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Nationality | South African | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Germiston, South Africa | 12 January 1990||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Rowing | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "John Smith Olympic Results". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 4 January 2019.
- ^ "John Smith". London 2012. Archived from the original on 27 August 2012. Retrieved 2 August 2012.
- ^ "2014 WORLD ROWING CHAMPIONSHIPS -Amsterdam, NED - (LM2x) Lightweight Men's Double Sculls - Final". worldrowing.com. Retrieved 5 January 2019.
- ^ "2010 UNDER 23 WORLD ROWING CHAMPIONSHIPS - Brest, BLR - (BM2-) U23 Men's Pair - Final". worldrowing.com. Retrieved 5 January 2019.
- ^ "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.
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