Rowing South Africa
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| South Africa RowSA | |
|---|---|
| Sport | Rowing |
| Affiliation | International Rowing Federation |
| President | Wimpie Du Plessis |
| Men's coach | Roger Barrow |
| Women's coach | Wendy Hutton |
| Official website | |
| www.rowsa.org.za | |
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Rowing South Africa is sport governing body for rowing in South Africa.
The body was established by its Constituent Members to manage, promote, coordinate, control, discipline and plan the future development of the sport at national and international levels. Despite a high level of rowing at the junior level, RowSA has consistently failed to convert this talent to anything meaningful in the senior level. The coaches have themselves frequently never rowed at a high level - something that is somewhat unique to South Africa.
South Africa has consistently been one of the worst performing nations at the Olympic Games when considering the ratio of participants to medals.[1]
Past Olympic Medalists
| Medal | Olympics | Event | Crew Members |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bronze | 2004 Athens | Men's Coxless pair | Donovan Cech; Ramon di Clemente [2][3] |
| Gold | 2012 London | Men's lightweight coxless four | James Thompson; John Smith; Matthew Brittain; Sizwe Ndlovu |
References
- ↑ "Rowing South Africa". Rowing south Africa. Retrieved 2008-10-28.
- ↑ International Olympic Committee. (2008). Olympic Medal Winners. Retrieved October 28, 2008, from http://www.olympic.org/uk/athletes/results/search_r_uk.asp
- ↑ SA's first rowing Olympic medal
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