James Tomkins (rower)

James Tomkins
OAM OLY
Personal information
Born (1965-08-19) 19 August 1965 (age 59)[1]
Sydney, New South Wales
EducationCarey Baptist Grammar School
OccupationFinancial Services
Height200 cm (6 ft 7 in)
Weight98 kg (15 st 6 lb; 216 lb)
Sport
ClubMercantile Rowing Club
Coached byNoel Donaldson
Medal record
Men's rowing
Representing  Australia
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1992 Barcelona Coxless four
Gold medal – first place 1996 Atlanta Coxless four
Gold medal – first place 2004 Athens Coxless pair
Bronze medal – third place 2000 Sydney Coxless pair
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1986 Nottingham Eight
Gold medal – first place 1990 Tasmania Coxless four
Gold medal – first place 1991 Vienna Coxless four
Gold medal – first place 1998 Cologne Coxed four
Gold medal – first place 1998 Cologne Coxed pair
Gold medal – first place 1999 St. Catharines Coxless pair
Gold medal – first place 2003 Milan Coxless pair
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place 1986 Edinburgh Eight
Bronze medal – third place 1986 Edinburgh Coxed four
Updated on 7 December 2016

James Bruce Tomkins OAM OLY[2] (born 19 August 1965) is an Australian rower, seven-time World Champion and a three-time Olympic gold medalist. He is Australia's most awarded oarsman, having made appearances at six Olympic games (for three gold and one bronze medal);[3] eleven World Championships (for seven world titles including one in each of the five sweep oar events);[3] four Rowing World Cups (for two titles) and eighteen state representative King's Cup appearances – the Australian blue riband men's VIII event, (for fifteen victories, ten as stroke).[3] Tomkins is one of only five Australian athletes[3] and four rowers worldwide to compete at six Olympics. From 1990 to 1998 he was the stroke of Australia's prominent world class crew – the coxless four known as the Oarsome Foursome.

  1. ^ "James Tomkins". rowingaustralia.com.au. Rowing Australia. Archived from the original on 23 February 2014. Retrieved 21 February 2014.
  2. ^ "WOA Leadership". World Olympians Association. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
  3. ^ a b c d Cite error: The named reference Career was invoked but never defined (see the help page).