo Berlin; last-minute replacement for the ill Martin Winter, won 1976 Montréal Olympic gold in the men's quadruple sculls.
Michel Andrieux
Michel Andrieux, born 1967 in Bergerac, France, is a rower who with Jean-Christophe Rolland won Olympic coxless pair gold at Sydney 2000, bronze at Atlanta 1996, and world titles in 1993 and 1997.
Michiel Bartman
Michiel Bartman (born 1967, Haarlemmermeer) is a Dutch rower and coach: Olympic gold in the 1996 men's eight, silvers in the 2000 quad and 2004 eight, later head coach at Vesper, Harvard, Jefferson, and Saint Joseph's.
Mike Gleason
Mike Gleason (Michael Daniel Gleason, 1876-1923) was a Philadelphia rower and police officer who won gold in the men's eights for Vesper Boat Club at the 1904 St. Louis Olympics and raced at Henley in 1905.
Mikhail Kuznetsov
Mikhail Kuznetsov (Михаил Николаевич Кузнецов), Soviet rower born 1952 in Moscow, TsSK VMF Moskva; won gold in the men's coxed four at Montreal 1976 (6:40.22) and world silver in the eight in 1977; distinct from the 1979 Kazakh triathlete and 1985 Russian canoe slalomist of the same name.
Mirka Topinkova Knapkova
Miroslava "Mirka" Topinková Knapková, Czech single sculls rower born 1980 in Brno, won Olympic gold at London 2012, the 2011 world title, and five European titles across four Olympics.
Miroslav Koranda
Miroslav Koranda (1934–2008) was a Czechoslovak rowing coxswain who steered the coxed four to surprise gold at the 1952 Helsinki Olympics, his country's first rowing medal.
Moe Sbihi
Moe Sbihi (Mohamed Karim Sbihi), born 1988, British rower, first Muslim to represent Team GB in rowing; Olympic gold in the coxless four at Rio 2016 and bronzes in the eight at London 2012 and Tokyo 2020, MBE, Tokyo flag bearer.
Moritz von Groddeck
Moritz von Groddeck (Karl-Heinrich Erich Moritz von Groddeck, 1936-2011), West German rower; Olympic silver 1956 coxed pairs, gold 1960 eights, silver 1964 eights; 1962 world champion.
Morten Jørgensen
Morten Jørgensen (born 1985, Næstved) is a Danish rower of the Guldfireren lightweight four, winning Olympic gold 2008, bronze 2012, silver 2016, plus the 2014 world title.
Natalia Madaj
Natalia Madaj (Madaj-Smolińska), Polish rower born 1988 in Piła; Olympic gold in women's double sculls with Magdalena Fularczyk-Kozłowska at Rio 2016, eighth in the quadruple sculls at London 2012.
Nataliya Dovhodko
Nataliya Dovhodko is a Ukrainian rower who won the gold medal at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, marking the first Olympic rowing title in the nation's history.
Nathan Cohen
Nathan Cohen (rower), Nathan Phillip Cohen, New Zealand sculler who won Olympic gold in the men's double sculls with Joseph Sullivan at London 2012 and world titles in 2010 and 2011, after finishing fourth at Beijing 2008 with Rob Waddell.
Neculai Taga
Neculai Taga (Neculai Țaga, Nicolae Taga), Romanian rower born 1967, won gold in the coxed four and bronze in the coxed pair at Barcelona 1992, placed seventh in the eight at Atlanta 1996, and won world titles in 1993, 1996, and 1999.
Nick Green
Nick Green (Nicholas David Green, born 1967) is an Australian rower, Oarsome Foursome member, with Olympic coxless four gold at Barcelona 1992 and Atlanta 1996, four world titles, and later sports administration roles.
Nico Rienks
Nico Rienks (Nicolaas Hessel Rienks), Dutch rower born 1962 in Tiel; two-time Olympic champion (double sculls 1988 with Florijn, men's eight 1996), 1992 bronze, 1991 world champion, 2004 Thomas Keller Medal.
Nicoleta Bodnar
Nicoleta-Ancuța (Ancuța) Bodnar, Romanian rower born 1998, CS Dinamo București; Olympic gold in double sculls with Simona Radiș at Tokyo 2020 and in the eight at Paris 2024, plus double sculls silver, two world and five European titles.
Niels van der Zwan
Niels van der Zwan (Cornelis Pieter van der Zwan, born 1967, Scheveningen) is a Dutch rower, 196 cm and 97 kg, who won gold in the men's eight at Atlanta 1996 and rowed at three Olympics.