Drew Ginn
| Medal record | ||
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| Men's rowing | ||
Representing  Australia
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| Olympic Games | ||
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1996 Atlanta | Coxless four |
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2004 Athens | Coxless pair |
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2008 Beijing | Coxless pair |
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2012 London | Coxless four |
| World Championships | ||
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1998 Cologne | Coxed four |
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1999 St. Catharines | Coxless pair |
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2003 Milano | Coxless pair |
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2006 Eton | Coxless pair |
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2007 Munich | Coxless pair |
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1998 Cologne | Coxless pair |
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1997 Aiguebelette | Eight |
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2011 Bled | Coxless four |
Drew Cameron Ginn OAM, (born 20 November 1974, educated at Scotch College, Melbourne) is an Australian five-time world champion rower and triple Olympic gold medallist.
Ginn won the men's coxless fours at the Atlanta 1996 Summer Olympics as part of Australia's Oarsome Foursome, along with Mike McKay, James Tomkins, and Nicholas Green; Ginn replaced the retired Andrew Cooper. Ginn and James Tomkins had planned to race the straight pair at the Sydney 2000 Summer Olympics, but Ginn suffered a severe back injury, forcing him to withdraw from the boat.
In 2002, he returned to the water, teaming up with fellow Oarsome Foursome rower James Tomkins in the coxless pairs; they finished fourth in the 2002 World Championships. In 2003, Ginn and Tomkins were the surprise winners, beating the British favourites—and defending champions—Matthew Pinsent and James Cracknell, which was a factor in Pinsent and Cracknell choosing to move to the coxless fours. At the 2004 Summer Olympics, Ginn and Tomkins won the gold medal in the coxless pairs.
In 2006, Ginn made a return to international competition at the World Rowing Championships held at Dorney Lake, Eton. He and new pairs partner Duncan Free were able to win despite choppy tail conditions.
Scotch College, Melbourne, Ginn's former school, named a racing eight "Drew Ginn" in his honor. The school's first VIII won the APS Head of the River (Australia) in that boat in 1998.
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