Benjamin Coombs

Benjamin Coombs (born 16 March 1992) is an Australian former representative rower. He was a three-time Australian national champion, an underage medallist at World Championships and represented at the 2017 World Rowing Championships.

Club and state rowing Coombs was raised in Melbourne and took up rowing while at Melbourne Grammar. He attended Columbia University on a rowing scholarship and participated in their rowing program from 2011 to 2014. On return to Australia after his studies, his senior club rowing was from the UTS Haberfield Rowing Club.

Coombs made his state representative debut for Victoria in the 2015 men's senior eight which contested and won the King's Cup at the annual Interstate Regatta. He rowed in further Victorian King's Cup eights in 2016 (gold), 2017 (silver), 2018 (silver), 2019 (silver) and 2021 (gold).

International representative rowing Coombs made his Australian representative debut in 2011 while based in the US when he was selected in the men's coxed four to race at the 2011 U23 World Rowing Championships in Amsterdam. That crew placed seventh overall.