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Birgit Schutz
Birgit Schütz (later Schiller), born 1958 in Brandenburg an der Havel, is an East German rower who won gold in the women's eight at the 1980 Moscow Olympics and 1978 world silver, rowing for SG Dynamo Potsdam.
Birte Siech
Birte Siech (Böhme), born 1967 in East Berlin, is a German rower who won Olympic gold in the women's coxed four for East Germany at Seoul 1988 and bronze in the coxless four for Germany at Barcelona 1992.
Bjørn Borgen Hasløv
Bjørn Borgen Hasløv (born 1941, Copenhagen) is a Danish retired rower of Roforeningen KVIK who won gold in the men's coxless fours at the 1964 Tokyo Olympics with Hansen, Petersen, and Helmudt.
Bob Detweiler
Bob Detweiler (Robert Milan Detweiler, 1930-2003), American rower and Naval Academy graduate who won gold in the men's eights at the 1952 Helsinki Olympics; later a career officer and solid state physicist in Utah.
Bob Martin
Bob Martin (Robert Doud Martin, 1925-2012), American rower and University of Washington athlete; won gold in the men's coxed fours at the 1948 London Olympics with Westlund, Will, Giovanelli, and cox Morgan; WWII Navy veteran and Weyerhaeuser executive.
Bob Moch
Bob Moch (Robert Gaston Moch, 1914-2005), American coxswain and attorney who steered the University of Washington eight to 1936 Berlin Olympic rowing gold; later Harvard Law graduate, MIT crew head coach, and Seattle lawyer.
Bob Morey
Bob Morey (Robert Willis Morey, Jr., 1936-2019), American rower and 1956 Melbourne Olympic gold medalist in the men's eight, stroking the Yale crew; later a Navy officer and California reinsurance executive.
Bob Will
Bob Will (Robert Ide Will, 1925-2019), American rower who won gold in the men's coxed four at the 1948 London Olympics for the University of Washington, then built University Volkswagen and Audi Seattle.
Boris Dubrovsky
Boris Yakovlevich Dubrovsky (Борис Яковлевич Дубровский, 1939–2023), Soviet rower, won 1964 Tokyo Olympic gold in men's double sculls with Oleg Tyurin; also 1962 world silver and three European medals. Not the Chelyabinsk governor.
Boyce Budd
Boyce Budd (Harold Boyce Budd, Jr., born 1939) is an American rower who won gold in the men's eight at the 1964 Tokyo Olympics for the Vesper Boat Club, and won Henley titles with Cambridge in 1962.
Bradley Lewis
Bradley Alan Lewis (born 1954, Los Angeles) is an American rower who won gold in the men's double sculls with Paul Enquist at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics after winning the US Trials; later a filmmaker and author.
Brenda Taylor
Brenda Taylor refers to two Olympians: Canadian rower Brenda Susan Taylor (born 1962), double 1992 Barcelona gold medallist in coxless fours and eights, and American 400m hurdler Brenda N. Taylor (born 1979), seventh at Athens 2004.
Brian McMahon
Brian McMahon (Robert Brian McMahon, born 1961, Toronto) is a Canadian rower, not the hockey player of the same name, who won gold in the men's eights at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics and placed sixth at Seoul 1988.
Brian Price
Brian Price (born 1976, Belleville, Ontario) is a retired Canadian rowing coxswain, three-time Olympian who coxed the men's eight to gold at Beijing 2008 and silver at London 2012, and a three-time world champion.
Brigitte Ahrenholz
Brigitte Ahrenholz (1952–2018), East German rower and surgeon; won gold in the women's eights at the 1976 Montréal Olympics, the first with women's rowing, plus 1974 world and 1973 European titles.
Brooke Donoghue
Brooke Donoghue (Brooke Donoghue-Francis, Brooke Francis), New Zealand rower born 1995 in Hamilton; two-time world champion and Olympic silver (Tokyo 2020) and gold (Paris 2024) medallist in the women's double sculls.
Bruno Cipolla
Bruno Cipolla, an Italian rowing coxswain, won Olympic gold at the 1968 Mexico City Games with Primo Baran and Renzo Sambo, becoming a sports psychologist later.
Bruno Müller
Bruno Müller (Robert Emil Bruno Müller, 1902–1975), German rower of Ruderverein Hellas Berlin; with Kurt Moeschter won Olympic gold in the coxless pairs at Amsterdam 1928 in 7:06.4 and German titles 1927–29; insurance agent.
Bryan Volpenhein
Bryan Volpenhein is an American rowing coach and former international rower, born in 1976 in Cincinnati, who stroked the United States men's eight to Olympic gold at Athens 2004.
Burt Jastram
Burt Jastram (Burton Albert Jastram, 1910-1995), American rower and architect; won 1932 Los Angeles Olympic gold in the men's eight, rowing 4th seat for the University of California crew.
Camelia Macoviciuc Mihalcea
Camelia Macoviciuc-Mihalcea, Romanian rower born 1968 in Hudești, won gold in the women's lightweight double sculls with Constanța Burcică at Atlanta 1996 and the 1999 world title, later fifth at Athens 2004.
Carie Graves
Carie Graves (Carolyn Brand Graves, 1953–2021), American rower and coach; bronze 1976 and gold 1984 Olympic women's eight, 1980 boycott, three world silvers, first head coach at Northeastern and Texas rowing.
Carina Bar
Carina Bär (Bär-Mennigen), German rower born 1990 in Heilbronn; Olympic silver 2012 and gold 2016 in women's quadruple sculls, world champion 2013 and 2014; later a physician and German Rowing Association vice president.
Carl Ebbe Andersen
Carl Ebbe Andersen (Carl-Ebbe Andersen, 1929-2009), Danish rower and coxswain from Roskilde Roklub; won 1948 London Olympic gold in men's coxed pairs with Finn Pedersen and Tage Henriksen, his only Games.
Carl Møller
Carl Møller (Carl Martin August Møller, 1887–1948), Danish rower from Aarhus; won 1912 Stockholm Olympic gold in coxed fours inriggers for Nykjøbings paa Falster, beating Sweden by 12 seconds; later emigrated to Connecticut.
Carlheinz Neumann
Carlheinz Neumann (Karl Heinz Max Neumann, 1905–1983), German rowing coxswain nicknamed Tate; won coxed fours gold for Germany at the 1932 Los Angeles Olympics, 1938 European eights champion, Berlin Rowing Club.
Carmine Abbagnale
Carmine Abbagnale (born 1962, Pompei) is an Italian rower of C.N. Stabia who with brother Giuseppe and cox Di Capua won Olympic coxed pair gold in 1984 and 1988, silver in 1992, and seven world titles.
Carol Bower
Carol Ann Bower (born 1956, Riverside, California) is an American rower and coach; 1984 Olympic gold medalist in the women's eights, three-time world silver medalist, 1980 boycott team member, later head coach at Penn and Bryn Mawr.
Carola Hornig
Carola Hornig (born Miseler, 1962, Stendal) is a German rower who competed for East Germany. She won gold in the women's coxed fours at the 1988 Seoul Olympics (6:56.00) after missing 1984 due to the boycott, with five World Championship medals.
Caroline Evers Swindell
Caroline Evers-Swindell (Caroline Meyer), New Zealand rower born 1978 in Hastings, twin sister of Georgina; won women's double sculls gold at Athens 2004 and Beijing 2008, the first women's double scull pairing to defend an Olympic title.