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Steve Redgrave
Winning rowing gold at five consecutive Olympic Games.
Five Olympic golds · Nine world titles
- Born
- 23 March 1962
- Birthplace
- Marlow, United Kingdom
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Steve Redgrave
Steve Redgrave is a British retired rower whose Olympic career stretched from Los Angeles in 1984 to Sydney in 2000. He won five gold medals and a bronze across different boat classes.
Early life
Marlow upbringing
Grew up in the Thames-side town in Buckinghamshire.
School rowing
Attended Great Marlow School, where his rowing career began.
Career
- 1984
First Olympic gold
Won in the coxed four at Los Angeles.
- 1988–1996
Pairs success
Won Olympic titles with Andy Holmes and then Matthew Pinsent.
- 2000
Final Games
Won the coxless four in Sydney and retired from competitive rowing.
Achievements
Five Olympic golds
Won gold at every Summer Games across sixteen years.
Nine world titles
Collected world championship golds during his rowing career.
Atlanta gold
His pair with Pinsent won Britain’s only gold of those Games.
Beyond sport
Family in rowing
Married fellow Olympian and doctor Ann Callaway in 1988.
Living with diabetes
Continued competing after a 1997 diagnosis and has spoken publicly about managing the condition.
Sources & photo credit
Life, career and references ↗Institutional source ↗Photo: Barcex. CC BY-SA 4.0 · Original image. Cropped and displayed in monochrome.
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