Alexander Hill

Hailing from Berri in regional South Australia, Alexander Hill is a prominent figure in the Australian Rowing Team having won Olympic gold and silver in Tokyo and Rio respectively. 

Prince Alfred College in Adelaide was where his passion for rowing began before making the transition to the Adelaide Rowing Club. On a state level, Alexander represented South Australia in the men's eight at the prestigious King's Cup from 2012, 2014 to 2017, and in 2019, winning five bronze medals and one silver medal.

During his national rowing career, he excelled in single sculling, winning the President's Cup in 2019 and 2021. His single scull success would continue at the Australian Rowing Championships where he won the open men's single scull title in 2019 and 2021. On top of that, Alexander also proved himself in the coxless pair and coxless four by winning multiple national titles. Additionally, he has contributed to the sport as a coach for Prince Alfred College since 2021, giving back to the place where his passion began so many years prior.

Alexander's international journey began quite early in his rowing career after being selected to represent Australia in the Junior World Rowing Championships in 2011. Competing in the coxed four event, he would contribute to Australia's gold medal success and eventually get promoted to the Australian senior squad in 2013.

As part of the senior squad, Alexander would win a silver medal at the 2013 World Rowing Championships and contribute to Australia's men's eight crew in 2013 and 2014. He would eventually find a place in the men's coxless four crew at the 2015 edition of the World Rowing Championships, winning a silver medal and qualifying the boat for the Rio 2016 Olympic Games.  

Alongside Josh Dunkley-Smith, Will Lockwood and Joshua Booth, Alexander and his crew would go on to win their heat and semi-final in the coxless four - earning them a spot in the final. The quartet put in a gallant effort in the final to earn themselves a silver medal, falling just short of eventual winners Great Britain by two seconds.

In 2017, as part of Australia's coxless four, Alexander won gold at the World Rowing Cup II and the World Championships. This made them Australia's first men's coxless four to win a world title since 1991. The team continued their success in 2018, winning gold at the World Rowing Cup II, the Henley Royal Regatta and the World Championships in Plovdiv.

In 2019, Alexander won gold in the pairs at the World Rowing Cup II and III with different partners. At the World Championships in Linz, his coxless four secured a spot for Australia at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics.

At the delayed Tokyo Olympics in 2021, Alexander would be in the stroke seat for the Australian coxless four. The crew would win their heat and advance to the A-Final. In the final the team led from the start, fending off a challenge from the British and Romanian crews in a close finish to win gold. The team's winning time set a new Olympic record in the coxless four event.

Since Tokyo, Alexander continued his success on the international rowing stage winning silver at the 2022 World Rowing Championships and finishing fifth at the World Rowing Championships that same year. 2022 also saw Alexander honoured with the Order of Australia Medal. 

In 2023 he was selected for the Australian coxless four, winning silver at the World Rowing Cup II and III and finishing fifth at the World Rowing Championships. This fifth-place result secured Australia a spot at the Paris Olympic Games in the men's four and subsequently earn Alexander a third callup to the Olympic Games.