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.[2][3]

James Thompson

Personal information
Nationality	South African
Born	18 November 1986 Cape Town, South Africa
Sport
Sport	Rowing
Medal record Men's rowing Representing  South Africa Olympic Games 2012 London Lwt coxless four World Championships 2014 Amsterdam Lwt 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.