Thomas Keller Medal
The Thomas Keller Medal is awarded annually by the World Rowing Association FISA in recognition of an outstanding career in rowing . The medal is made of 18-carat gold and is named after a former president of FISA, the Swiss rower Thomas Keller (1924–1989).
Any competitive rower with a long and successful career and a special sporting life's work can be nominated.
Previous holders of the medal
- 1990: Alf John Hansen
- 1991: Thomas Greiner
- 1994: Yuri Pimenov
- 1996: Francesco Esposito
- 1996: Nikolai Pimenow
- 1996: Rolf Thorsen
- 1997: Giuseppe Abbagnale
- 1997: Carmine Abbagnale
- 1997: Jana Sorgers
- 1997: Thomas Lange
- 1998: Kerstin Köppen
- 1998: Roland Baar
- 1999: Silken Laumann
- 1999: Kathleen Heddle
- 2001: Steven Redgrave
- 2002: Marnie McBean
- 2003: Peter Antonie
- 2004: Nico Rienks
- 2005: Matthew Pinsent
- 2006: Agostino Abbagnale
- 2007: Mike McKay
- 2008: Elisabeta Lipă
- 2009: Kathrin Boron
- 2010: James Tomkins
- 2011: Jüri Jaanson
- 2012: Václav Chalupa
- 2013: Eskild Ebbesen
- 2014: Drew Ginn
- 2015: Iztok Čop
- 2016: Caroline Evers-Swindell
- 2016: Georgina Evers-Swindell
- 2017: Katherine Grainger
- 2018: Eric Murray
- 2018: Hamish Bond
- 2019: Kim Brennan
Web links
- Thomas Keller Medal on worldrowing.com (English)