7 World class scullers using sliding riggers 

Taken from various sources to show 7 world class scullers using sliding rigger single sculls in 1982 and 1983
Ricardo Ibarra (5th at 1984 Olympics 1x, won Pan American games 1975,79 & 83)
Steve Redgrave (won 1986 Commonwealth Games 1x, 18 World & Olympic sweep medals )
Rudiger Reiche (won 1982 World champs 1x, 9 World & Olympic sculling medals)
Ronald Florijn (won 1988 Olympics 2x, 6 World & Olympic sculling or sweep medals)
Pertti Karppinen (won 1976, 80 & 84 Olympics 1x, 6 World Championship 1x medals)
Uwe Mund (won 1982 World Champs 4x & Silver in 1x 1983)
Peter-Michael Kolbe (silver 1976, 80 & 84 Olympics 1x, 5 times 1x World Champion & 4 other World sculling or sweep medals)