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Tranquilo Capozzo
Tranquilo Capozzo (El Tano), Argentine rower (1918-2003), born in the USA; with Eduardo Guerrero won double sculls gold at Helsinki 1952 in 7:32.2, Argentina's last Olympic gold until Athens 2004.
Trevor Coker
Trevor Ivan Coker (1949-1981), New Zealand rower from Wanganui; gold in the men's eight at Munich 1972, bronze at Montreal 1976, world bronze 1974 and 1975; died of a brain tumour aged 31.
Ullrich Dießner
Ullrich Dießner, East German (GDR) rower born 1954 in Meißen, twin brother of Walter Dießner; Olympic silver 1976 and gold 1980 in the men's coxed four, plus six world championship titles.
Ulrich Karnatz
Ulrich Karnatz (born 1952, Rostock) is an East German rower, double Olympic gold medalist in the men's coxed eight at Montréal 1976 and Moskva 1980, and four-time world champion; later a frigate captain and Warnemünde fish-shop CEO.
Ulrich Kons
Ulrich Kons (born 1955, Greifswald) is a German rower who won Olympic gold in the men's eights for East Germany at Moscow 1980, plus world titles in the 1977 eights and 1982 coxed four.
Ute Steindorf
Ute Steindorf (born 1957) is an East German rower, Olympic gold medalist in the women's coxless pairs with Cornelia Klier at Moscow 1980, and three-time world champion (eights 1977, coxless pairs 1978 and 1979).
Ute Wild
Ute Wild (Ute Nötzel), born 1965 in Zschopau, is a German rower who won Olympic gold in the women's eights for East Germany at Seoul 1988, plus three World Championship silvers and a bronze.
Uwe Benter
Uwe Benter (born 1955) is a German coxswain who steered West Germany's coxed four to Olympic gold in München in 1972, its only rowing gold there.
Uwe Dühring
Uwe Dühring (born 1955, Berlin), East German rower with SC Dynamo Berlin; gold in the men's eights at the 1980 Moscow Olympics, 1978 world champion, Youth World golds 1972 and 1973.
Uwe Heppner
Uwe Heppner (born 1960 in Merseburg) is a German former rower who won Olympic gold for East Germany in the 1980 quadruple sculls and four world titles.
Vaclav Kozak
Václav Kozák (1937–2004), Czechoslovak rower, won Olympic gold in the double sculls with Pavel Schmidt at Rome 1960, was European single sculls champion 1963, and later died homeless in Terezín.
Valent Sinkovic
Valent Sinković, Croatian rower (born 1988, Zagreb, HAVK Mladost), brother of Martin Sinković; three Olympic golds (Rio 2016 double sculls, Tokyo 2020 and Paris 2024 pair), London 2012 silver, six world titles, and the 5:59.72 double sculls World Best Time.
Valentin Boreyko
Valentin Boreyko (Валентин Васильевич Борейко), Soviet rower (1933–2012), Olympic gold medalist in men's coxless pairs with Oleg Golovanov at Rome 1960 (7:02.01), silver at 1959 Europeans and 1962 Worlds, later a rowing coach.
Valentina Rodini
Valentina Rodini, Italian rower born 1995 in Cremona, won Tokyo 2020 Olympic gold in the lightweight women's double sculls with Federica Cesarini, Italy's first women's rowing Olympic medal, after 13th at Rio 2016; now a CONI board member.
Valer Toma
Valer Toma (Valeriu Toma), Romanian rower born 1957 in Padina, Buzău; Olympic gold in men's coxless pairs with Petru Iosub at Los Angeles 1984, fourth at Moscow 1980 with Constantin Postoiu, and 1986 world silver.
Valeria Rosca Racila
Valeria Rosca Racila (Valeria Roșca-Răcilă, later Răcilă van Groningen), Romanian rower born 1957 in Stulpicani, Suceava; 1984 Olympic single sculls champion and 1980 double sculls bronze medalist, later organizer of the Bucharest Marathon.
Valerio Perentin
Valerio Perentin (1909-1998), Italian rower and stroke of the SN Pullino coxed four that won Olympic gold at Amsterdam 1928; four European titles 1929-1934, later a Naples rowing coach.
Veronica Cogeanu Cochela
Veronica Cogeanu Cochela (Cochelea), Romanian rower born 1965 in Voinești, Iași; six Olympic medals 1988–2000 including eights golds at Atlanta 1996 and Sydney 2000, five medals with Elisabeta Lipă.
Veronique Meester
Veronique Meester, Dutch rower (born 1995, Amsterdam). Olympic silver in the women's four at Tokyo 2020 and gold in the women's pair with Ymkje Clevering at Paris 2024; retired January 2026 for medicine.
Victor Feddersen
Victor Alexander Feddersen, Danish rower born 1968 in Gentofte, stroke of the Guldfireren lightweight four; Olympic gold Atlanta 1996, bronze Sydney 2000, world champion 1994, 1997, 1998, 1999.
Victoria Stefania Petreanu
Victoria Stefania Petreanu (born 2003, Constanta) is a Romanian rowing coxswain; Olympic gold in the women's eight at Paris 2024, world titles 2022, 2023, and in the mixed eight 2025 and 2026.
Viola Goretzki
Viola Goretzki (later Landvoigt), born 1956 in Zwickau, is a retired East German rower, 1976 Montreal Olympic champion in the women's coxed eight (3:33.32) and 1975 world champion, wife of rower Bernd Landvoigt.
Viorel Talapan
Viorel Talapan, born 1972, is a Romanian rower who won gold in the coxed four and silver in the men's eight at the 1992 Barcelona Olympics.
Viorica Ioja
Viorica Ioja (Viorica Ioja-Vereș, also Ibolya Jozsa-Veres), Romanian rowing coxswain born 1962 in Uivar. Won 1984 Olympic gold in coxed four and silver in eight; world champion 1986.
Viorica Susanu
Viorica Susanu, Romanian rower born 1975 in Galați, four-time Olympic champion (eight 2000, 2004; coxless pair 2004, 2008 with Georgeta Andrunache) plus one bronze, five world titles, World Best Time 6:53.80 in the 2002 pair.
Virgil Jacomini
Virgil Victor Jacomini (1899-1984), American rower and US Naval Academy graduate who won gold in the men's eight at the 1920 Antwerp Olympics, then left the Navy in 1923 to work as an engineer.
Vladimir Yeshinov
Vladimir Yeshinov (Vladimir Eshinov, Владимир Ешинов), 1949–2024, Soviet rower for Dynamo Leningrad; Olympic gold in the coxed four at Montreal 1976, two-time world champion (1974, 1975), 1973 European champion.
Vyacheslav Ivanov
Vyacheslav Ivanov (Вячеслав Николаевич Иванов, 1938–2024), Soviet single sculler, first to win three consecutive Olympic golds in the single sculls (1956, 1960, 1964) and first single sculls World Champion (1962).
Waldemar Tietgens
Waldemar Tietgens (Oscar Waldemar Tietgens, 1879–1917), German rower of Germania Ruder Club Hamburg; Olympic gold in coxed fours at Paris 1900, fourth in the eights; killed in action in Flanders in World War I.
Wally Kinnear
Wally Kinnear (William Nicoll Duthie Kinnear, 1880-1974), Scottish rower for Kensington Rowing Club; won 1912 Stockholm Olympic single sculls gold in 7:47.3, Diamond Sculls 1910-11, Wingfield Sculls 1910-12.