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George Hungerford
George Hungerford (born 1944, Vancouver) is a Canadian rower and lawyer who, with Roger Jackson, won surprise coxless-pair gold at Tokyo 1964 as last-minute alternates, Canada's only gold there.
George Nash
George Nash (George Christopher Nash, born 1989, Guildford) is a British Olympic rower: Rio 2016 gold in the men's coxless four, London 2012 pair bronze, three world titles; distinct from the Negro leagues pitcher of the same name.
Georgie Brayshaw
Georgie Brayshaw, born 1993 in Leeds, is a British rower and Leander Club athlete who won Olympic gold in the women's quadruple sculls at Paris 2024, GB's first in the event, after recovering from a teenage horse riding coma; MBE 2025.
Georgina Evers Swindell
Georgina Evers-Swindell (Georgina Earl), born 1978 in Hastings, New Zealand, is a former rower who with twin sister Caroline won Olympic double sculls gold in 2004 and 2008, the first to defend that title, plus world titles in 2002, 2003, and 2005.
Gerd Cintl
Gerd Cintl (1938-2017), German rower of RC Germania Düsseldorf, Olympic gold medalist in the men's coxed four at the 1960 Rome Games with Effertz, Riekemann, Litz, and cox Obst; also 1958 and 1959 German and European champion.
Gerhard Auer
Gerhard Auer (1943–2019), German rower for West Germany, Ulmer RC Donau; member of the Bullenvierer coxed four, Olympic gold at Munich 1972 in 6:31.85, European champion 1969 and 1971, world champion 1970.
Gerhard Gustmann
Gerhard Gustmann (1910–1992), German rower, Olympic gold medalist in coxed pairs at Berlin 1936 with Herbert Adamski and cox Dieter Arend; German champions 1936–39, European champions 1937.
Gianluca Farina
Gianluca Farina (born 1962, Casalmaggiore) is an Italian rower, Olympic gold medalist in the men's quadruple sculls at Seoul 1988 and bronze medalist at Barcelona 1992, with four World Championship medals.
Gilchrist Maclagan
Gilchrist Stanley Maclagan (1879-1915), British rowing coxswain nicknamed Cocky; coxed Oxford in four Boat Races 1899-1902 and the Leander eight to the 1908 Olympic eights gold, with a record six Grand Challenge Cup wins; killed at the Second Battle of Ypres.
Giovanni Delise
Giovanni Delise (1907–1947), Italian rower born in Izola, Istria; Olympic gold medalist in the men's coxed four at Amsterdam 1928 with the SN Pullino crew, also European champion in 1929 and 1931.
Giovanni Invernizzi
Giovanni Invernizzi: name shared by an Italian Olympic rowing gold medalist (coxless four, London 1948, Canottieri Moto Guzzi), Inter Milan's 1970-71 Scudetto-winning coach, and a Sampdoria midfielder born 1963.
Giovanni Scatturin
Giovanni Scatturin (1893-1951), Venetian Italian rower, coxed pair specialist; Olympic gold Antwerp 1920 and silver Paris 1924 with Ercole Olgeni, first Italian rowing gold, later emigrated to Argentina.
Gisela Medefindt
Gisela Medefindt (later Bodis), born 1957, East German rower of SC Berlin-Grünau; 1980 Moscow Olympic gold in coxed quadruple sculls as a heat rower, 1974 world bronze in double sculls.
Giuseppe Abbagnale
Giuseppe Abbagnale (born 1959, Pompei), Italian rower who with brother Carmine and cox Di Capua won Olympic coxed pair gold 1984 and 1988, silver 1992, and seven world titles, later president of the Italian Rowing Federation.
Giuseppe di Capua
Giuseppe Di Capua (Peppiniello), born 1958 in Salerno, is Italy's most decorated rowing coxswain: two Olympic golds (1984, 1988) and a silver (1992) steering the Abbagnale brothers' coxed pair, plus seven world titles and a para-rowing comeback.
Giuseppe Moioli
Giuseppe Moioli (1927–2025), Italian rower, Moto Guzzi club; Olympic gold in coxless fours at London 1948 with Morille, Invernizzi, Faggi; five European titles; later coach; oldest living Italian Olympic medalist at death.
Gordon Thomson
Gordon Lindsay Thomson (1884-1953), British rower with Leander Club; won 1908 Olympic gold in coxless pairs with John Fenning and silver in coxless fours; later RAF DSC and DFC recipient; distinct from Daley Thompson and other namesakes.
Gordy Adam
Gordy Adam (Gordon Belgum Adam, 1915–1992), American rower and University of Washington crew member who won gold in the men's eights at the 1936 Berlin Olympics, later a 38-year Boeing engineer.
Gordy Giovanelli
Gordy Giovanelli (Gordon Stephen Giovanelli, "Gus"), American rower, 1925–2022, bow seat of the University of Washington coxed four that won gold at the 1948 London Olympics in 6:50.30; later an accountant and land developer.
Gottfried Dohn
Gottfried Döhn (Dohn, Doehn), East German rower born 1951 in Dresden, won Olympic gold in the eights at Montreal 1976 and coxed fours at Moscow 1980, plus world titles in 1975, 1977, and 1978.
Grace Prendergast
Grace Prendergast, New Zealand sweep rower (born 1992, Christchurch), Olympic gold medallist in the women's coxless pair and silver in the eight at Tokyo 2020 with Kerri Williams; five world titles, 2022 Boat Race winner, retired 2022.
Grant Main
Grant Main (Gerald Grant Main, born 1960, Victoria, BC) is a Canadian rower, gold medallist in the men's coxed eight at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics and sixth in 1988, later a BC deputy minister.
Greg Searle
Greg Searle is a British rower who won Olympic gold in the coxed pairs at Barcelona 1992, aged 20, and added men's eight bronze at London 2012.
Guido de Felip
Guido De Felip (also De Filip), 1904-1968, Italian rowing coxswain of Canottieri Bucintoro Venezia; won 1920 Antwerp Olympic gold in coxed pairs with Olgeni and Scatturin at age 15, later Italian coxed fours champion.
Gunther Tiersch
Gunther Tiersch (born 1954, Ratzeburg), German coxswain and meteorologist; won 1968 Olympic gold in the men's eight at 14 years 173 days, carried the 1972 Olympic flag, and presented ZDF weather for about 35 years.
Gus Erker
Gus Erker (August Casimir Erker, 1879-1951), German-born American rower for St. Louis' Century Boat Club; won 1904 Olympic gold in men's coxless fours (9:05.8) with Stockhoff, Dietz, and Nasse despite having only one eye.
Gustav Schafer
Gustav Schäfer (Gustav August Schäfer), German rower (1906–1991), 1936 Berlin Olympic gold medalist in single sculls, first German Olympic sculling champion; 1934 European champion; later German Olympic Society co-founder.
Guy Nickalls
Guy Nickalls (1866-1935), British oarsman, won the 1908 Olympic eights gold with Leander at 41, the oldest rowing champion in Olympic history, and holds the Henley record of 22 wins.
Hamish Bond
Hamish Bond (born 1986, Dunedin), New Zealand rower and cyclist; three straight Olympic rowing golds (coxless pair 2012 and 2016 with Eric Murray, eight 2020), 69-race unbeaten streak, eight world titles, 2018 Commonwealth cycling bronze.
Hannah Scott
Hannah Scott (born 1999, Coleraine) is a Northern Irish rower for Great Britain, Olympic gold medalist in the women's quadruple sculls at Paris 2024, world champion 2023, MBE, targeting LA 2028.