29 Aug 2018
World Rowing Men's Crew of the Year
World Rowing Men’s Crew of the Year
The winner of the 2019 World Rowing Men’s Crew of the Year Award was the Croatian Men’s Pair. The crew members are Valent Sinkovic and Martin Sinkovic.
What is the World Rowing Men’s Crew of the Year Award?
The World Rowing Men’s Crew of the Year Award is awarded annually to a male rower or a men’s crew for their outstanding rowing achievement. The winner(s) have to be a male rower or men’s crew that has won a World Champion title in the current year but hasn’t won this award in previous years.
How do you make a nomination and who will judge the nominations?
The first stage is a public nomination, which will then be revised by the Athlete & Coach Awards Panel whom will determine a short list of nominees and recommend a winner, where thereafter the Executive Committee will make the final decision.
When will the award be presented?
The award will be presented at the annual World Rowing Awards function.
Previous Winners
| 2019 | Martin and Valent Sinkovic | CRO | M2- |
| 2018 | Jashua Hicks, Spencer Turrin, Jack Hargreaves and Alexander Hill | AUS | M4- |
| 2017 | Johannes Weissenfeld, Felix Wimberger, Maximilian Planer, Torben Johannesen, Jakob Schneider, Malte Jakschik, Richard Schmidt, Hannes Ocik and Martin Sauer (coxswain) | GER | M8+ |
| 2016 | Martin and Valent Sinkovic | CRO | M2x |
| 2015 | Jeremie Azou and Stany Delayre | FRA | LM2x |
| 2014 | Hamish Bond and Eric Murray | NZL | M2- |
| 2013 | Hamish Bond and Eric Murray | NZL | M2- |
| 2012 | James Thompson, Matthew Brittain, John Smith and Sizwe Lawrence Ndlovu | RSA | LM4- |
| 2011 | Hamish Bond and Eric Murray | NZL | M2- |
| 2010 | Ondrej Synek | CZE | M1x |
| 2009 | Mahe Drysdale | NZL | M1x |
| 2008 | Olaf Tufte | NOR | M1x |
| 2007 | Drew Ginn and Duncan Free | AUS | M2- |
| 2006 | Konrad Wasielewski, Marek Kolbowicz, Michal Jelinski and Adam Korol | POL | M4x |
| 2005 | Luka Spik and Iztok Cop | SLO | M2x |
| 2004 | Matthew Pinsent, Ed Coode, James Cracknell and Steve Williams | GBR | M4- |
| 2003 | James Tomkins and Drew Ginn | AUS | M2- |
| 2002 | James Cracknell and Matthew Pinsent | GBR | M2- |