Steve redgrave mathew pinsent olympics 2000 sydney rowing. Cracknell won gold at the 2000 and 2004 olympic games. 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. Get premium, high resolution news photos at getty images. Leander club where steve williams is a member references external links. I dont remember much of what the doctors said but i. James cracknell, steve redgrave, tim foster and matthew pinsent image. Sir steve redgraves life was changed by six olympic minutes in. Steve redgrave, matthew pinsent, james cracknell and tim foster, gold, rowing, coxless four, september 23rd. James cracknell on the challenges of his return to. Four rowers crew each boat, and no coxswain is used. Britains olympic champions matthew pinsent and james cracknell are to switch to training for the coxless fours event ahead of the athens games.
James cracknell on battling back from horrific brain. Highlights of great britains victory in the coxless four rowing event where steve redgrave won gold at his fifth consecutive olympic games. Over the past years, matthew pinsent and james cracknell have been arguably the most famous rowing pair in the world. Apr 29, 2006 sir matthew pinsent said it was a pretty magical moment when the redgrave pinsent rowing lake and sherriff boathouse were opened today at caversham, near reading. Sir steve redgrave reveals his agony over cracknells. Mar, 2011 sir matthew pinsent won four olympic rowing gold medals from 19922004 to secure a place in the games hall of fame. He is the most successful male rower in olympic history. Thirteen years have passed since cracknell retired from elite rowing.
His fellow oarsmen matthew pinsent, james cracknell and timothy foster also received honours at the palace. He is sitting in a woodpanelled room at the leander rowing. They won the world championship in 1991 and then easily claimed the olympic title in 1992. There will be some testosterone and egos flying around, james cracknell had promised wryly, before yesterdays british indoor rowing championship at the national indoor arena, birmingham. English rowers, from left, james cracknell, steve redgrave. Sep 30, 2019 cracknell won gold at the 2000 and 2004 olympic games.
Since retiring, he has worked as a sports broadcaster with the bbc. James cracknell, steve redgrave, tim foster, matthew pinsent. Sir steve redgrave, sir matthew pinsent and tim foster. With 500 metres, or about 90 seconds, remaining, the four. Britains greatest olympian sir steve redgrave has been knighted by the queen in a ceremony at buckingham palace.
For many years, sir steve redgrave reigned supreme as great britains greatest ever olympian, and is still thought of as just that by many. 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. Tim foster and james cracknell and they became quite a gelling. Olympic legend steve redgrave raced to a record fifth successive gold medal as britains coxless fours scored a thrilling victory over the italians. Steve redgrave, tim foster, james cracknell and matthew pinsent celebrate. I dont remember much of what the doctors said but i suffered a fracture at the base of my skull or what. The race in which he did it was voted britains greatest sporting moment and the crew secured. Matthew pinsent, olympic and world rowing champion. His record of four olympic rowing gold medals is surpassed only by redgrave. The legend of sir steve redgrave, the only rower to have. Twotime olympic champion james cracknell is set to become the oldest competitor in the boat race when the crews are announced on thursday.
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. Steve redgrave, matthew pinsent, james cracknell and tim foster won gold in the final of the mens coxless four rowing event at the s. 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. James cracknell on battling back from horrific brain injury.
Bbc sport rowing and water sports redgraves golden. Matthew pinsent in action with james cracknell matthew pinsents huge hands circle his plate of poached eggs like venus flytraps. This rowing event is a sweep rowing event, meaning that each rower has one oar and rows on only one side. James cracknell, steve redgrave, tim foster and matthew pinsent of great britain celebrate gold in the mens coxless four rowing final at the sydney international regatta on day eight of the sydney. 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. Matthew pinsent clinched an historic fourth olympic gold to add to the three already won with his legendary rowing partner steve redgrave. Discovery ch toughest race on earth with james cracknell. Formerly having trained as a geography teacher, as. Sir steve redgrave and sir matthew pinsent are just two of the rowers to have been based out of leanders victorian clubhouse. The day steve redgrave won his fifth olympic gold medal. Pinsent and cracknell then formed a mens coxless pair and won the coxless and coxed pairs with neil chugani. Matthew pinsent tim foster steve redgrave and james cracknell.
Matthew pinsent was a student at oxford university when he won a bronze medal in the coxed four at the 1989 world championship. Matthew pinsent bio, stats, and results olympics at sports. How revolution at leander club led to british rowing. Bbc sport olympics 2004 rowing fourth gold for pinsent. It can be argued that he is one of the two greatest rowers of the a. Rowing mens coxless four gold sydney 2000 medal moments. Bbc sport rowing and water sports all in the same boat. For an endurance athlete to stay at the pinnacle of their sport for so long is an incredible achievement. Sir steve redgraves life was changed by six olympic. 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. Published on sep 2, 20 highlights of great britains victory in the coxless four rowing event where steve redgrave won gold at his fifth consecutive olympic games. Bbc radio 5 live in short, redgrave, pinsent, cracknell. He was then given the honour of becoming the coxless pair partner of rowing legend stephen redgrave. Their unbroken run of successes continued through to the millennium olympic games in sydney when matthew pinsent, still with redgrave but now in a coxless four with james cracknell and tim foster, again triumphed earning pinsent his third olympic gold medal.
Matthew pinsent, tim foster, steve redgrave and james cracknell in action in the mens coxless four rowing semifinals at the sydney international regatta centre on day six of the sydney 2000 olympic games in sydney, australia. Now 40, the 6ft 5in 17stone is a reporter for bbc sport, covered the 2008 olympics in china and is already looking forward to london 2012. Bbc set to dump sir steve redgrave after tv bust up with co. Sir matthew pinsent said it was a pretty magical moment when the redgrave pinsent rowing lake and sherriff boathouse were opened today at caversham, near reading. 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. British rower steve redgrave has entered olympic history by winning his fifth consecutive gold medal. With matthew pinsent, james cracknell and ed coode. Jul 26, 2005 a lifetime in a race pinsent, matthew on. 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. James edward cracknell, obe born 5 may 1972 is a british athlete, rowing champion and double olympic gold medalist. Steve and i trained in lots of different places and they all had their. It was cracknell s second gold medal but redgrave s fifth, making him britains greatest ever olympian. Steve redgrave wins gold coxless four sydney 2000 olympics.
The british team of james cracknell left, steven redgrave, edward coode and matthew pinsent take full advantage of the windy conditions. Great olympic duos the secret behind redgrave and pinsent. 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. Feb 22, 2018 matthew pinsent is a national rowing treasure and a credit to his nation. Another interesting fact about olympic rowing is that there were no competitions in 1896 due to bad weather. In 1997, he won a seat in the mens coxless fours, with steve redgrave, matthew pinsent and tim foster. 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. In an uniquely exciting and evocative autobiography, pinsent interweaves the buildup to athens 2004 with the extraordinary story of his career and unforgettable. Power and passion as pinsent takes title telegraph. With his lastgasp victory as part of the great british coxless four team at the athens olympics.
Its 15 years since sir steve redgrave made olympic history in sydney by winning his fifth straight gold medal. Sir matthew clive pinsent, cbe is an english rower and broadcaster. Married to tv and radio presenter beverley turner, he and his wife have three children. Matthew pinsent, tim foster and james cracknell went out hard and fast, establishing a lead of half a length over. Sir matthew pinsent won four olympic rowing gold medals from 19922004 to secure a place in the games hall of fame.
Although pinsent, james cracknell, ed coode and steve williams won their. They will be joined by steve williams and josh west in a boat to be stroked by threetimes olympic champion pinsent. In 1997 he won a seat in the coxless four alongside steve redgrave, matthew pinsent and james cracknell. James edward cracknell, obe is a british athlete, rowing champion and double olympic gold medalist. Redgrave wins fifth olympic gold british rower steve redgrave has entered olympic history by winning his fifth consecutive gold medal. In the run up to the olympics, he again needed back surgery and time off after severing tendons in his hand by punching a window at a boat club party.
James edward cracknell, obe born 5 may 1972 is a british athlete, rowing champion and double olympic gold medalist and prospective conservative party politician. The british crew beat italy by less than half a second. Sep 23, 2016 he won his final gold, in the coxless fours, alongside matthew pinsent, james cracknell and tim foster. Redgrave backs pinsent to rule london evening standard. 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. 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. Highlights from the mens coxless pairs final as steve redgrave and matthew pinsent win gold during the atlanta 1996 olympic games. Redgrave crews mission britains unbeaten coxless four, steve redgrave, matthew pinsent, tim foster and james cracknell, know. Matthew pinsent, tim foster and james cracknell went out hard. As they crossed the finish line of the olympic rowing. 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. The 2000 games in sydney saw cracknell, steve redgrave, tim foster and matthew pinsent cross the. Redgrave and pinsent woke up at 4am unsure if their final would be postponed on a day of mourning.
Britains matthew pinsent claimed an historic fourth olympic gold medal when his crew pipped world champions canada in the mens coxless four on saturday. On sept 23, 2000, steve redgrave, matthew pinsent, james cracknell and tim foster crossed the finish line at the sydney rowing lake first in. Pinsent and sydney champion james cracknell, ed coode and steve williams won by the narrowest of margins in a time of six minutes 6. 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. Rowing at the 2000 summer olympics mens coxless four. The perfectionist in sir steve redgrave took over earlier this week when he met up. Jun 17, 2011 pick of the day with sir matthew pinsent. Steve redgrave was a british rower who won an unprecedented 5 gold medals at 5 consecutive olympic games between 1984 and 2000. Incredibly, redgrave achieved his sporting glory despite being diagnosed in. 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. 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. We managed two silvers in 1976, and a silver and two bronzes in 1980. Pair in doubt for pinsent and cracknell 07 december 2011.
Matthew pinsent bio, stats, and results olympics at. He was married to tv and radio presenter beverley turner, he and his wife have three children. Sir steve redgrave, ed coode and sir matthew pinsent after winning. The sun told how the rowing legend, 54, vanished from the tv comment. Ross kinnairdallsport matthew pinsent, tim foster, steven redgrave and james cracknell of great britain on their way to victory in the mens coxless four semifinal during the sydney 2000 olympic games at the sydney international regatta centre, sydney, australia. 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. At the atlanta olympics in 1996 the pinsent redgrave duo won another gold medal and. But it was ok redgrave and matthew pinsent were racing on the middle weekend. 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. The bbc now reports that they might not row as a pair in athens. Former olympic champion james cracknell says making it to the cambridge blues crew for the boat race has meant setting aside reputation and arrogance. Sir steve was honoured after winning his recordbreaking fifth olympic gold medal at the sydney games in the coxless fours. Steve and i trained in lots of different places and they all had their attributes but none of them were home to british rowing,said the fourtimes olympic gold medalist as.
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. Race 19 on the 30race schedule provided that, and more. Twotime olympic champion james cracknell says it will be his proudest moment in rowing when he competes in the 2019 boat race. Steve redgrave and the british rowing team at sydney 2000. James cracknell, steve redgrave, tim foster and matthew. Pinsent and sydney champion james cracknell, ed coode and steve williams won by the. Cracknell was appointed obe for services to sport in the 2005 new year honours list. The night before their final a terrorist bomb in centennial olympic park killed two and injured 111. On sept 23, 2000, steve redgrave, matthew pinsent, james cracknell and tim foster crossed the finish line at the sydney rowing lake first in the final of. Aug 20, 2016 the bbc is set to axe sir steve redgrave from future olympics coverage after an onair bustup with copresenter john inverdale.
Matthew pinsent raised his right arm, index finger erect, while steve redgrave turned the grimace of his effort into a smile and. He has also won three commonwealth games gold medals and nine world rowing championships golds. 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. When redgrave retired, pinsent teamed up with james cracknell in the mens pair, continuing the world championship winning streak and going unbeaten until 2002. Pinsent and redgrave open caversham british rowing. Reigning olympic champions matthew pinsent and james cracknell will train as part of a four between now and the gb national team trials on april and 14. Remembering when sir steve redgrave completed five in a row. Cheered on by ecstatic british support at the waterside, and millions of tv viewers burning the midnight oil back home, redgrave, matthew pinsent, tim foster and james cracknell, held on for an. Four men aiming to create history steve redgrave and matthew pinsent have paid tribute to rowing partners tim foster and james cracknell who complete the british coxless four team which is aiming to make olympic history.