James Galloway

James Galloway OAM (born 11 April 1964) is an Australian former national champion, World Champion and Commonwealth Games gold medal-winning rower. Club and state rowing Galloway was born in Canberra and commenced his rowing career at Telopea Park School and in his senior years at Narrabundah College. His senior club rowing was with the Canberra Rowing Club and the Australian Institute of Sport where he was on a full scholarship from 1985 to 1988. Galloway's first national title was won when he was still at school. He won a junior title at the 1982 Australian Rowing Championships in an u/19 pair. The following year he won a national u/23 title in a composite coxed four. In 1984 he teamed again with his Narrabundah partner Paul Thompson to win an u/23 coxless pair title at the Australian Championships. Galloway competed only once in the men's Interstate Eight-Oared Championship at the Australian Rowing Championships - the King's Cup. He raced in the New South Wales 1988 crew.