John Smith (born 12 January 1990) is a South African rower. He won a gold medal in the Men's lightweight coxless four event at the 2012 Summer Olympics, with teammates James Thompson, Matthew Brittain, and Sizwe Ndlovu.[1][2] In 2014, he won the men's lightweight double sculls with Thompson at the World Championships, setting a world's best time.[3] The pair also competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics.[1]
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Nationality | South African | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | (1990-01-12) 12 January 1990 (age 32) Germiston, South Africa | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Rowing | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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He also won the World U-23 men's lightweight pair world championship with Lawrence Brittain in 2010,[4] and competed in the men's four at the 2020 Summer Olympics.[5]
Olympic champions – Men's lightweight coxless four | |
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World champions – Lightweight men's double sculls | |
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FISA championships |
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Official world championships |
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