James Thompson (rower)

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]

James Thompson
Personal information
NationalitySouth African
Born (1986-11-18) 18 November 1986
Cape Town, South Africa
Sport
SportRowing
Medal record
Men's rowing
Representing  South Africa
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place2012 LondonLwt coxless four
World Championships
Gold medal – first place2014 AmsterdamLwt double sculls

Thompson retired as a professional rower on 4 February 2017 after competing at the Rock the Boat regatta at Roodeplaat Dam.[4]

References
  1. "Hpc athletes bring home 3 Olympic medals, High performance centre, University of Pretoria". Archived from the original on 25 October 2014. Retrieved 28 September 2012.
  2. "James Thompson Olympic Results". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 19 September 2018.
  3. "James Thompson". London 2012. Archived from the original on 27 August 2012. Retrieved 2 August 2012.
  4. de Villiers, Ockert (7 February 2017). "Thompson's got the full house, retires". iol.co.za. Retrieved 8 February 2017.


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