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, with teammates John Smith, Matthew Brittain, and Sizwe Ndlovu.[2][3]
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Nationality | South African | |||||||||||||||||||
Born | (1986-11-18) 18 November 1986 (age 35) Cape Town, South Africa | |||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Rowing | |||||||||||||||||||
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Thompson retired as a professional rower on 4 February 2017 after competing at the Rock the Boat regatta at Roodeplaat Dam.[4]
World champions – Lightweight men's double sculls | |
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Olympic champions – Men's lightweight coxless four | |
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