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Walter Dießner
Walter Dießner (born 1954, Meißen) is a German rower who won Olympic silver 1976 and gold 1980 in the coxed four for East Germany, rowing with twin brother Ullrich, plus four world titles; later a baker in Meißen.
Walter Meyer
Walter Meyer (Walter Friedrich Meyer, 1904-1949), German rower, Olympic gold medalist in the men's coxed fours at Los Angeles 1932 for the Berlin Rowing Club; later a Nazi Party member who died in Buchenwald internment.
Walter Schroder
Walter Schroder (Walter Wilhelm Ludwig Schröder; 1932–2022) was a German rower who won Olympic gold in the men's eights at Rome 1960 with the Ratzeburg crew.
Walter Volle
Walter Volle (Walter Rolf Volle, 1913–2002), German rower and coach. Won 1936 Berlin Olympic gold in the coxed four, then coached the 1964 Tokyo coxed four to gold; Berliner Ruder-Club head coach.
Walther Katzenstein
Walther (Walter) Katzenstein, 1878 Lisbon to 1929 Hamburg, German rower of Germania Ruder-Club Hamburg; won gold in the coxed four at the 1900 Paris Olympics, first German Olympic rowing champion, and placed fourth in the eights.
Wang Feng
Wang Feng: romanization of several Chinese names. Covers diver 王峰 (born 1979, 2008 Olympic synchro springboard gold), musician 汪峰 (born 1971), memory champion 王峰 (born 1990), and Han statesman 王鳳 (died 22 BCE).
Warren Cole
Warren Joseph Cole (1940-2019), New Zealand rower and Olympian #221; won gold in the men's coxed four at Mexico City 1968, sixth at Munich 1972, 1970 world champion in the eight.
Warren Westlund
Warren Westlund (Warren DeHaven Westlund, 1926–1992), American rower and stroke of the University of Washington coxed four that won gold at the 1948 London Olympics in 6:50.3; later a Buick-GMC dealer and UW Hall of Famer.
Wayne Frye
Wayne Thomas Frye (1930–2014), American rower and Air Force colonel; won gold in the men's eight at Helsinki 1952 with the Naval Academy 'Great Eight', later flew 266 Vietnam combat missions.
Werner Klatt
Werner Klatt (1948–2022), East German rower with ASK Vorwärts Rostock; world champion in coxless pairs (1970) and eights (1975), and Olympic gold medalist in the men's eight at Montreal 1976.
Will Satch
Will Satch (William Spencer Satch, born 1989), British rower, Leander Club; Olympic bronze in coxless pair London 2012 with George Nash, Olympic gold in men's eight Rio 2016, and three consecutive world eight titles 2013-2015.
Willi Eichhorn
Willi Eichhorn, full name Wilhelm Eichhorn, was a German rower of the Mannheimer Ruder-Club von 1875 who won Olympic gold in the coxless pairs at the 1936 Berlin Games.
Willi Menne
Willi Menne (Wilhelm Menne, 1910–1945), German rower of Würzburger RV Bayern; Olympic gold in the men's coxless fours at Berlin 1936 (7:01.8) with Eckstein, Rom, and Karl; killed in action in Slovakia in March 1945.
Willi Padge
Willi Padge (1943–2023), German rower and coxswain of the 1960 Rome Olympic gold-medal men's eight (5:57.18), the first non-US eights champion since 1900; also 1958 and 1959 European champion.
Willy Bruderlin
Willy Brüderlin, full name Wilhelm Brüderlin, was a Swiss rower from Zürich who won Olympic gold in the men's coxed four at the 1920 Antwerp Games.
Willy Rosingh
Willy Rosingh (Wilhelm Herman Conrad Enno Rösingh, 1900-1976) was a Dutch rower of club Laga Delft who won gold in the men's coxless pairs with Teun Beijnen at the 1924 Paris Olympics, the first Dutch Olympic rowing gold.
Winslow Hall
Winslow William Hall (1912–1995), American rower and Olympic champion in the men's eights at the 1932 Los Angeles Games; bow oar of the California Golden Bears crew, later a navy lieutenant commander.
Wolfgang Guldenpfennig
Wolfgang Güldenpfennig (Wolfgang Güldenpfennig), East German rower born 1951 in Magdeburg; bronze in single sculls at Munich 1972, Olympic gold in quadruple sculls at Montréal 1976, twice world champion, later coach and Magdeburg sports administrator.
Wolfgang Gunkel
Wolfgang Gunkel (1948-2020), East German rower, not the footballer Wolfgang Funkel; Olympic gold 1972 Munich coxed pair with Lucke and Neubert, world champion 1975 and 1977, later FES boat technician.
Wolfgang Hottenrott
Wolfgang Hottenrott (born 13 June 1940, Hannover), nicknamed Hotti, West German rower; Olympic gold in the Deutschland-Achter at Mexico City 1968 and bronze in the coxless pair with Michael Schwan at Tokyo 1964; fifth in the eight at Munich 1972.
Wyatt Allen
Wyatt Allen, American rower born 1979 in Baltimore, Olympic gold medalist in the men's eight at Athens 2004 (world-record heat) and bronze at Beijing 2008; now Dartmouth men's heavyweight rowing head coach.
Wybo Veldman
Wybo Veldman (Gerard Wybo Veldman), born 1946 in Padang, Indonesia, is a New Zealand rower and Whakatane Rowing Club member who won gold in the men's eight at Munich 1972 after finishing fourth at Mexico City 1968, and held 21 national titles.
Xeno Muller
Xeno Müller (Xeno Muller), born 1972 in Zürich, is a Swiss rower who won gold in the men's single sculls at Atlanta 1996 in Olympic-record time and silver at Sydney 2000, then became a US-based elite rowing coach.
Xi Aihua
Xi Aihua (奚爱华, born 1982, Shouguang, Shandong) is a Chinese rower who won gold in the women's quadruple sculls at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, China's first Olympic rowing gold; distinct from fencer Xiao Aihua.
Yana Dementieva
Yana Dementieva (Яна Михайлівна Дементьєва), Ukrainian rower born 1978 in Kharkiv; Olympic gold in women's quadruple sculls at London 2012, Ukraine's first women's rowing gold; also 2004 and 2008 Olympian.
Ymkje Clevering
Ymkje Clevering (born 1995, Haulerwijk, Netherlands) is a Dutch rower, Olympic gold medalist in the women's coxless pair with Veronique Meester at Paris 2024 and silver medalist in the Tokyo 2020 coxless four.
Yury Malyshev
Yury Aleksandrovich Malyshev (Юрий Александрович Малышев), Soviet rower born 1947 in Khimki; won men's single sculls gold at Munich 1972 in 7:10.12 and later coached Russia's 2004 Olympic quadruple sculls champions. Distinct from cosmonaut Yuri Vasilyevich Malyshev.
Yury Tyukalov
Yury Tyukalov (Юрий Сергеевич Тюкалов), Soviet rower (1930–2018), first Soviet Olympic rowing champion: single sculls gold Helsinki 1952, double sculls gold with Aleksandr Berkutov Melbourne 1956, silver Rome 1960; later coach and sculptor.
Zac Purchase
Zac Purchase (Zachary Jake Nicholas Purchase, later Purchase-Hill), born 1986 in Cheltenham, British lightweight rower; with Mark Hunter won Olympic gold in the men's lightweight double sculls at Beijing 2008 (Olympic record 6:10.99) and silver at London 2012; retired February 2014.
Zdravka Yordanova
Zdravka Yordanova (Здравка Йорданова), Bulgarian rower born 1950 in Sofia; with Svetla Otsetova won the first women's Olympic double sculls at Montreal 1976, making them Bulgaria's first women Olympic champions; later sports journalist and veteran athletes' federation chair.