Identified Athletes M-N-O

Olaf Tufte (NOR) - M2X silver medal OG Sydney 2000

M1X gold medal WRC 2001 + WRC 2003

M1X Olympic champion OG Athens 2004 + OG Beijing

2008

Derek Porter (CAN) - M8+ silver medal WRC 1990 + 1991

M8+ gold medal OG Barcelona 1992

M1X gold medal WRC 1993

M1X silver medal OG Atlanta 1996

M1X bronze medal WRC 1999

with golden Olympic rings

          Mahe Drysdale (M1X)

  Hamish Bond & Eric Murray (M2-)

Nathan Cohen & Joseph Sullivan (M2X)

Rob Waddell won the M1X B-final at

OG Atlanta 1996 (= 7th place),

became M1X World champion in 1998,

defended his title in 1999 and crowned

his career with the M1X gold medal win

at OG Sydney 2000.

Photo of Mahe Drysdale at the NZL

national championships 2009

Mahe Drysdale (NZL)

M1X Olympic champion London 2012

M1X World champion at WRC Gifu 2005,

WRC Eton 2006, WRC Munich 2007,

WRC Poznan 2009, WRC Bled 2011

M1X World Best Time 6:33,35 at

WRC Poznan 2009

 Olaf Tufte won the M1x gold medal four times:

WRC Lucerne 2001 + WRC Milan 2003

OG Athens 2004 + OG Beijing 2008

M1X Rowing results OG Athens 2004

 Gold medal:      O. Tufte (NOR)       6:49,30

Silver medal:      J. Jaanson (EST)   6:51,42

Bronze medal:    I. Janakiew (BUL)  6: 52,80

Mahé Drysdale won the M1X competition

in a photo finish against Damir Martin (CRO).

Their race was so close that the recorded

time for each was 6:41,34, but Drysdale won

by "something less than a hair".