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Roger Jackson
Roger Jackson (born 1942, Toronto) is a Canadian Olympic rower, gold medalist in the coxless pair with George Hungerford at Tokyo 1964 as one of the 'Golden Rejects', later Sport Canada director, Canadian Olympic Committee president 1982-1990, and Own the Podium CEO; also the name of a former Denver Broncos defensive back and NFL scout from Macon, Georgia.
Roland Bose
Roland Bose (born 1947) is a German rower who won Olympic gold in the men's eight at the 1968 Mexico City Games despite missing the final through illness.
Roland Kostulski
Roland Kostulski (born 1953, Borna) is a German rower who won gold in the coxed eight for East Germany at the 1976 Montreal Olympics and the 1975 World Championships; later a Leipzig sports administrator.
Roland Schroder
Roland Schröder (born 1962, Köthen) is an East German rower, 1988 Seoul Olympic champion in the men's coxless fours with Greiner, Brudel, and Förster; later World silver (1989) and bronze (1990) in the eights.
Rolandas Mascinskas
Rolandas Maščinskas (born 1992, Prienai, Lithuania) is a Lithuanian rower, first Youth Olympic champion in boys' single sculls (2010), 2017 world champion in the men's quadruple sculls, and 2012 Olympian in the double sculls.
Romano Sgheiz
Romano Sgheiz (born 28 June 1937, Colico) is an Italian rower of Canottieri Moto Guzzi who won coxed-four gold at Melbourne 1956, bronze at Rome 1960, and competed through 1968.
Romy Saalfeld
Romy Saalfeld (Topf), born 1960 in Weissenfels, East German rower, SC DHfK Leipzig; Olympic gold in the women's coxed four at Moscow 1980 (3:19.27) and world silver in 1981.
Ronald Florijn
Ronald Florijn, Dutch rower born 1961 in Leiden; two-time Olympic champion (double sculls with Nico Rienks, Seoul 1988; Holland Acht, Atlanta 1996), later KNRB national coach, father of Karolien and Finn Florijn.
Ronald Sanderson
Ronald Harcourt Sanderson (1876-1918), English rower and Royal Artillery lieutenant-colonel; won 1908 Olympic gold in the men's eights for Leander Club and rowed in Cambridge's winning 1899 and 1900 Boat Races.
Rory Gibbs
Rory Gibbs, British rower born 1994 in Akrotiri, Cyprus; Oxford Brookes oarsman. Fourth in the coxless four at Tokyo 2020, then Olympic gold in the men's eight at Paris 2024, plus two world and five European titles; now a mentor, speaker, and children's author.
Roscoe Lockwood
Roscoe Conkling Lockwood (1875–1960), American rower from Upper Pittsgrove, New Jersey; won gold in the men's eight for Vesper Boat Club at the Paris 1900 Olympics.
Rosemary Popa
Rosemary Popa is an Australian rower, born in 1991 in Victoria, who won gold in the women's coxless four at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics and retired in 2022.
Ross Collinge
Ross Collinge (Ross Hounsell Collinge, born 1944, Lower Hutt) is a New Zealand rower, Olympic gold medallist in the coxed four at Mexico City 1968 and silver medallist in the coxless four at Munich 1972, also world eight bronze in 1975.
Rossano Galtarossa
Rossano Galtarossa (born 1972, Padua) is an Italian rower, Olympic gold medalist in the quadruple sculls at Sydney 2000, four-time Olympic medalist, four-time world champion in the Golden Quad, and president of the Italian Rowing Federation since 2026.
Roswietha Zobelt
Roswietha Zobelt, born Roswietha Reichel, is a German rower who won Olympic gold in the coxed quadruple sculls for East Germany at the 1976 and 1980 Olympics.
Rowland George
Rowland David George (1905–1997), British rower nicknamed Roley, won Olympic gold in the men's coxless four at Los Angeles 1932 with Badcock, Edwards, and Beresford; later an RAF wing commander awarded the OBE and DSO.
Rowley Douglas
Rowley Douglas (born 1977, Washington DC) is a British rowing coxswain who steered the Great Britain men's eight to Olympic gold at Sydney 2000 in 5:33.08, Britain's first eight gold since 1912, after 1999 world silver.
Roxana Anghel
Roxana Anghel (Roxana-Iuliana Anghel), Romanian rower born 1998 in Câmpulung Moldovenesc; Paris 2024 Olympic gold in the women's eight and silver in the coxless pair with Ioana Vrînceanu; world and European champion.
Rudiger Henning
Rüdiger Henning (1943–2024) was a West German rower who won Olympic gold in the men's eight at the 1968 Mexico City Games and carried the flag at the 1972 Munich Opening Ceremony.
Rudiger Reiche
Rüdiger Reiche (born 1955, Querfurt) is an East German rower, 1976 Montreal Olympic champion in the quadruple sculls and world champion 1974 (quadruple sculls) and 1982 (single sculls).
Rudolf Eckstein
Rudolf Eckstein (Rudi Eckstein), 1915-1993, German rower; Olympic gold in coxless fours at Berlin 1936 with Rom, Karl, and Menne; also European champion 1934, 1935, 1938.
Rudolf Fickeisen
Rudolf Fickeisen (1885-1944), German rower of Ludwigshafener Ruderverein, won gold in the coxed fours at the 1912 Stockholm Olympics with brother Otto; German champion 1906 and 1907.
Rumyana Dzhadzharova Neykova
Rumyana Dzhadzharova Neykova (Румяна Джаджарова-Нейкова), Bulgarian single sculls rower born 1973 in Sofia; 2008 Olympic champion, 2000 silver, 2004 bronze, 2002–2003 world champion, and holder of the 7:07.71 World Best Time set at Seville 2002.
Rusty Wailes
Rusty Wailes (Richard Donald Wailes, 1936–2002), American rower and one of the few US rowers with two Olympic golds: eights at Melbourne 1956 and coxless fours at Rome 1960, plus 1959 Pan Am gold.
Sabine Heß
Sabine Heß (born 1958, Dresden) is a German former rowing coxswain for East Germany. She coxed the GDR women's coxed four to 1976 Montreal Olympic gold (3:45.08), East Germany's first women's rowing gold, and won the 1977 World Championships in the coxed eight.
Sam Bosworth
Sam Bosworth (born 1994) is a New Zealand rowing coxswain, Olympic gold medallist in the men's eight at Tokyo 2020, and the first male cox to win an elite international women's race and a world medal with a female crew.
Scott Durant
Scott Durant (Scott David Durant), British rower, MBE, Olympic gold medallist in the men's eight at Rio 2016, his only Games; also 2015 European champion in the coxless four and world silver medallist in the coxed pair.
Sebastien Vieilledent
Sebastien Vieilledent (Sébastien Vieilledent), French rower born 1976 in Cannes, Olympic gold medalist in the men's double sculls at Athens 2004 with Adrien Hardy, 2003 world champion, later DTN and CEO of the French Rowing Federation.
Sergey Fedorovtsev
Sergey Fedorovtsev (Сергей Федоровцев), Russian rower born 1980 in Rostov-na-Donu; 2004 Athens Olympic champion in men's quadruple sculls, also competed 2008 and 2012; banned in 2016 for trimetazidine.
Shannon Crawford
Shannon Crawford (born 1963) is a Canadian rower from Brampton, Ontario, who won gold in the women's eight at Barcelona 1992, her only Olympic race, after starting rowing in 1986.