Past and present members of leander club, the leading rowing club in henleyonthames, england. While i wrote for the independent, i was doing rowing features on redgrave, pinsent, cracknell, foster, greg searle olympic gold, either won or in prospect, will. Sir steve redgrave backing team gb rowers as helen glover and. Here is the 2nd episode of the bbc documentary gold fever about matthew pinsent, tim foster, steve redgrave and james cracknell s way to the 2000 olympic final in the coxless four the road to sydney proved not always to be straight. Steven redgrave, in full sir steven geoffrey redgrave, born march 23, 1962, marlow, buckinghamshire, england, english rower, who was the first in his sport to win gold medals at five consecutive olympic games. Britain has a rich tradition of producing some of the best sailors and rowers to ever grace the waves. From olympic medal winning team rowers, to solo nonstop. Great britains elite rowers will take their first step towards olympic selection this. It is home to heroes such as sir steve redgrave cbe, and sir matthew. It is home to heroes such as sir steve redgrave cbe, and sir matthew pinsent cbe, triple gold medallist peter. He has also won three commonwealth games gold medals and nine world rowing. Fivetime olympic gold medallist sir steve redgrave.
Steven redgrave s complete book of rowing redgrave, steven on. Competing in the coxless fours, the british boat of redgrave, matthew pinsent, tim foster and james cracknell finished just 0. James cracknell of cambridge university boat club celebrates after winning the mens boat race on sunday. Going into sydney, rower steve redgrave aimed to make it five. He started at the gas board depot, then became a builder, eventually setting. It is based in remenham in berkshire, england and adjoins henleyonthames. Cracknell was appointed obe for services to sport in the 2005 new year honours list. 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. Sir steve redgrave on hodge and reeds chances for london 2012. It is time to heed cracknells olympic rowing warning seven. My family values steve redgrave life and style the.
Only three other surviving clubs were founded prior to leander. Sir steve redgrave won five olympic rowing titles in. Founded in 1818, the club s alumni includes sir steve redgrave, sir matthew pinsent and james cracknell. Sep 23, 2000 steve has the strength of geoff capes real 14k at the leander rowing club, henley redgrave s friends and supporters pay tribute to him. Redgrave grew up near the banks of the river thames and took up rowing at age 16. Founded in 1818, leander club boasts an unsurpassed record in rowing achievements. It was during this trip that james suffered a near fatal accident after being. He won his first international rowing medal in 1980 and went on to win 9 world championships and 3 commonwealth championships. 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. He is actively involved in the development of rowing sports in russia, being realized by the amateur rowing association.
Redgrave is one of only four olympians to have won a gold medal at five consecutive olympic games. Synopsis to date, steve redgrave has won a recordbreaking four olympic gold medals and eight world championships for his spectacular rowing achievements, and is consequently regarded with awe by rivals, crewmates and top sportsmen alike. Viewers tend to perceive rowing as a highly rhythmic sport, but what they. Sir steve redgrave excited by strongest rowing team ever. The boat made famous by redgrave, pinsent, james cracknell and tim. Cc, beverley turner talks for the first time following her husbands near fatal accident daily telegraph, uk, moore leaves williams college after six national titles to take over su womens. July 26, 2012 i, along with many others, am hoping that sir steve redgrave gets to light the cauldron tomorrow night in london. Leander club, founded in 1818, is one of the oldest rowing clubs in the world, and the oldest nonacademic club. Rowing in the news james cracknell suffered brain damage in accident whats on tv, uk, james cracknell s wife reveals extent of his injuries road. Gb duo pete reed and andy hodge face tough ask bbc sport.
Donors and friends of the club helped to raise over. No crisis in british rowing but if the coxless four do not win in poznan, said james cracknell, we should start worrying. Steve redgraves last indoor rowing record is broken. Alexander mcculloch robin bournetaylor ed coode james cracknell debbie flood tim foster harcourt.
Past and present members of leander club, the leading rowing club in henley onthames, england. After winning bronze with elise laverick at beijing 2008, anna forged an outstanding partnership with katherine grainger that culminated in an unforgettable goldmedal triumph at the london 2012 games the gb rowing. So it is time to start worrying, less than seven weeks from the olympics. With 2 olympic gold medals, 6 world championship titles james cracknell obe is an inspiring sportsman, athlete and adventurer. Mark has no intention of slowing down and cannot wait to see what further success leander can have, saying im so excited about new talent coming into the club each season. James cracknell hits back at wife beverley as he denies. Romero will satch colin smith tom stallard victoria thornley anna watkins josh west steve williams.
In 1989, he took up bobsledding and was a member of the crew which won the british 4man championship that year. Get all the latest, breaking rowing news on itv news. I overcame heart problem to win olympic gold in rowing. Bbc sport rowing and water sports redgraves golden glory. Steven redgrave bio, stats, and results olympics at. I, along with many others, am hoping that sir steve redgrave gets to light the cauldron tomorrow night in london. Last weekend i had been out for a meal, discussing medal chances with martin cross and james cracknell, and nobody had.
Aug 02, 2016 sir steve redgrave backing team gb rowers as helen glover and heather stanning look to double up in rio. Help us in our work to support grassroots and club rowing by becoming a friend of british rowing. The 46yearold won gold at the 2000 and 2004 olympic games. James cracknell, 46, has hit back at claims by his estranged wife beverley that his training to compete for cambridge in the boat race is the reason their marriage ended. Twotime olympic champion james cracknell says great britains female rowers will lead the medal challenge at dorney lake. Meeting up with celebrated olympians anna watkins and sir steve redgrave, as well as veteran boat builders, maryann learns how technology and. A bbc series that will float your boat hear the boat sing.
Greg searle today helped team gbs rowers into the final of the. In the open heavyweight final, cracknell, a member of the coxless four who helped to power steve redgrave to a fifth successive olympic gold this. He was married to tv and radio presenter beverley turner, he and his wife have three children. Sir steve set the record in 1998 for rowing 2km in 5. Reading students of past and present will fly the flag for team gb as the olympic. Last weekend i had been out for a meal, discussing medal chances with martin cross and james cracknell. We managed two silvers in 1976, and a silver and two bronzes in 1980. I was definitely at my peak when i was around 30 that was when i was at my strongest. He had left the previous four games with a gold medal round his neck. All the greats of our sport like sir matt pinsent, sir steve redgrave and james cracknell. Pa the rowing competition begins on saturday, with britain looking to the likes of katherine grainger and anna watkins in the. Steven redgrave is widely considered to be the greatest rower of all time, winning gold medals at five successive editions of the olympic games. James cracknell s soon to be exwife beverley turner branded the olympic heros advice to his children to follow their dreams as bks as she spoke out about their split following his boat.
Sir steve redgrave s record fifth olympic gold medal at the 2000 games in sydney was also his most dramatic. Sir redgrave, cbe, dl is a now retired british rower who won gold medals at five consecutive olympic games from 1984 to 2000 as well as a bronze medal at the 1988 summer games. 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. 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. Anna watkins is a double olympic medallist and twotimes world champion in the womens double scull. But this is not a dramatic book, rather a somewhat rambling memoir, transcribed by redgrave s cowriter. I cant wait for clubs to pick players 50 or 100 times southgate. He is an inspiration to a whole generation of future sporting stars. Extraordinary diet of the human dolphin express yourself. One of britains true sporting heroes he is a popular motivational speaker who has gone on to tackle numerous feats and fought back from serious brain injury. Sir steve redgrave, matthew pinsent, james cracknell, anna watkins and katherine grainger have all run the 26. 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. Latest news double olympic champions glover and stanning. The two teams, coached by sir steve redgrave and james cracknell obe, are made up of a range of familiar faces including television personalities, presenters, comedians, and.
Regatta records tumble in the heat as crowds cheer heroes. Steve has the strength of geoff capes real 14k at the leander rowing club, henley redgrave s friends and supporters pay tribute to him. Pinsent and redgrave open caversham british rowing. Steven redgrave bio, stats, and results olympics at sports.
Steve redgrave was a member of the marlow leander rowing club and his wife, ann callaway, was a member of britaina s womena s eight at the 1984 olympics and later became the first woman president of the marlow club. After winning bronze with elise laverick at beijing 2008, anna forged an outstanding partnership with katherine grainger that culminated in an unforgettable goldmedal triumph at the london 2012 games. Those interested in rowing will seek out the news themselves. Matthew pinsent tim foster steve redgrave and james cracknell.
Zac purchase and mark hunter did so well to get silver. He has carried the british flag at the opening of the olympic games on two occasions. Natalie redgrave daughter of sir steve redgrave is set to take part in this years womens boat race on sunday, as part of the oxford blue boat squad. By the new millennium, the feat had only been achieved four times. This was a typical postearly morning training meal for steve redgrave, matthew pinsent, tim foster and james cracknell, the rowing. Redgrave wins fifth olympic gold british rower steve redgrave has entered olympic history by winning his fifth consecutive gold medal. In fact i dont think ive improved very much in the last four to six years. Jul 30, 20 i overcame heart problem to win olympic gold in rowing winning gold at last summers olympics was twice as sweet for tom james. We get to learn something about the cost of his unparalleled olympic achievements. Bbc sport rowing and water sports redgraves golden. British four power home for gold as rowers add to medal haul. Sir steven redgrave 1962 present is a retired british rower who won gold medals at five consecutive olympic games from 1984 to 2000 three of them with his longtime rowing partner sir matthew pinsent. Rower cracknells ex beverley turner says olympic hero put. I overcame heart problem to win olympic gold in rowing winning gold at last summers olympics was twice as sweet for tom james.
There are very few athletes who have won gold medals at five different olympic games. Nov 21, 2010 holmes was sir steve redgraves first olympic partner and he played a pivotal role in the revival of britains international rowing fortunes in the 1980s. From olympic medal winning team rowers, to solo non stop. James cracknell, steve redgrave, tim foster and matthew pinsent pictured together. Apr 02, 2012 sir steve redgrave, the president of the british indoor rowing championship birc, saw the last of his indoor rowing records fall at the weekend when graham benton beat redgraves record by one second. Leander club, founded in 1818, is one of the oldest rowing clubs in the world, and the oldest. I had had an earlier meeting with katherine grainger and anna watkins.
James cracknell, steve redgrave, tim foster, matthew pinsent. It is also the only sport in which britain have won gold at every olympics since 1984 a run of seven games with a certain sir steve redgrave chipping in with five. Last week, the royal mail painted a postbox gold in the town in recognition of the club. Steve redgrave rowing news, olympic results and history. Brasenose college boat club and jesus college boat club the two competing in a head race.
Steve redgrave the same class act on the airwaves as he was on the water. This was a typical postearly morning training meal for steve redgrave, matthew pinsent, tim foster and james cracknell, the rowing team who went on to. He has also won three commonwealth games gold medals and nine world rowing championships gold medals. Katherine grainger and anna watkins smash olympic record in womens double sculls. Todays action will see the first appearance of kat grainger and anna watkins in the. First, congratulations, ron, on a marvellous first novel. He is one of the very few who though he never would could legitimately claim to be among the greatest athletes in any sport from any era. Olympic rower, sir steve redgrave won five gold medals in five consecutive olympic games, an unparalleled feat that still stands today. Expert analysis comes from sir steve redgrave and anna watkins, while the race commentators are garry herbert and james cracknell. Full text of a guide book to books internet archive. Sir steve redgrave cbe five times olympic gold medallist. Jul 27, 2012 sir steve redgrave is firmly behind team gbs rowers picture. Apr 29, 2006 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 he stood alongside his fivegold former rowing partner sir steve redgrave.
Bbc sport rowing and water sports steve redgrave answers. Available as sports photos, prints, framed or on canvas. Sam townsend and alex gregory will chase olympic gold in rowing and all. Today, sir steve invests his time in the sport he loves, commercial projects and charitable causes across the world. Interview with ron irwin, author of flat water tuesday.
My dad worked his way up and out of the working class and made us a middleclass family. Earlier the club had a rowpast featuring two eights containing olympians with a total of 31 medals between them. Pa the rowing competition begins on saturday, with britain looking to the likes of katherine grainger and anna watkins. He has also won three commonwealth games gold medals and nine world rowing championships golds.
If youre a huge redgrave fan, rowing fanatic, or olympic sport freak, get it. Im definitely stronger than i was 15 years ago, though i dont think im as strong as i was around four years ago. Today, on 6 may, the book will come out in paperback in the u. Olympic medallists will parade through henleyonthames in an opentop bus on saturday in a homecoming parade, including members of the towns elite leander. It is a question of reaching those who are quite interested in the sport, or even those who are not interested yet. An illustration from the title sequence of the new bbc series, britain afloat. Gb rowing team results by boat current olympic classes page 5. He is one of the very few who though he never would could legitimately claim to be among the greatest athletes in any sport. A history of the british people told through six of its bestloved boats. Olympic champion james cracknell could row boat race bbc news. James cracknell obe was an alumni bsc human geography 1993 gold in.
Its amazing to think they could be the next big thing and follow in the footsteps of the likes of steve redgrave, anna watkins, pete reed, debbie flood, alex gregory. As a member of the legendary coxless fours alongside sir matthew pinsent and sir steve redgrave, james is a double olympic champion and world record holder. Sir steve redgrave is firmly behind team gbs rowers picture. Sir steve redgrave launches lea rowing club boathouse. My family values steve redgrave life and style the guardian. Sep 15, 2016 fivetime olympic gold medallist sir steve redgrave has cut the ribbon at the new lea rowing club boathouse. Gold medalwinninghero of london 2012 anna watkins, member of the british empire and, at 6ft 1in, a sculling giant in a very literal sense, is being very patient as she towers over my rowing machine. Former member olympian sir steve redgrave, will be. James edward cracknell, obe born 5 may 1972 is a british athlete, rowing champion and double olympic gold medalist. The marlow rowing club which was damaged by a fire in 2011 is to be rebuilt thanks to a one million pound grant from the national lottery. With 2012 around the corner rowing now has an aspiration which is second to none. Sir steven redgrave is an honorary cochair of the english rowing club and the patron of the golden blades city sprint regatta. Nov 27, 2000 in the open heavyweight final, cracknell, a member of the coxless four who helped to power steve redgrave to a fifth successive olympic gold this autumn in sydney, battled it out on the ergometers.