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Born | [1] Sydney, New South Wales | 19 August 1965||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Education | Carey Baptist Grammar School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Occupation | Financial Services | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 200 cm (6 ft 7 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 98 kg (15 st 6 lb; 216 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Club | Mercantile Rowing Club | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coached by | Noel Donaldson | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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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.
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