James Thompson (rower)

James Thompson (born 18 November 1986) is a South African rower. He attended school at St. Andrew's College, Grahamstown. He joined the Tuks rowing club and received a Sport Sciences degree from the University of Pretoria. 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.

Thompson retired as a professional rower on 4 February 2017 after competing at the Rock the Boat regatta at Roodeplaat Dam.

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1986 births

Living people

South African male rowers

Olympic rowers for South Africa

Olympic gold medalists for South Africa

Olympic medalists in rowing

Rowers at the 2012 Summer Olympics

Rowers at the 2016 Summer Olympics

Sportspeople from Cape Town

Medalists at the 2012 Summer Olympics

Alumni of St. Andrew's College, Grahamstown

World Rowing Championships medalists for South Africa

South African people of British descent

21st-century South African people