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James Tomkins (born 19 August 1965) is an Australian rower and Olympic gold medallist.
As an original member of Australia's Oarsome Foursome coxless fours crew, Tomkins won Olympic gold at the 1992 Summer Olympics and 1996 Summer Olympics. After the foursome lost the Australian selection trials for the coxless four, he switched to the coxless pairs, rowing with Drew Ginn, but his attempt to win a third consecutive Olympic gold at the Sydney 2000 Summer Olympics were scuppered by an injury to Ginn, and Tomkins finished third with substitute Matthew Long.
Returning to the coxless pairs in 2002, Ginn and Tomkins beat the heavily favoured British crew of Matthew Pinsent and James Cracknell in a world cup race before finishing fourth at the World Championships, but then won the 2003 world championships. With Pinsent and Cracknell moving to the coxless fours, Ginn and Tomkins became the gold medal winners of the coxless pairs at the 2004 Summer Olympics.
Achievements
Olympic Games
- 2004 - Gold, Coxless Pair (with Drew Ginn)
- 2000 - Bronze, Coxless Pair (with Matthew Long)
- 1996 - Gold, Coxless Four (with Nick Green, Drew Ginn, Mike McKay)
- 1992 - Gold, Coxless Four (with Nick Green, Andrew Cooper, Mike McKay)
World Championships
- 2003 - Gold, Coxless Pair (with Drew Ginn)
- 2002 - 4th, Coxless Pair (with Drew Ginn)
- 1999 - Gold, Coxless Pair (with Drew Ginn)
- 1998 - Gold, Coxed Four
- 1998 - Gold, Coxed Pair
- 1995 - 5th, Coxless Four (with Nick Green, Drew Ginn, Mike McKay)
- 1991 - Gold, Coxless Four (with Nick Green, Sam Patten, Mike McKay)
- 1990 - Gold, Coxless Four (with Nick Green, Sam Patten, Mike McKay)
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