One of the highlights of South Africa’s Olympic history was the conquest of the “Oarsome Foursome” in 2012 in London.
On August 2, 2012, Sizwe Ndlovu, John Smith, Matthew Brittain and James Thompson of South Africa won the gold medal after winning the men’s lightweight four final at Eton Dorney (a purpose-built rowing lake) in Windsor, England at the London 2012 Olympic Games.
Three metres out, any of four boats could have won, but the four produced one of the greatest rowing finishes in Olympic history to claim gold.
Now, 12 years later, a famous Oarsome Foursome member, Smith, will be in Paris in quest of gold again. This time, however, he’ll compete in the men’s pairs with Chris Baxter, an Olympic debutant. After London, the 34-year-old Smith competed at…