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2012 Olympic Games Rowing Regatta Provisional Entries by Boat Class As of 9 July 2012 (Subject to the Draw on Thursday 26 July, 2012 at 15:30 hrs) Event: Men's Eight Boats: 8 Athletes: 72 Given Name Family Name NOC Gender Event Description Position in Boat JOSHUA BOOTH AUS M Men's Eight 4 BRYN COUDRAYE AUS M Men's Eight s FRANCIS HEGERTY AUS M Men's Eight 2 TOBIAS LISTER AUS M Men's Eight c SAMUEL LOCH AUS M Men's Eight b CAMERON MCKENZIE-MCHARG AUS M Men's Eight 3 NICHOLAS PURNELL AUS M Men's Eight 6 MATTHEW RYAN AUS M Men's Eight 7 THOMAS SWANN AUS M Men's Eight 5 GABRIEL BERGEN CAN M Men's Eight b Jeremiah BROWN CAN M Men's Eight 7 ANDREW BYRNES CAN M Men's Eight 6 WILL CROTHERS CAN M Men's Eight s DOUGLAS CSIMA CAN M Men's Eight 2 ROB GIBSON CAN M Men's Eight 3 Malcolm HOWARD CAN M Men's Eight 5 Conlin MCCABE CAN M Men's Eight 4 Brian PRICE CAN M Men's Eight c RICHARD EGINGTON GBR M Men's Eight 4 JAMES FOAD GBR M Men's Eight 2 PHELAN HILL GBR M Men's Eight c MATTHEW LANGRIDGE GBR M Men's Eight 7 CONSTANTINE LOULOUDIS GBR M Men's Eight s ALEX PARTRIDGE GBR M Men's Eight b TOM RANSLEY GBR M Men's Eight 3 Mohamed SBIHI GBR M Men's Eight 5 GREG SEARLE GBR M Men's Eight 6 FILIP ADAMSKI GER M Men's Eight b ERIC JOHANNESEN GER M Men's Eight 3 ANDREAS KUFFNER GER M Men's Eight 2 FLORIAN MENNIGEN GER M Men's Eight 7 LUKAS MUELLER GER M Men's Eight 6 MAXIMILIAN REINELT GER M Men's Eight 4 MARTIN SAUER GER M Men's Eight c RICHARD SCHMIDT GER M Men's Eight 5 KRISTOF WILKE GER M Men's Eight s Rogier BLINK NED M Men's Eight 2 Roel BRAAS NED M Men's Eight 4 Sjoerd HAMBURGER NED M Men's Eight 5 Jozef KLAASSEN NED M Men's Eight 6 Olivier SIEGELAAR NED M Men's Eight 7 Diederik SIMON NED M Men's Eight b Mitchel STEENMAN NED M Men's Eight s Matthijs VELLENGA NED M Men's Eight 3 Peter WIERSUM NED M Men's Eight c Krystian ARANOWSKI POL M Men's Eight 7 Marcin BRZEZINSKI POL M Men's Eight b Mikolaj BURDA POL M Men's Eight 3 Rafal HEJMEJ POL M Men's Eight s Piotr HOJKA POL M Men's Eight 4 Piotr JUSZCZAK POL M Men's Eight 2 Zbigniew SCHODOWSKI POL M Men's Eight 5 Michal SZPAKOWSKI POL M Men's Eight 6 Daniel TROJANOWSKI POL M Men's Eight c Sergii CHYKANOV UKR M Men's Eight s Viktor GREBENNYKOV UKR M Men's Eight b Anton KHOLYAZNYKOV UKR M Men's Eight 2 Valentyn KLETSKOY UKR M Men's Eight 6 Oleksandr KONOVALIUK UKR M Men's Eight c Oleg LYKOV UKR M Men's Eight 7 Artem MOROZ UKR M Men's Eight 3 Andriy PRYVEDA UKR M Men's Eight 5 Ivan TYMKO UKR M Men's Eight 4 David BANKS USA M Men's Eight b Jacob CORNELIUS USA M Men's Eight 7 Grant JAMES USA M Men's Eight 2 Ross JAMES USA M Men's Eight 3 Stephen KASPRZYK USA M Men's Eight 6 Giuseppe LANZONE USA M Men's Eight 5 Will MILLER USA M Men's Eight 4 Brett NEWLIN USA M Men's Eight s Zachary VLAHOS USA M Men's Eight c.

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