James Tomkins (rower)
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19 August 1965 Sydney, New South Wales |
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| Residence | St.Kilda, Melbourne | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation | Financial Services | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 200 cm (6 ft 7 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 98 kg (15 st 6 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Club | Mercantile | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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James Bruce Tomkins, OAM (born 19 August 1965) is an Australian rower, seven-time World Champion and a three-time Olympic gold medalist. He is Australia's most awarded oarsman, having made appearances at six Olympic games (for three gold and one bronze medal); eleven World Championships (for seven world titles including one in each of the five sweep oar events); four Rowing World Cups (for two titles) and eighteen state representative King's Cup appearances - the Australian blue riband men's VIII event, (for fifteen victories, ten as stroke). Tomkins is one of only five Australian athletes and four rowers worldwide to compete at six Olympics.
Persuaded to try out rowing by a Carey Baptist Grammar School coach, the lanky James Tomkins quickly developed a liking for the sport winning numerous events while competing for the school's rowing team.
In 1985, Tomkins first made the Australian national team as stroke of the men's VIII for the World Rowing Championships at Hazewinkel Belgium. The Australian finished in ninth place. In 1986, the Australian VIII stroked by Steve Evans won a gold medal at the World Rowing Championships in Nottingham, England with Tomkins rowing in the six seat. That same year at the 1986 Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh, Tomkins won gold in the Australian men's VIII.
In 1987 at the Worlds in Copenhagen, Denmark Tomkins was again the six seat when the men's VIII finished in fourth place and at the 1988 Summer Olympics, the Australian eight finished fourth with Tomkins at six.
In 1990, Tomkins, with Nick Green, Samuel Patten and Mike McKay, began racing the coxless four. Their success was immediate. They won the 1990 and 1991 World Championships. With Andrew Cooper replacing Samuel Patten, they followed up with a gold medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona. The crew's success gained them the nickname Oarsome Foursome and lifted the profile of rowing in Australia. The crew repeated its gold medal performance at the 1996 Summer Olympics, this time with Drew Ginn replacing Andrew Cooper.
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