Rowing Legends
Olympic sculling and sweep rowing champions across the generations.
The All-Time Greatest Rowing Rowers
Ranked by career honours, records and our FSP GOAT Score.
All Rowing Athletes
Browse 24 of the greatest rowing rowers of all time.
British
Alan Campbell
Rower
British rower who won Olympic bronze in men's single sculls at London 2012 and multiple World Champi…
British
Anna Watkins
Rower
British rower who won Olympic gold in the double sculls at London 2012 and set multiple world record…
German
Birgit Fischer
Kayaker
German canoeist and kayaker, the most successful female Olympic paddler in history with 8 Olympic go…
British
David Smith
Rower
Paralympic rowing champion and one of sport's most remarkable stories — David Smith had been told he…
Australian
Drew Ginn
Rower
Australian Olympic rowing champion who won gold medals in the coxless four at Sydney 2000 and Athens…
British
Ed Coode
Rower
British Olympic rowing champion who won gold in the coxless four at Athens 2004 and claimed two Worl…
Belarusian
Ekaterina Karsten
Rower
Two Olympic gold medals and the most decorated women's rower in history — Ekaterina Karsten competed…
Romanian
Elisabeta Lipă
Rower
Romanian rower who became the most successful female Olympic rower in history, winning 5 gold medals…
Romanian
Georgeta Andrunache
Rower
Romanian Olympic rowing champion who won four consecutive Olympic gold medals in women's eight from …
New Zealander
Hamish Bond
Rower
New Zealand rower and three-time Olympic gold medalist, widely regarded as one of the greatest rower…
British
Helen Glover
Rower (Pair)
Britain's most successful female rower — two Olympic gold medals in the coxless pair with Heather St…
British
James Cracknell
Rower
British Olympic rowing champion who won gold medals in coxless fours at Sydney 2000 and Athens 2004,…
French
Jean-Christophe Rolland
Rower
French Olympic rowing champion and World Championships gold medalist, later became president of Worl…
British
Katherine Grainger
Rower
British rower who became Britain's most decorated female Olympian with five Olympic medals including…
New Zealander
Lisa Carrington
Kayaker
New Zealand canoeist and sprint kayaker, multiple Olympic gold medalist and world champion, consider…
New Zealander
Mahe Drysdale
Rower
New Zealand single sculls rower, two-time Olympic champion and five-time world champion, widely rega…
British
Matthew Pinsent
Rower
British rowing legend who won four consecutive Olympic golds and ten World Championship titles, beco…
Norwegian
Olaf Tufte
Rower
Norwegian Olympic rowing champion, widely regarded as one of the greatest single scullers in history…
British
Pete Reed
Rower
British Olympic rowing champion who won three consecutive Olympic gold medals in the men's four, est…
New Zealander
Rob Waddell
Rower
New Zealand rower who dominated single sculls in late 1990s and early 2000s, winning Olympic gold at…
British
Sir Steve Redgrave
Rower
British rowing legend who won five consecutive Olympic gold medals from 1984-2000, making him one of…
British
Tim Foster
Rower
British Olympic rowing champion who won gold in the coxless four at Sydney 2000 and claimed three Wo…
British
Tom George
Rower
Olympic silver medallist at Paris 2024 in the men's pair — part of the new generation of British row…
Swiss
Xeno Müller
Rower
Olympic champion in the single sculls and one of Switzerland's greatest Olympians — Xeno Müller's At…
Rowing Nations
British
12
athletes
New Zealander
4
athletes
Romanian
2
athletes
German
1
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Australian
1
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Belarusian
1
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French
1
athletes
Norwegian
1
athletes