Mahe Drysdale has won the Single Sculls FISA World Champion three years in a row (2005, 2006, and 2007). His only Olympic appearance has been in the Coxless Four event in the 2004 Athens Games. I tough competition with former Olympic Gold medalist Rob Waddell landed Drysdale New Zealand's only single sculls slot. In a few months we will see if three time World Champion Mahe Drysdale can chalk up his first Olympic Gold.
The Man to Beat
New Zealand's Mahe Drysdale is poised to win his first Olympic Medal.
Mahe Drysdale competes in the semifinals of the 2008 FISA World Cup Single Sculls (1x) event held in Lucerne, Switzerland.
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