There is no doubt: they are the best in rowing

Thomas Ebert of Denmark

The World Rowing team love statistics, so with the help of the statisticians at Infostradasports we have compiled a list of the top 10 rowers for 2005. This has been determined by all-time World Championship and Olympic results of each athlete including total number of medals won.

But don't expect to see the all time most medalled athlete, Sir Steve Redgrave there – eligibility requires that the athlete be competing internationally in 2005. Four of the Top 10 male rowers are Italian. Germany is up there too with three rowers in the Top 10 list, one man and two women.

World Rowing will be tracking these athletes down and bringing to you a photo gallery display as well as getting them to spill the beans on the story of their success. Watch out for them on www.worldrowing.com.

So, here is the 2005 Top 10 list, indicating gold medal results only. To view the full Olympic and World Championship medal tally of each male rower, click herehere.

Men
1st: Thomas Ebert, Denmark (7 World Championship golds, 1 Olympic gold)
2nd: Leonardo Pettinari, Italy (6 World Championship golds)
3rd: Daniele Gilardoni, Italy (6 World Championship golds)
4th: Iztok Cop, Slovenia (3 World Championship golds, 1 Olympic gold)
5=: Marco Geisler, Germany (4 World Championship golds)
5=: Robert Sycz, Poland (2 World Championship golds, 2 Olympic golds)
7th: Tomasz Kucharski, Poland (2 World Championship golds, 2 Olympic golds)
8=: Stefano Basalini, Italy (4 World Championship golds)
8=: Steve Williams, Great Britain (3 World Championship golds, 1 Olympic gold)
10th: Alessio Sartori, Italy (3 World Championship golds, 1 Olympic gold)

Kathrin Boron of Germany

Women
1st: Kathrin Boron, Germany (7 World Championship golds, 4 Olympic golds)
2nd: Ekaterina Karsten, Belarus (3 World Championship golds, 2 Olympic golds)
3=: Caroline Evers-Swindell, New Zealand (3 World Championship golds, 1 Olympic gold)
3=: Georgina Evers-Swindell, New Zealand (3 World Championship golds, 1 Olympic gold)
5th: Emily Martin, Australia (2 World Championship golds)
6th: Rumyana Neykova, Bulgaria (2 World Championship golds)
7th: Katherine Grainger, Great Britain (2 World Championship golds)
8th: Angela Alupei, Romania (2 Olympic golds)
9th: Peggy Waleska, Germany (2 World Championship golds)
10th: Caryn Davies, United States (2 World Championship golds)

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