Lawrence Brittain (born 9 November 1990) is a South African rower. He competed in the men's coxless pair event at the

2016 Summer Olympics The 2016 Summer Olympics ( pt, Jogos Olímpicos de Verão de 2016), officially the Games of the XXXI Olympiad ( pt, Jogos da XXXI Olimpíada) and also known as Rio 2016, was an international multi-sport event held from 5 to 21 August 20 ...

. He won the silver medal along with partner

Shaun Keeling Shaun Keeling (born 21 January 1987) is a South African rower. He won a silver medal in the men's coxless pair event at the 2016 Summer Olympics. He also competed in the men's coxless pair event at the 2008 Summer Olympics The 2008 Summe ...

. Brittain beat cancer in 2015. He competed in the men's four at the

2020 Summer Olympics The , officially the and also known as , was an international multi-sport event held from 23 July to 8 August 2021 in Tokyo, Japan, with some preliminary events that began on 21 July. Tokyo was selected as the host city during the ...

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* 1990 births Living people South African male rowers Olympic rowers for South Africa Rowers at the 2016 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 2016 Summer Olympics Olympic silver medalists for South Africa Olympic medalists in rowing Rowers at the 2020 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Pretoria 21st-century South African people {{SouthAfrica-Olympic-medalist-stub