James Thompson (rower)
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| Nationality | South African | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 18 November 1986 Cape Town, South Africa | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Rowing | ||||||||||||||||||||
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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]
Thompson retired as a professional rower on 4 February 2017 after competing at the Rock the Boat regatta at Roodeplaat Dam.[4] Thompson and Matthew Brittain were instrumental in setting up the John Waugh Rock The Boat Series.[5]
