Lee-Ann Persse is a South African rower, born in Cape Town and currently resides in Pretoria. At the 2012 Summer Olympics, she competed in the Women's coxless pair. Persse and her teammate Naydene Smith were 2nd in the B Final, with the 8th fastest time overall of 7:55.18. At the 2016 Summer Olympics, she competed in the women's coxless pair with teammate Kate Christowitz. They finished in 5th place.
John Smith 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. In 2014, he won the men's lightweight double sculls with Thompson at the World Championships, setting a world's best time. The pair also competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics.
Armandas Kelmelis is a Lithuanian rower.
Stefano Oppo is an Italian rower. He competed in the men's lightweight coxless four event at the 2016 Summer Olympics and won the bronze medal in the men's lightweight double sculls at the 2020 Summer Olympics.
Giovanni Abagnale is an Italian rower. He competed in the men's coxless pair event at the 2016 Summer Olympics. and the coxless Pair at the 2020 Summer Olympics.
Lawrence Brittain is a South African rower. He competed in the men's coxless pair event at the 2016 Summer Olympics. He won the silver medal along with partner Shaun Keeling. Brittain beat cancer in 2015. He competed in the men's four at the 2020 Summer Olympics.
Wayne Snyman is a South African race walker. At the 2016 Summer Olympics, he competed in the Men's 20 km walk. He finished in 58th place with a time of 1:29:20. In 2019, he competed in the men's 20 kilometres walk at the 2019 World Athletics Championships held in Doha, Qatar. He finished in 38th place.
Sid Ali Boudina is an Algerian rower. He competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in the men's single sculls event, in which he placed 23rd.
Shakhboz Kholmurzaev is an Uzbekistani rower. He placed 22nd in the men's single sculls event at the 2016 Summer Olympics.
Al-Hussein Gambour is a Libyan rower. He placed 32nd in the men's single sculls event at the 2016 Summer Olympics.
Croatia competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. Originally scheduled to take place from 24 July to 9 August 2020, the Games were postponed to 23 July to 8 August 2021, because of the COVID-19 pandemic. It was the nation's eighth consecutive appearance at the Summer Olympics.
Greece competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. Originally scheduled to take place from 24 July to 9 August 2020, the Games were postponed to 23 July to 8 August 2021, because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Greek athletes have competed in every Summer Olympic Games of the modern era, alongside Australia, France, Great Britain, and Switzerland. As the progenitor nation of the Olympic Games and in keeping with tradition, Greece entered first at the New National Stadium during the parade of nations at the opening ceremony. Like the other closing ceremonies before, the Greek flag also raised during the closing ceremony alongside with Japanese and French flags.
Australia competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. Originally scheduled to take place from 24 July to 9 August 2020, the Games were postponed to 23 July to 8 August 2021, because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Australia is one of only five countries to have sent athletes to every Summer Olympics of the modern era, alongside Great Britain, France, Greece, and Switzerland.
Serbia competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. Originally scheduled to take place from 24 July to 9 August 2020, the Games were postponed to 23 July to 8 August 2021, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. It was the nation's fifth appearance at the Summer Olympics as an independent nation.
South Africa competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. Originally scheduled to take place from 24 July to 9 August 2020, the Games were postponed to 23 July to 8 August 2021, because of the COVID-19 pandemic. It was the nation's eighth consecutive appearance at the Games in the post-apartheid era, and twentieth overall in Summer Olympic history.
China competed at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo, Japan from 24 August to 5 September 2021. This was their tenth consecutive appearance at the Summer Paralympics since 1984. China sent 251 athletes to the Games and competed in 20 of the 22 sports except Equestrian and Wheelchair rugby.
The men's coxless pair event at the 2020 Summer Olympics took place from 24 to 29 July 2021 at the Sea Forest Waterway. 26 rowers from 13 nations competed.
Riilio "Rio" Rii is a Vanuatuan rower. He was the flagbearer of Vanuatu at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, earning attention for his shirtless, oiled get-up compared to Tongan fighter Pita Taufatofua. In the men's single sculls race, Rii finished 30th overall.
Privel Hinkati is a French rower representing Benin.
Phillip Wilson is a New Zealand rower. He won Olympic gold in the men's eight event at the 2020 Summer Olympics. He went to Wellington College in Wellington where he took up rowing.
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