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As the only Briton ever to achieve this feat, Redgrave is widely considered to be Britain's greatest Olympian. Only four other Olympians achieved the same: Pál Kovács, Aladár Gerevich (the only one to surpass it with 6 consecutive golds), Reiner Klimke, and Birgit Fischer, and only one of those in an "endurance" event. Redgrave has also won nine Rowing World Championship gold medals. Pál Kovács (1912-1995) Born in Debrecen, Hungary,he was a fencer with a brilliant talent, though he started out as a highjumper. ... Aladar Gerevich of Hungary (16 March 1910 - 14 May 1991) won medals in sabre fencing in six Olympics, the only athlete to do so, and the only athlete to win the same event six times. ... This article needs to be wikified. ... Birgit Fischer (born 25 February 1962 in Brandenburg an der Havel, then East Germany) is a kayaker, who has won 8 gold medals over a record 6 different Olympic Games: twice representing East Germany, then four times representing the reunited nation. ...

Rowing career

Even by rowing standards, Redgrave is a big, powerful man. He stands 6 ft 5 inches tall, nearly 2 metres . In his prime, he weighed more than 100 kg. He rowed very fast times on the indoor rowing machine and once won the World Championship for Indoor Rowing. He was also a world class single sculler winning the British National Championship numerous times, but not quite a world champion class single sculler. He is best remembered, however, for rowing in sweep boats. A row of Concept2 indoor rowers An indoor rower (also known as an ergometer, ergo, erg or rowing machine) is a machine used to simulate the action of rowing on land. ...

But what set Redgrave and his compatriots apart from their international brethren was not their dominance, but their consistency. They were exceptionally talented, but so were their competitors. Redgrave's boats did not win their races easily: Most were hard fought and won by small margins. Four of Redgrave's five Olympic victories were by less than 2 seconds. But race after race, year in and year out, Redgrave could be found at the top of the medal podium.

His feats in the last four years of his career were made even more difficult when Redgrave was diagnosed with ulcerative colitis and, since 1997, diabetes. These ailments caused unforeseeable bouts of fatigue when rowing. This article is about the disease that features high blood sugar. ...

In addition to his Olympic medals, Redgrave won 10 gold medals, 2 Oranges and a Bronze at the Rowing World Championships. His 15 total Olympic and World Championship gold medals is unsurpassed by any other rower in history. The World Rowing Championships is an international rowing regatta organised by FISA (the International Rowing Federation). ...

Redgrave was an outstanding competitor at Henley Royal Regatta, winning at least 13 times. (Diamond Scull, 1983, 1985, Double Sculls Challenge Cup 1981, 1982, the Silver Goblets & Nickalls Cup, 1986, 1987, 1989, 1991, 1993, 1994 and 1995, and the Steward's Cup 1997 and 1998). A race taking place at Henley Regatta 2004 Henley Royal Regatta is a rowing event held every year on the river Thames by the town of Henley-on-Thames, England. ... 1983 (MCMLXXXIII) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1985 (MCMLXXXV) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1981 (MCMLXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Gregorian calendar). ... Year 1982 (MCMLXXXII) was a common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar). ... 1986 (MCMLXXXVI) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1987 (MCMLXXXVII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1991 (MCMXCI) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the 1991 Gregorian calendar). ... Year 1993 (MCMXCIII) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar). ... 1994 (MCMXCIV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated as the International Year of the Family and the International Year of the Sport and the Olympic Ideal by United Nations. ... Year 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full 1995 Gregorian calendar). ... 1997 (MCMXCVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar). ...

In 1989/1990 he was a member of the British bobsleigh team, as well as national champion. 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... MCMXC redirects here; for the Enigma album, see MCMXC a. ...

Immediately after the winning 1996 Olympic Gold Medal in an interview Redgrave stated if anyone found him close to a rowing boat again they could shoot him.

In 2000, Redgrave won his fifth consecutive Olympic Gold Medal, retired from the sport, and became the BBC Sports Personality of the Year. In August 2000, the month prior to winning gold in Sydney, he took part in a 3-part BBC documentary entitled Gold Fever. This followed Redgrave and his coxless four team in the years leading up to the Olympics, including video diaries recording the highs and lows in the quest for his fifth consecutive gold. 2000 (MM) was a leap year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The BBC Sports Personality of the Year award is given to one sportsman or sportswoman, usually British, every year. ... The Sydney Opera House on Sydney Harbour Sydney (pronounced ) is the most populous city in Australia, with a metropolitan area population of over 4,200,000 people, and 151,920 within the city centre. ... The British Broadcasting Corporation, usually known as the BBC, is the largest broadcasting corporation in the world in terms of audience numbers, employing 26,000 staff in the United Kingdom alone and with a budget of more than GB£4 billion. ... For the Neil Young album evoking this phrase, see After the Gold Rush. ...

He was made an MBE in 1987, CBE in 1997 and knighted in 2001. The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by King George V. The Order includes five classes in civil and military divisions; in decreasing order of seniority, these are Knight Grand Cross or Dame Grand Cross (GBE) Knight Commander... The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by King George V. The Order includes five classes in civil and military divisions; in decreasing order of seniority, these are Knight Grand Cross or Dame Grand Cross (GBE) Knight Commander...

In 2002, his achievement of winning gold medals at five consecutive Olympic games was voted the greatest sporting moment in Channel 4's 100 Greatest Sporting Moments. The 100 Greatest Sporting Moments was a British television programme in the 100 Greatest / 100 Worst strand on Channel 4. ...

In April 2006 he completed his third London Marathon, raising a record £1,800,000 for charity.[1] Runners surge out of the Blackfriars Bridge underpass onto the Victoria Embankment; two miles to go The London Marathon is a road marathon that has been held each year in London since 1981, usually in April. ...

Redgrave is a supporter of Chelsea FC.[2] Chelsea Football Club (also known as the Blues, previously also known as the Pensioners), founded in 1905, is a Premier League football team that plays at Stamford Bridge football ground in west London. ...

Achievements

• Olympic Medals: 5 Gold, 1 Bronze
• World Championship Medals: 9 Gold, 2 Silver, 1 Bronze
• Junior World Championship Medals: 1 Silver
• Thomas Keller Medal Outstanding International Rowing Career: 2001 (Awarded by FISA)

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Olympic Games

• 2000 - Gold, Coxless Four (with Matthew Pinsent, Tim Foster, James Cracknell)
• 1996 - Gold, Coxless Pair (with Matthew Pinsent)
• 1992 - Gold, Coxless Pair (with Matthew Pinsent)
• 1988 - Gold, Coxless Pair (with Andy Holmes)
• 1988 - Bronze, Coxed Pair (with Andy Holmes and Patrick Sweeney)
• 1984 - Gold, Coxed Four (with Martin Cross, Adrian Ellison, Andy Holmes, Richard Budgett).

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World Rowing Championships

• 1999 - Gold, Coxless Four (with James Cracknell, Ed Coode, Matthew Pinsent)
• 1998 - Gold, Coxless Four (with James Cracknell, Tim Foster, Matthew Pinsent)
• 1997 - Gold, Coxless Four (with James Cracknell, Tim Foster, Matthew Pinsent)
• 1995 - Gold, Coxless Pair (with Matthew Pinsent)
• 1994 - Gold, Coxless Pair (with Matthew Pinsent)
• 1993 - Gold, Coxless Pair (with Matthew Pinsent)
• 1991 - Gold, Coxless Pair (with Matthew Pinsent)
• 1990 - Bronze, Coxless Pair (with Matthew Pinsent)
• 1989 - Silver, Coxless Pairs (with Simon Berrisford)
• 1987 - Gold, Coxless Pairs (with Andy Holmes)
• 1987 - Silver, Coxed Pairs (with Andy Holmes and Patrick Sweeney)
• 1986 - Gold, Coxed Pairs (with Andy Holmes and Patrick Sweeney)
• 1985 - 12th, Single Sculls
• 1983 - Single Sculls
• 1982 - 6th, Quadruple Scull
• 1981 - 8th, Quadruple Scull

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Junior World Rowing Championships

• 1980 - Silver, Double Sculls
• 1979 - Single Sculls

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After winning the Olympic Gold Medal in 1996, Redgrave, when asked if he would be competing in Sydney four years hence, said, live on British television: "Anyone who sees me go anywhere near a boat again, ever, you've got my permission to shoot me." (He reversed his decision in 1997)

Bibliography

• Steve Redgrave: A Golden age (2000) with Nick Townsend (ghostwriter). ISBN 0-563-55182-8
  • 2nd edition: 2001 ISBN 0-563-53821-X
• Steve Redgrave's Complete Book of Rowing (1992). ISBN 1-85225-124-7
  • 2nd edition: 1995 ISBN 1-85225-230-8
• You Can Win At Life! (2005) with Nick Townsend. ISBN 0-563-48776-3.

Redgrave has also written a forward to Diabetes: The at Your Fingertips Guide. This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ...

See also

• 100 Greatest Sporting Moments
• Gold Fever
• Leander Club (member)
• Marlow
• Jack Beresford, British Rower circa 1920s, won medals (not all gold) at 5 successive Olympics

The 100 Greatest Sporting Moments was a British television programme in the 100 Greatest / 100 Worst strand on Channel 4. ... For the Neil Young album evoking this phrase, see After the Gold Rush. ... The Leander Club is based in Henley-on-Thames, and is the oldest rowing club in the world. ... Overlooking river Thames and Marlow Marlow (previously Great Marlow or Chipping Marlow) is a town on the very southern tip of Buckinghamshire, England. ... Jack Beresford, (1899-December 3, 1977) one of the most accomplished rowers of his generation, he won medals at 5 straight Olympics, which was an Olympic record in rowing (since tied by Steven Redgrave). ...

External links

• Official Website
• Virtual Library rowing information
• Marlow information
• Profile on RowingOne

Steven Redgrave is also commemorated at Burnham Grammar School as one of the four houses there.