World Rowing, also known as the World Rowing Federation, is the international governing body for rowing. Its current president is Jean-Christophe Rolland who succeeded Denis Oswald at a ceremony held in Lucerne in July 2014.
The World Rowing Junior Championships is an international rowing regatta organized by FISA. A rower or coxswain shall be classified as a Junior until 31 December of the year in which he reaches the age of 18. After that date, he shall be classified as an Under 23 rower. During Olympic years it is held at the same location as the Senior World Rowing Championships.
Britta Oppelt is a German Olympic-medal winning sculler.
Magdalena Fularczyk-Kozłowska is a Polish rower. She is the 2016 Olympic double sculls champion with rowing partner Natalia Madaj. From 2009 to 2012, she rowed with Julia Michalska.
Tim Grohmann is a German rower. He was part of the German crew that won the gold medal in the men's quadruple sculls at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, with Karl Schulze, Philipp Wende and Lauritz Schoof.
Felix Drahotta is a German former representative rower. He is a three-time Olympian, an Olympic silver medallist and rowed in the German men's eight at consecutive World Rowing Championships from 2013 and 2015.
Carina Bär is a German rower. At the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro she competed in the women's quadruple sculls competition in which the German team won the gold medal. She had previous won the silver medal in the same event at the 2012 Summer Olympics.
Stany Delayre is a French rower. At the 2012 Summer Olympics, he competed with Jérémie Azou in the men's lightweight double sculls, finishing in 4th place. On home water, he and Azou won the 2015 World Championship in that event. Their team also won the silver medal at the 2014 World Championships, and won the 2013, 2014 and 2015 European Championships. In 2009, Delayre was part of the French men's lightweight quadruple sculls time at the World Championships. He was also part of the French under-23s men's lightweight quadruple sculls at the 2006 and 2007 Junior World Rowing Championships.
Maximilian Reinelt was a German rower and physician. He won a gold medal at the 2012 Summer Olympics, and a silver medal at the 2016 Summer Olympics, as well as two World Championships and four European Championships. In 2016, he was awarded the Silbernes Lorbeerblatt, Germany's highest sports award.
Julia Richter is a German rower.
Peter Chambers is a British rower, and is the brother of fellow rower Richard Chambers. He is a World Champion in the men's lightweight double sculls and an Olympic silver medalist in the men's lightweight coxless four.
Lauritz Schoof is a German rower. He was part of the German crew that won the gold medal in the men's quadruple sculls at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London. He also successfully defended the quadruple sculls title at the 2016 Rio Olympics as part of the German team.
Donata Karalienė is a Lithuanian rower and Olympic bronze medalist at the Rio 2016 Games. She is also known for winning gold medals at the 2013 World Rowing Championships, and the 2012 and 2013 European Rowing Championships.
George Christopher Nash is a British rower. He is dual Olympian, dual Olympic medal winner and three time world champion.
Aleksandar Aleksandrov is an Azerbaijani rower of Bulgarian descent.
Anton Braun is a German rower. He competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London in the Men's Pair event together with his teammate Felix Drahotta. They finished first in the B finals, earning them seventh place overall. At the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, he competed in the men's coxless four. The German team finished in 12th place.
Cristina Grigoraș is a Romanian rower. She finished 4th in the eight at the 2012 Summer Olympics.
Mario Paonessa is an Italian rower. A two-time World Championship medallist, he competed in the men's four at the 2012 Summer Olympics, and the men's eight event at the 2016 Summer Olympics.
Kathrin Marchand is a German rower. She competed in the women's coxless pair event at the 2016 Summer Olympics, and the women's eight event at the 2012 Summer Olympics.
Stefania Gobbi is an Italian female rower twice bronze medal winner at senior level at the European Rowing Championships. She competed in the women's quadruple sculls event at the 2020 Summer Olympics.
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