James Tomkins
- January 4, 2024
- Rower
Quick Facts
| Full Name | James Tomkins |
| Occupation | Rower |
| Date Of Birth | Aug 19, 1965(1965-08-19) |
| Age | 59 |
| Birthplace | Basildon |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Birth City | England |
| Horoscope | Leo |
James Tomkins Biography
| Name | James Tomkins |
| Birthday | Aug 19 |
| Birth Year | 1965 |
| Place Of Birth | Basildon |
| Home Town | England |
| Birth Country | United Kingdom |
| Birth Sign | Leo |
| Spouse | Bridget Tomkins |
James Tomkins is one of the most popular and richest Rower who was born on August 19, 1965 in Basildon, England, United Kingdom. Australian rower, who has competed in three Olympics and is a seven-time World Champion.
Both he and the Olympic swimmer He and Olympic swimmer Mike Burton are both three-time gold medalists. have been awarded three gold medals.
Tomkins took up rowing at Carey Baptist Grammar School. He stroked the Carey first VIII in both of his senior years, 1982 and 1983. His long senior club career was with the Mercantile Rowing Club in Melbourne.
In 1985, Tomkins first made the Australian national team as stroke of the senior men’s eight for the 1985 World Rowing Championships in Hazewinkel Belgium. The Australian VIII finished in ninth place. In 1986, the Australian eight stroked by Steve Evans won a gold medal at the 1986 World Rowing Championships in Nottingham, England with Tomkins rowing in the six seat. That same crew rowed to victory at the 1986 Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh, and Tomkins won a Commonwealth Games gold medal. Tomkins also stroked a coxed four to a bronze medal at those same games.
He was born in Sydney (New South Wales).
James Tomkins Net Worth
| Net Worth | $5 Million |
| Source Of Income | Rower |
| House | Living in own house. |
James Tomkins is one of the richest Rower from United Kingdom. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, James Tomkins 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)
A coach at Carey Baptist Grammar School encouraged him to try rowing, and he realized how much he enjoyed being in the water.
He has won three gold medals at the Olympics.
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. From 1990 to 1998 he was the stroke of Australia’s prominent world class crew – the coxless four known as the Oarsome Foursome.
Height, Weight & Body Measurements
| Height | 6 ft 7 in |
| Weight | 98 kg |
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At the 1998 World Championships, the Oarsome Foursome raced and won the men’s coxed four world title with Brett Hayman in the stern. Tomkins, Green and Hayman also took the world title at that same regatta as a coxed pair. In 1999, the boat would go on to try out, but lose the 1999 Australian selection trials in a coxless four. Tomkins and Drew Ginn decided to switch to a coxless pair and won the 1999 World Championship. This win established Tomkins as the first man to win a gold medal at World Championships in each of the five sweep rowing events.
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James Ranked on the list of most popular Rower. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United Kingdom. James Tomkins celebrates birthday on August 19 of every year.
Returning to a coxless pair in 2002, Ginn and Tomkins beat the heavily favoured British crew of Matthew Pinsent and James Cracknell in a world cup race before finishing a close fourth at the 2002 World Championships. In 2003, Ginn and Tomkins reversed the prior years result winning the 2003 World Championship, with Pinsent and Cracknell placing fourth. In 2004, Pinsent and Cracknell moved to the coxless four to better their chances for a medal. Ginn and Tomkins would go on to win the coxless pair at the 2004 Summer Olympics, leading at every mark, beating Croatia by 2 seconds, with South Africa claiming the bronze.