Thomas Keller Medal

The Thomas Keller Medal is given by the World Rowing Federation (FISA) for an outstanding international career in the sport of rowing. It is the highest honor in rowing and is awarded to any athlete within five years of his/her retirement from the sport. It recognizes an exceptional rowing career as well as exemplary sportsmanship.

It is named after Thomas Keller who was the president of FISA from 1958 until his death in 1989.

Past recipients
YearWinnerCountryProfile
1990Alf HansenNOR[1]
1991Thomas GreinerGER[2]
1994Yuriy PimenovRUS[3]
1996Francesco EspositoITA[4]
Nikolay PimenovRUS[5]
Rolf ThorsenNOR[6]
1997Giuseppe AbbagnaleITA[7]
Carmine AbbagnaleITA[8]
Jana SorgersGER[9]
Thomas LangeGER[10]
1998Kerstin KöppenGER[11]
Roland BaarGER[12]
1999Silken LaumannCAN[13]
Kathleen HeddleCAN[14]
2001Steve RedgraveGBR[15]
2002Marnie McBeanCAN[16]
2003Peter AntonieAUS[17]
2004Nico RienksNED[18]
2005Matthew PinsentGBR[19]
2006Agostino AbbagnaleITA[20]
2007Mike McKayAUS[21]
2008Elisabeta LipăROM[22]
2009Kathrin BoronGER[23]
2010James TomkinsAUS

2011Jüri JaansonEST

2012Václav ChalupaTCH[24]
2013Eskild EbbesenDEN[25]
2014Drew GinnAUS[26]
2015Iztok ČopSLO[27]
2016Caroline Evers-SwindellNZL[28]
Georgina Evers-Swindell
2017Katherine GraingerGBR[29]
2018[30]Eric MurrayNZL[27]
Hamish Bond
2019Kim BrennanAUS[27]
2020Not awarded[31]

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  29. "Great Britain's Katherine Grainger wins 2017 Thomas Keller Medal". International Rowing Federation. 29 June 2017. Retrieved 30 June 2017.
  30. "2018 Thomas Keller Medal nomination form". FISA. Retrieved 21 September 2018.
  31. "2020 World Rowing Awards replaced by a month of rowing celebration". worldrowing.com. Retrieved 22 June 2020.
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