John Smith (South African rower)

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John Smith
Personal information
NationalitySouth African
Born (1990-01-12) 12 January 1990 (age 33)
Germiston, South Africa
Sport
Sport Rowing
Medal record
Men's rowing
Representing Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa
Olympic Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2012 London Lwt coxless four
World Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2014 Amsterdam Lwt double sculls
World U23 Rowing Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2010 Brest Men's Pair

John Smith (born 12 January 1990) 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. [1] [2] In 2014, he won the men's lightweight double sculls with Thompson at the World Championships, setting a world's best time. [3] The pair also competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics. [1]

He also won the World U-23 men's lightweight pair world championship with Lawrence Brittain in 2010, [4] and competed in the men's four at the 2020 Summer Olympics. [5]

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References

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  2. "John Smith". London 2012. Archived from the original on 27 August 2012. Retrieved 2 August 2012.
  3. "2014 WORLD ROWING CHAMPIONSHIPS -Amsterdam, NED - (LM2x) Lightweight Men's Double Sculls - Final". worldrowing.com. Retrieved 5 January 2019.
  4. "2010 UNDER 23 WORLD ROWING CHAMPIONSHIPS - Brest, BLR - (BM2-) U23 Men's Pair - Final". worldrowing.com. Retrieved 5 January 2019.
  5. "Rowing SMITH John". Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 16 August 2021. Retrieved 16 August 2021.