The british crew beat italy by less than half a second. Book sir matthew pinsent olympic gold rower gordon poole. We found two fairly likeminded people in tim foster and james cracknell and they became quite a gelling. He won his final gold, in the coxless fours, alongside matthew pinsent, james cracknell and tim foster. Team gb win mens coxless fours gold for fifth successive. He has also won three commonwealth games gold medals and nine world rowing championships golds. Gold fever was the name of a bbc documentary, shown in august 2000, which followed steve redgrave and his british rowing coxless four teammates matthew pinsent, tim foster and james cracknell in the years leading up to the sydney olympics, where redgrave was looking to claim his fifth consecutive gold medal. Another interesting fact about olympic rowing is that there were no competitions in 1896 due to bad weather.
The race tim foster, matthew pinsent, steve redgrave, and james cracknell celebrate after winning gold in sydney toby melvillepa a crowd of 22,000 spectators, including redgrave. Bbc sport olympics 2004 rowing fourth gold for pinsent. Matthew pinsent, olympic and world rowing champion. Great olympic duos the secret behind redgrave and pinsent. Highlights from the mens coxless pairs final as steve redgrave and matthew pinsent win gold during the atlanta 1996 olympic games.
Sep 30, 2019 steve redgrave, tim foster, strictlys james cracknell and matthew pinsent after winning the gold medal in the mens coxless fours final at the 2000 olympic games in sydney credit. The legend of sir steve redgrave, the only rower to have won. Rowing mens coxless four gold sydney 2000 medal moments. Gold fever was the bbc documentary which followed steve redgrave and his coxless four team in the years leading up to sydney. Redgrave backs pinsent to rule london evening standard. The most popular sports personality of the year award. Pinsent and sydney champion james cracknell, ed coode and steve williams won by the narrowest of margins in a time of six minutes 6. Mar 28, 2020 tim foster, matthew pinsent, steve redgrave, and james cracknell celebrate after winning gold in sydney toby melvillepa a crowd of 22,000 spectators, including redgraves family, roared in triumph as the british team crossed the finishing line ahead of silvermedallists italy and thirdplaced australia. Steve redgrave wins a historic fifth gold medal alongside matthew pinsent, james cracknell and tim foster as great britain. Sir steve redgrave is well known for winning five olympic gold medals over five consecutive olympic games, but he has also been rewarded with incredible success in the world championships since 1982. Bbc press office matthew pinsent and james cracknell. Matthew pinsent and james cracknell entered the record books with a double gold medal at the world rowing championships in switzerland but it took a. Their unbroken run of successes continued through to the millennium olympic games in sydney when pinsent, again with redgrave now in a coxless four with james cracknell and tim foster again triumphed earning pinsent his third olympic gold medal. Redgrave, pinsent, cracknell and foster reunited bbc.
During his rowing career, he won 10 world championship gold medals and four consecutive olympic gold medals, of which three were with steve redgrave. Prior to that olympic win he and redgrave had enjoyed an unbeaten international season, and it was already obvious that matthew was developing to become one of the worlds greatest. With five gold medals at five consecutive games, the indomitable steve redgrave now sir steve redgrave is britains greatest ever olympian, and one of the alltime great olympic athletes. The race in which he did it was voted britains greatest sporting moment and the crew secured. In 1997, he won a seat in the mens coxless fours, with steve redgrave, matthew pinsent and tim foster. English rowers, from left, james cracknell, steve redgrave.
English rowers, from left, james cracknell, steve redgrave, tim foster and matthew pinsent pictured together celebrating with their gold medals on the podium after the great britain team finished in. Sir steve redgrave reveals his agony over cracknells. Remembering when sir steve redgrave completed five in a. Genealogy profile for sir matthew pinsent, cbe sir matthew clive pinsent, cbe genealogy genealogy for sir matthew clive pinsent, cbe family tree on geni, with over 200 million profiles of ancestors and living relatives. 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. Steve redgrave, tim foster, james cracknell and matthew pinsent celebrate. To contact sir steve s management team, please complete the form below or, if urgent, please call 07961 383014. British rower steve redgrave has entered olympic history by winning his fifth consecutive gold medal. Steve redgrave, matthew pinsent, james cracknell and tim foster, gold, rowing, coxless four, september 23rd. James cracknell hits back at wife beverley as he denies.
Gold medallist in the athens 2004 olympics for the mens coxless fours, with james cracknell, ed coode and steve williams. It was cracknells second gold medal but redgrave s fifth, making him britains greatest ever olympian. 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. Details of sir steve redgrave s unprecedented five gold medals in five consecutive. The day steve redgrave won his fifth olympic gold medal. With his lastgasp victory as part of the great british coxless four team at the athens olympics. With five golds redgrave seemed to do no wrong, and his voice was one of authority. Matthew pinsent bio, stats, and results olympics at. Since retiring, he has worked as a sports broadcaster with the bbc. The perfectionist in sir steve redgrave took over earlier this week when he met up with his old golden partner matthew pinsent here at lake schinias. In partnership with steve redgrave won gold medals for great britain at the 1992, 1996 and 2000 olympic games. The 2000 games in sydney saw cracknell, steve redgrave, tim foster and matthew pinsent cross the line ahead of the italians in the coxless. With this crew, he won the world rowing championships in 1997, 1998 and 1999 with ed coode replacing the injured foster, and finally the gold medal at the 2000 summer olympics. Matthew pinsent, tim foster and james cracknell went out hard and fast, establishing a.
Although pinsent, james cracknell, ed coode and steve williams won their heat to qualify for the semifinals, scheduled for tomorrow but subject to the weather. Pinsent, 33, won his first gold with steve redgrave in 1992 and has never lost an olympic race, also triumphing at atlanta 1996 and sydney. 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 since retiring, he has worked as a sports broadcaster with the bbc. Mar 28, 2020 tim foster, matthew pinsent, steve redgrave, and james cracknell celebrate after winning gold in sydney toby melvillepa a crowd of 22,000 spectators, including redgraves family, roared in. For many years, sir steve redgrave reigned supreme as great britains greatest ever olympian, and is still thought of as just that by many. In 1992 matthew graduated in geography from st catherines college, oxford, where he was president of the oxford rowing club.
Redgrave won his gold alongside matthew pinsent, tim foster and james cracknell. Tim foster, matthew pinsent, steve redgrave, and james cracknell celebrate after winning gold in sydney toby melvillepa a crowd of 22,000 spectators, including redgrave s family, roared in triumph as the british team crossed the finishing line ahead of silvermedallists italy and thirdplaced australia. Olympic gold medallists matthew pinsent and james cracknell will join the bbc sport team for the 148th university boat race on saturday 30 march bbc one, 2. Cracknell and will forever be united in the glory of that extraordinary night a decade ago when, with sir matthew pinsent and tim foster, they rowed to glory as britains coxless four at the sydney olympics. When the coxless two that he formed with matthew pinsent won in atlanta in 1996, the only british gold medal of these games, steve redgrave thought that he and his teammate would enjoy the general publics attention. Steve redgrave was a british rower who won an unprecedented 5 gold medals at 5 consecutive olympic games between 1984 and 2000. Remembering when sir steve redgrave completed five in a row.
James cracknell l and matthew pinsent during the semifinals of the world rowing championships in milan, 2003. This is britains flagship the boat which has been unbeaten at the olympics since steve redgrave, matthew pinsent, james cracknell and tim foster triumphed at sydney in 2000. With 500 metres, or about 90 seconds, remaining, the four. Just months into training for the 2000 olympics, redgrave was. English rowers, from left, james cracknell, steve redgrave, tim foster and matthew pinsent pictured together celebrating with their gold medals on. Married to tv and radio presenter beverley turner, he and his wife have three children. Steve redgrave wins a historic fifth gold medal alongside matthew pinsent, james cracknell and tim foster as great britain hold off italy to win the mens coxless four. However, in traditional fashion, matthew increased the stroke rate, and the british boat clawed back the lead to win by inches. Lr james cracknell steve redgrave tim foster and matthew pinsent of great britain celebrate winning gold. 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. James edward cracknell, obe born 5 may 1972 is a british athlete, rowing champion and double olympic gold medalist. By september 2000 steve redgrave had already won four olympic gold medals. But it was ok redgrave and matthew pinsent were racing on the middle. Steve redgrave wins gold coxless four sydney 2000 olympics.
Matthew pinsent, tim foster and james cracknell went out hard and fast, establishing a lead of half a length over. 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. Matthew pinsent bio, stats, and results olympics at sports. World championships sporting career sir steve redgrave cbe. 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. Redgraves gold was achieved along with his team of tim foster, james cracknell and matthew pinsent, claiming victory for great britain. Sir matthew clive pinsent cbe born 10 october 1970 is an english rower and broadcaster. 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. The legend of sir steve redgrave, the only rower to have. Pinsent and cracknell rule the world london evening standard. Cracknell was appointed obe for services to sport in.
We managed two silvers in 1976, and a silver and two bronzes in 1980. James cracknell on the challenges of his return to. Hed already won golds in 1884, 1988, 1992 and 1996 before another victory, alongside james cracknell, tim foster and matthew pinsent, in sydney. Tim foster, matthew pinsent, steve redgrave, and james cracknell celebrate after winning gold in sydney toby melvillepa a crowd of 22,000 spectators, including redgrave s family, roared in. With james cracknell, won the world rowing championship in seville in september 2002. For an endurance athlete to stay at the pinnacle of their sport for so long is an incredible achievement. Sir steven geoffrey redgrave cbe dl born 23 march 1962 is a retired british rower who won gold medals at five consecutive olympic games from 1984 to 2000. Matthew pinsent was a student at oxford university when he won a bronze medal in the coxed four at the 1989 world championship. Also in 1992, at the age of only 21, matthew had his first taste of olympic success, when in a coxless pair with partner sir steve redgrave, he won the gold medal at the barcelona olympics. Currently double olympic champion and world record holder along with partner matthew pinsent, he is one of britains true sporting heroes. Steve redgrave was rightly recognised after he won his fifth olympic gold in 2000. Highlights of great britains victory in the coxless four rowing event where steve redgrave won gold at his fifth consecutive olympic games.
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. On september 23rd 2000, steve redgrave, matthew pinsent, james cracknell and tim foster won gold in the final of the mens coxless four. Cracknell won gold at the 2000 and 2004 olympic games. James cracknell, sir steve redgrave, tim foster and sir matthew pinsent celebrate gold in james cracknell left won coxless four gold at the. Sep 23, 2016 the day steve redgrave won his fifth olympic gold medal sponsored by. They won the world championship in 1991 and then easily claimed the olympic title in 1992. Feb 23, 2004 britains olympic champions matthew pinsent and james cracknell are to switch to training for the coxless fours event ahead of the athens games. Beginning in 1991, pinsent and redgrave won an olympic gold medal or a world championships gold medal at every edition through redgravea s retirement after the 2000 olympic games. At the sydney games he went for his fifth in the coxless fours, joined by matthew pinsent, tim foster and james cracknell. Jul 26, 2005 a lifetime in a race pinsent, matthew on. Britain were doing terribly having won no gold medals in the first week. Get premium, high resolution news photos at getty images. 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.
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