James Cracknell

James Cracknell
Cracknell in August 2009
Personal information
NationalityBritish
Born (1972-05-05) 5 May 1972 (age 52)
Sutton, London, England
EducationKingston Grammar School
Alma materUniversity of Reading
UCL Institute of Education
Brunel University London
Peterhouse, Cambridge
Height1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Weight98 kg (216 lb)
Spouses
(m. 2002; div. 2019)
Jordan Connell
(m. 2021)
Sport
CountryGreat Britain
SportMen's rowing
EventCoxless fours
ClubLeander Club
Coached byJürgen Gröbler
Mark Banks
Medal record
Men's rowing
Representing  Great Britain
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2000 Sydney Coxless four
Gold medal – first place 2004 Athens Coxless four
World Rowing Championships
Gold medal – first place 1997 Aiguebelette Coxless four
Gold medal – first place 1998 Cologne Coxless four
Gold medal – first place 1999 St. Catharines Coxless four
Gold medal – first place 2001 Lucerne Coxless pair
Gold medal – first place 2001 Lucerne Coxed pair
Gold medal – first place 2002 Seville Coxless pair
The Boat Race
Gold medal – first place The Boat Race 2019 Cambridge
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James Edward Cracknell, OBE (born 5 May 1972) is a British rowing and endurance athlete, double Olympic gold medalist and winner of six world championship titles.[1] Cracknell was appointed OBE for "services to sport" in the 2005 New Year Honours List.

  1. ^ Hattenstone, Simon (24 June 2024). "'The man who used to be James Cracknell': the Olympic rower on catastrophe, comas and comebacks: Fascinating Olympians". The Guardian. Retrieved 25 June 2024.