Redgrave and cracknell go headtohead olympic games rio. He has also won three commonwealth games gold medals and nine world rowing championships golds. He was revered in his sport for his intensity and strategic brilliance. Sitter in 1 portrait rower, born in sutton, surrey. Then, for almost 1,000m, redgrave and pinsent rowed with untroubled efficiency. Matthew pinsent academic dictionaries and encyclopedias.
However, in traditional fashion, matthew increased the stroke rate, and the british boat clawed back the lead to win by inches. After his victory in atlanta, redgrave announced on television. Sir matthew clive pinsent, cbe is an english rower and broadcaster. Sir steve redgrave, sir matthew pinsent and james cracknell will give the great britain team the benefit of the.
Coach calls on redgrave, pinsent and cracknell telegraph. I dont remember much of what the doctors said but i suffered a fracture at the base of my skull or what. And he repeated that feat four years later in athens with. With matthew pinsent, tim foster and steve redgrave won gold medals at the world rowing championships in 1997, 1998, and 1999. The gb crew of matthew pinsent, james cracknell, ed coode and steve williams competed for the lead with canada throughout the 2000 metre race and with 200 to go the canadians took the lead. His ambition now to make the olympic rings in gold medals, redgrave was chosen for the british coxless fours team along with matthew pinsent, james cracknell and tim foster. Focus on your legs, not your arms although people think rowing is all about arm strength it is actually a. Steve redgrave impressed by rio 2016 rowing venue 12. Aug 21, 2004 britains matthew pinsent claimed an historic fourth olympic gold medal when his crew pipped world champions canada in the mens coxless four on saturday.
At the sydney olympics in 2000, cracknell took gold in the coxless fours alongside sir steve redgrave, sir matthew pinsent and tim foster. Great britain rowers left to right tim foster, matthew pinsent, steve redgrave, and james cracknell celebrate after winning the gold medal in the mens coxless four final at the olympic games. For me, i feel that if pinsent was the ideal partner for steve redgrave, he was a better rower as he seemed able to work well with all others, and that was sufficient to give confidence to those who had experienced bad luck previously, such as ed coode who together with greg searle was unfortunate to be pipped to a medal in sydney, and young. Book sir matthew pinsent olympic gold rower gordon. Here are some facts about sir steve redgrave, the great olympic rower.
Matthew pinsent, tim foster, sir steve redgrave and james cracknell clinch gold in sydney ive always felt james should have had that in 2008 in beijing where he would have won. Matthew pinsent bio, stats, and results olympics at sports. Bbc sport olympics 2004 rowing fourth gold for pinsent. However, in traditional fashion matthew increased the stroke rate and the british boat clawed back the lead to win by inches. Anybody who sees me in a boat has my permission to shoot me. Sir steve redgrave, ed coode and sir matthew pinsent after winning. Steven redgrave is widely considered to be the greatest rower of all time, winning gold medals at five successive editions of the olympic games. The british crew of redgrave, pinsent, james cracknell and tim foster went undefeated for three. To contact sir steve s management team, please complete the form below or, if urgent. Since retiring, he has worked as a sports broadcaster with the bbc. Sir steve redgrave reveals his agony over cracknells. James cracknell on battling back from horrific brain.
Find out as sir steve redgrave and james cracknell reveal all. Steve redgrave, tim foster, james cracknell and matthew pinsent celebrate olympic gold in 2000 do you still keep in touch with your old olympic teammates. Pinsent entered olympic history on saturday 21st august 2004 at the athens olympic games, in one of the classic sporting moments of all time, he led the great britain coxless four to victory over the canadian world champions by only eight. Steve redgrave, matthew pinsent, james cracknell and tim foster, gold, rowing, coxless four, september 23rd. Sir matthew pinsent on concept2 and the birc duration. James cracknell on battling back from horrific brain injury. Aug 20, 2016 sir steve redgrave and john inverdale clash on. In partnership with steve redgrave won gold medals for great britain at the 1992, 1996 and 2000 olympic games. Steve redgrave, matthew pinsent, james cracknell and tim foster won gold in the final of the mens coxless four rowing event at the s. Mentres estudaba na kingston grammar school comezou a practicar remo. Matthew pinsent bio, stats, and results olympics at. Jan 23, 2008 jurgen grobler is calling on old friends as he finetunes his mens rowing squad. Redgrave grew up near the banks of the river thames and took up rowing. Book sir matthew pinsent olympic gold rower gordon poole.
Made his international debut in 1989 at the world junior championships. The 2000 games in sydney saw cracknell, steve redgrave, tim foster and matthew pinsent cross the line ahead of the italians in the coxless fours. Pinsent and sydney champion james cracknell, ed coode and steve williams won by the narrowest of margins in a time of six minutes 6. As of 2016 he was the fourthmost decorated british olympian, after cyclists sir chris hoy, jason kenny and sir bradley wiggins. Sir matthew clive pinsent is an english rower and broadcaster. Cracknell left celebrates with teammates steve redgrave, tim foster and matthew pinsent after winning the gold medal in the mens coxless fours at the sydney olympic in september. Sir matthew pinsent personal information birth name matthew clive pinsent nationality british born 10 october 1970. Catherinea s college at oxford, where he captained the oxford rowing club and led the oxford eight to victories in 1990 and 1991 over cambridge.
Sir steve redgrave, sir matthew pinsent and james cracknell will. Matthew pinsent was a student at oxford university when he won a bronze medal in the coxed four at the 1989 world championship. He has carried the british flag at the opening of the olympic games on two occasions. During his rowing career, he won 10 world championship gold medals and four consecutive olympic gold medals, of which three were with sir steve redgrave. Rowing mens coxless four gold sydney 2000 medal moments. The team went on to achieve gold at the 2000 olympic. Sir steve redgrave was born on 23rd march 1962 in marlow, buckinghamshire. Celebrity island bear grylls james cracknell injury. He was married to tv and radio presenter beverley turner, he and his wife have three children. They were to become formidable partners, winning gold at the olympic games in barcelona in 1992. In 2002, he was ranked number 36 in the bbc poll of the 100. Took part in the universitys winning team in the intervarsity boat race 19912.
A former olympic gold medallist who formed a key part of the rowing dream team alongside the likes of sir steve redgrave and matthew pinsent cbe, he has also journeyed around the world, testing himself in some of the harshest conditions and with some of the most challenging feats, including a televised 2008. Sir steven geoffrey redgrave cbe dl born 23 march 1962 is a british retired rower who won gold medals at five consecutive olympic games from 1984 to 2000. After four years of intense training and determination, james repeated this incredible performance in athens, winning his second olympic gold medal in a nail biting final with. Bbc set to dump sir steve redgrave after tv bust up with. Since that time, he has not failed to be at the top stage of international rowing, partnering stephen redgrave through much of his career, primarily in the coxless. James cracknell bio, facts, family famous birthdays. Redgrave won his gold alongside matthew pinsent, tim foster and james cracknell in the coxless fours on day eight of the olympic games in sydney, australia. They answered any push from the others with a lift of the outside shoulders, bringing the blade into the water at. James won his first olympic gold and the hearts of the nation in the legendary coxless four in sydney 2000, together with steve redgrave, matthew pinsent and tim foster. He became part of the rowing legend when he partnered sir steve redgrave to help win his 5th consecutive olympic gold medal at the sydney olympics in 2000.
Matthew pinsent bio, facts, family famous birthdays. Matthew pinsent is a national rowing treasure and a credit to his nation. Steven redgrave, in full sir steven geoffrey redgrave, born march 23, 1962, marlow, buckinghamshire, england, english rower, who was the first in his sport to win gold medals at five consecutive olympic games. When redgrave retired, pinsent teamed up with james cracknell in the mens pair, continuing the world championship winning streak and going unbeaten until 2002. Matthew pinsent, ed coode, james cracknell and steve williams rowed to victory again in. Cracknell won gold at the 2000 and 2004 olympic games.
Pinsent and cracknell then formed a mens coxless pair and won the coxless and coxed pairs with neil chugani. As with sir steve, part of his triumph is that he was able to thrive and succeed in two completely different eras of rowing history. Details of sir steve redgrave s unprecedented five gold medals in five consecutive olympic games. James cracknell, steve redgrave, tim foster and matthew pinsent image. Bbc set to dump sir steve redgrave after tv bust up with co. Redgrave is regarded as one of britains greatestever olympians. Steve redgrave feared for his rowing career after being diagnosed with.
James cracknell is an inspirational speaker of the highest order. Sir matthew clive pinsent cbe born 10 october 1970 is an english rower and broadcaster. He is the most successful male rower in olympic history, and the only man to have won gold medals at five olympic games in an endurance sport. Steve redgrave wins gold coxless four sydney 2000 olympics. Feb 22, 2018 matthew pinsent is a national rowing treasure and a credit to his nation. Matthew pinsent jim white speaks to the threetimes olympic champion about life without redgrave and his attempt to win two golds in two hours in next weeks world rowing championships.
The gb crew of matthew, james cracknell, ed coode and steve williams competed for the lead with canada throughout the 2000 metre race and with 200 to go the canadians took the lead. Apr 26, 2010 gold fever rowers return redgrave pinsent cracknell foster duration. Redgrave wins fifth olympic gold british rower steve redgrave has entered olympic history by winning his fifth consecutive gold medal. Mar 19, 2020 steven redgrave, in full sir steven geoffrey redgrave, born march 23, 1962, marlow, buckinghamshire, england, english rower, who was the first in his sport to win gold medals at five consecutive olympic games. Teaming up this time not only with pinsent, but also with cracknell and foster, he earned a fifth gold medal after a suspensefilled race, in the coxless fours at the olympic games. Great olympic duos the secret behind redgrave and pinsent. English rower who won 10 world championship gold medals in addition to four consecutive olympic gold medals. Focus on your legs, not your arms although people think rowing is all about arm strength it is actually a very legdominant sport, explains james foad, 28. Sep 30, 2019 cracknell won gold at the 2000 and 2004 olympic games. He was partnered with rower matthew pinsent for the majority of his decorated career. During his rowing career, he won 10 world championship gold medals and four consecutive olympic gold medals, of which three were with steve redgrave. James edward cracknell, obe born 5 may 1972 is a british athlete, rowing champion and double olympic gold medalist. After seoul holmes retired from rowing and redgrave, after toying with bobsleighing for a while he was a member of the 198990 british bobsleigh team teamed up with matthew pinsent, with.
Sep 23, 2018 matthew pinsent, ed coode, james cracknell and steve williams rowed to victory again in. Unlike redgrave, pinsent could present the difficult moments he and the others had experienced on their journey, when he and james cracknell came through fourth at the world championships in milan in 2003 his last, and still managed to win the race which really mattered. It can be argued that he is one of the two greatest rowers of the a. English rowers, from left, james cracknell, steve redgrave, tim foster and matthew pinsent pictured together celebrating with their gold medals on the podium at sydney 2000 olympics. Rower cracknells ex beverley turner says olympic hero put.
With james cracknell, won the world rowing championship in seville in. Tim foster and james cracknell and they became quite a gelling, attractive force. He was then given the honour of becoming the coxless pair partner of rowing legend stephen redgrave. Jun 14, 2018 great britain rowers left to right tim foster, matthew pinsent, steve redgrave, and james cracknell celebrate after winning the gold medal in the mens coxless four final at the olympic games. Tim foster, matthew pinsent, steve redgrave, and james cracknell. Cracknell was appointed obe for services to sport in the 2005 new year honours list.
University rower matthew pinsent was a student at oxford university when he won a bronze medal in the coxed four at the 1989 world championship. Jurgen grobler is calling on old friends as he finetunes his mens rowing squad. Olympian james cracknell in training for boat race after. Remembering when sir steve redgrave completed five in a row. Matthew pinsent is a fourtime olympic rowing champion, who rose to prominence in a partnership with legendary compatriot steven redgrave.
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