James Thompson (rower)

James Thompson
Personal information
Nationality South African
Born (1986-11-18) 18 November 1986
Cape Town, South Africa
Sport
Sport Rowing

James Thompson (born 18 November 1986) is a South African rower. He attended school at St. Andrew's College, Grahamstown.[1] He joined the Tuks rowing club and received a Sport Sciences degree from the University of Pretoria.[1] Thompson won a gold medal in the Men's lightweight coxless four event at the 2012 Summer Olympics.[2][3]

Thompson retired as a professional rower on 4 February 2017 after competing at the Rock the Boat regatta at Roodeplaat Dam.[4]

References

  1. 1 2 Hpc athletes bring home 3 Olympic medals, High performance centre, University of Pretoria
  2. "James Thompson Olympic Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved 19 September 2018.
  3. "James Thompson". London 2012. Archived from the original on 27 August 2012. Retrieved 2 August 2012.
  4. de Villiers, Ockert (7 February 2017). "Thompson's got the full house, retires". iol.co.za. Retrieved 8 February 2017.


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