Tom Ransley

Tom Ransley
Personal information
Full nameThomas Matthew Ransley
Born (1985-09-06) 6 September 1985 (age 39)
Ashford, Kent, England
Alma materUniversity of York
University of Cambridge
Height196 cm (6 ft 5 in)
Medal record
Men's rowing
Representing  Great Britain
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2016 Rio de Janeiro Eight
Bronze medal – third place 2012 London Eight
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2013 Chungju Eight
Gold medal – first place 2014 Amsterdam Eight
Silver medal – second place 2010 Karapiro Eight
Silver medal – second place 2011 Bled Eight
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Aiguebelette Coxless four
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Plovdiv Eight
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2015 Poznan Coxless four
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Brandenburg Eight

Thomas Matthew Ransley MBE[1] (born 6 September 1985) is a retired British rower. At the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro he was part of the British crew that won the gold medal in the eight, was twice a World Champion and in 2015 was the European Champion in the men's coxless four.[2]

  1. ^ "New Year's Honours list 2017" (PDF). Gov.uk. Government Digital Service. 30 December 2016. p. 80. Retrieved 31 December 2016.
  2. ^ Barretto, Lawrence (2 August 2012). "Olympics rowing: GB bronze in men's eight won by Germany". BBC Sport. Archived from the original on 4 August 2012. Retrieved 2 August 2012.