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Updated on 7 December 2016. James Bruce Tomkins OAM OLY [2] (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); [3] eleven World Championships (for seven world ...
Jul 20, 2020 · James Tomkins is Australia’s most-awarded rower ever. He is a seven-time World Champion and a three-time Olympic gold medallist. With a career spanning six Olympic Games and 23 years, Tomkins name is practically synonymous with Australian rowing.
He has only won two non-gold World Championship medals. At the Olympic Games he has three Gold, a Silver and a Bronze medal. Renowned for his superb technique, James is one of the best rowers Australia has ever produced and one of the greatest rowers in World Rowing.
James Tomkins is the greatest sweep rower ever produced by Australia and his career record matches up well with almost any rower ever. Between 1986 and 2003, Tomkins won seven gold medals at the World Championships, and he is, through 2008, the only rower to have ever been world champion in all five sweep evenrts. In 1990, Tomkins joined Nick ...
James Tomkins is the greatest sweep rower ever produced by Australia and his career record matches up well with almost any rower ever. Between 1986 and 2003, Tomkins won seven gold medals at the World Championships, and he is, through 2008, the only rower to have ever been world champion in all five sweep evenrts. In 1990, Tomkins joined Nick ...
Nov 4, 2015 · Suddenly, James Tomkins, Mike McKay, Sam Patten and Nick Green, were the faces of Australian rowing. Tomkins and McKay had won world championship gold together in the eight in 1986.
James Tomkins OAM was inducted into the Sport Australia Hall of Fame in 2012 as an Athlete Member for his contribution to the sport of rowing. James Tomkins is one of only four people in the world to have rowed at six Olympic Games.
