Mahé Drysdale of Tauranga, in the men's single sculls, won gold from the current Olympic champion, Olaf Tufte, of Norway.
Olaf Tufte – competition rower, two times Olympic gold medalist
Olaf Tufte, Norwegian competition rower and Olympic gold medal winner
The 1908 World Title race was commemorated in December 2008 when Olympic champion Olaf Tufte defeated three time World Champion Mahé Drysdale and wild card race winner Hamish Bond on New Zealand's Whanganui River to take home the $5000 cash prize.
Edward Tufte | St. Olaf College | Olaf Tryggvason | Olaf Gulbransson | Bård Tufte Johansen | Olaf Tufte | Olaf Stapledon | Olaf M. Norlie | Olaf II of Norway | Olaf Breuning | Erwin Olaf | Tufte IL | The Saga of King Olaf | Olaf the White | Olaf Sporns | Olaf Offerdahl | Olaf Nordhagen | Olaf Hense | Olaf Haraldsson Geirstadalf | Olaf Fønss | Olaf Bull | 'Tufte I.L.'' | St Olaf | Paul Olaf Bodding | Olaf Swenson | Olaf Stapledon's | Olaf Scholz | Olaf Østensen | Olaf Kullmann | Olaf Krohn |