Exhibit 23
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statement (Form S-8) pertaining to The Gorman-Rupp Company Employee Stock Purchase Plan of our reports dated March 4, 2013, with respect to the consolidated financial statements of The Gorman-Rupp Company and the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting of The Gorman-Rupp Company incorporated by reference in its Annual Report (Form 10-K) for the year ended December 31, 2012, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
/s/ ERNST & YOUNG LLP
Cleveland, Ohio
March 4, 2013