Identified Athletes - NZL

Mahé Drysdale won the M1X competition

in a photo finish against Damir Martin (CRO).

Their race was so close that the recorded

time for each was 6:41,34, but Drysdale won

by "something less than a hair".

      MI 3376

      SC 2667 

      SG 3810

      YV 3230

OG Rio de Janeiro 2016 M2- result (Aug. 11th)

Gold medal         NZL   6:59,71

Silver medal       RSA   7:02,51

Bronze medal     ITA    7:04,52

      MI 3379

      SC 2670

      SG 3813

      YV 3233

OG Rio de Janeiro 2016 W2- result

Gold medal       GBR  7:18,29

Silver medal     NZL  7:19,53

Bronze medal   DEN  7:20,71

      MI 3381 

      SC 2672

      SG 3815

      YV 3235

Mahe Drysdale - Olympic M1X champion 2012 -

retained his title 2016 at the age of 37. 

OG Rio de Janeiro 2016 M1X result

Gold medal        NZL  6:41,34

Silver medal      CRO  6:41,34

Bronze medal     CZE  6:44,10

This was the closest Olympic M1X final

ever - the time difference was 5/1000th

of a second. The silver medal winner

Martin had raised his stroke rate to 48!

Mahé Drysdale dominated the

single sculls competitions for 11 years:

2005 WRC Gifu - gold medal

2006 WRC Eton - gold medal

2007 WRC Munich - gold medal

2008 OG Beijing - bronze medal

2009 WRC Poznan - gold medal

2010 WRC Karapiro - silver medal

2011 WC Bled  - gold medal

2012 OG London - gold medal

2014 WRC Amsterdam - silver medal

2015 WRC Aiguebelette - silver medal

2016 OG Rio de Janeiro - gold medal