Steve Redgrave

Sir
Steve Redgrave
CBE DL
Redgrave in 2011
Personal information
Full nameSteven Geoffrey Redgrave
Born (1962-03-23) 23 March 1962 (age 62)
Marlow, Buckinghamshire, England
EducationGreat Marlow School
OccupationRower
Height6 ft 4.75 in (1.95 m)
Weight16 st 2 lb (103 kg) (2000)
SpouseAnn Redgrave
Websitewww.steveredgrave.com
Sport
CountryGreat Britain
SportMen's Rowing
ClubMarlow Rowing Club
Leander Club
TeamGB Rowing Team
Coached byMike Spracklen
Jürgen Gröbler
Retired2000
Medal record
Men's rowing
Representing  Great Britain
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1984 Los Angeles Coxed four
Gold medal – first place 1988 Seoul Coxless pair
Gold medal – first place 1992 Barcelona Coxless pair
Gold medal – first place 1996 Atlanta Coxless pair
Gold medal – first place 2000 Sydney Coxless four
Bronze medal – third place 1988 Seoul Coxed pair
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1986 Nottingham Coxed pair
Gold medal – first place 1987 Copenhagen Coxless pair
Gold medal – first place 1991 Vienna Coxless pair
Gold medal – first place 1993 Račice Coxless pair
Gold medal – first place 1994 Indianapolis Coxless pair
Gold medal – first place 1995 Tampere Coxless pair
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
Silver medal – second place 1987 Copenhagen Coxed pair
Silver medal – second place 1989 Bled Coxless pair
Bronze medal – third place 1990 Tasmania Coxless pair
Representing  England
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place 1986 Edinburgh Single sculls
Gold medal – first place 1986 Edinburgh Coxless pair
Gold medal – first place 1986 Edinburgh Coxed four
Updated on 6 November 2016

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. He has also won three Commonwealth Games gold medals and nine World Rowing Championships golds. 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.[1][2][3][4]

Redgrave is regarded as one of Britain's greatest-ever Olympians. As of 2016 he was the fourth-most decorated British Olympian, after cyclists Sir Chris Hoy, Sir Jason Kenny and Sir Bradley Wiggins. He has carried the British flag at the opening of the Olympic Games on two occasions. In 2002, he was ranked number 36 in the BBC poll of the 100 Greatest Britons.[5] He received the BBC Sports Personality of the Year – Lifetime Achievement Award in 2011.

  1. ^ "Redgrave to end golden rowing career". ABC. Retrieved 28 July 2012
  2. ^ "Queen honours Redgrave". BBC News. 1 May 2001.
  3. ^ "Sir Steve steps out for diabetes". BBC News. 10 June 2001.
  4. ^ Hart, Simon (6 September 2003). "Olympics: London want Redgrave in driving seat". The Daily Telegraph. Archived from the original on 22 August 2009. Retrieved 24 May 2010.
  5. ^ "BBC – Great Britons – Top 100". Internet Archive. Archived from the original on 4 December 2002. Retrieved 19 July 2017.