Thomas Keller Medal
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The Thomas Keller Medal is given by the International Rowing Federation (FISA) for an outstanding international career in the sport of rowing. It is the highest honor in rowing and is awarded to any athlete within five years of his/her retirement from the sport. It recognizes an exceptional rowing career as well as exemplary sportsmanship.
It is named after Thomas Keller who was the president of FISA from 1958 until his death in 1989.
Past recipients
| Year | Winner | Country | Profile |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Alf Hansen | NOR | |
| 1991 | Thomas Greiner | GER | |
| 1994 | Yuri Pimenov | RUS | |
| 1996 | Francesco Esposito | ITA | |
| Nikolai Pimenov | RUS | ||
| Rolf Thorsen | NOR | ||
| 1997 | Giuseppe Abbagnale | ITA | |
| Carmine Abbagnale | ITA | ||
| Jana Sorgers | GER | ||
| Thomas Lange | GER | ||
| 1998 | Kerstin Köppen | GER | |
| Roland Baar | GER | ||
| 1999 | Silken Laumann | CAN | |
| Kathleen Heddle | CAN | ||
| 2001 | Steve Redgrave | GBR | |
| 2002 | Marnie McBean | CAN | |
| 2003 | Peter Antonie | AUS | |
| 2004 | Nico Rienks | NED | |
| 2005 | Matthew Pinsent | GBR | |
| 2006 | Agostino Abbagnale | ITA | |
| 2007 | Mike McKay | AUS | |
| 2008 | Elisabeta Lipă | ROM | |
| 2009 | Kathrin Boron | GER | |
| 2010 | James Tomkins | AUS | |
| 2011 | Jüri Jaanson | EST | |
| 2012 | Václav Chalupa | TCH | |
| 2013 | Eskild Ebbesen | DEN |
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