Matthew pinsent episode guide who do you think you are. He was then given the honour of becoming the coxless pair partner of rowing legend stephen redgrave. A lifetime in a race by matthew pinsent waterstones. 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. 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. In sydney 2000 they changed to a coxless four and won another gold. Matthew pinsent was born on october 10, 1970 in holt, norfolk, england as matthew clive pinsent. He has been married to demetra koutsoukos since october 2002.
When redgrave officially retired and published his biography he recounted one thing which commentators overlooked a golden age steve redgrave the autobiography. Worst, because he would read his book before going to sleep and had the. At henley, redgrave obliterated all records with 23 titles. Comedian lee hurst and former england cricketer david gower are blindfolded and asked to guess the identity of two mystery sports celebrities. Aged 21 he took his first olympic gold when he and rowing partner sir steve redgrave won the pairs in barcelona. In steven redgrave acrimony, but in the oxfordeducated matthew pinsent, eight years redgraves junior, he found someone who shared his appetite for competition. His most frequent partner was matthew pinsent with whom he won seven world titles and three olympic golds in the pairs and fours.
They still hold the games record, set in atlanta, whilst matt also holds the world record set with james cracknell in seville. Book matthew pinsent to speak or appear at your event. Hard work the key to success, sir matthew pinsent tells john lyon. Matthew pinsent said that all his friends watching back at the leander club in henley, should go to the cabinet in the bar, take out the union flag from the atlanta games and run it up the flag pole to celebrate.
They won the world championship in 1991 and then easily claimed the olympic title in 1992. Matthew pinsent backs sir steve redgrave to light the olympic flame the fourtimes gold medalist believes his. In an uniquely exciting and evocative autobiography, pinsent interweaves the buildup to athens 2004. Matthew pinsent tim foster steve redgrave and james cracknell. Steve redgrave signed photo matthew pinsent signed photo. Facebook gives people the power to share and makes the world more open and connected. 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. Andrews church kelso and matthew attended edenside primary school before going on to eton college. Olympic rower matthew pinsent had little knowledge about his familys history.
With his lastgasp victory as part of the great british coxless four team at the athens olympics, matthew pinsent clinched an historic fourth olympic gold to add to the three already won with his legendary rowing partner steve redgrave. Matthew pinsent started rowing at school in 1983, less than a decade later he won his first gold medal at the 1992 olympics, with steve redgrave in the coxless pair. 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. Sir matthew pinsent is a business coach and motivational speaker. Together they defended their gold at the 1996 atlanta olympics. 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. Great britains steve redgrave and matthew pinsent won a. Matthew pinsent is a national rowing treasure and a credit to his nation.
Longterm partner matthew pinsent is a central figure, as are the other pair of the. Book sir matthew pinsent contact speaker agent jla. All the same, id put this on the mustread list of rowing books. Matthew pinsent, olympic and world rowing champion. But he is determined his diabetes wont prevent him winning gold at the sydney games. Why i take drugs steve redgrave needs to inject himself with insulin six times a day just to stay alive. Bbc sport olympics 2004 rowing fourth gold for pinsent.
Between 198699, redgrave also was a ninetime world champion, always in a pair or four. Homeland and billions star damian lewis will make his debut on the revamped course alongside defending champion chris wood and returning knights of the realm sir steve redgrave and sir matthew pinsent. Buy a lifetime in a race by matthew pinsent from waterstones today. Sbihi smashes sir matthew pinsents record british rowing. Over the 1990s matthew pinsent and steve redgrave were compared to m. In this book ingham draws on the lessons learned from a career in the intense, unforgiving rollercoaster of elite sport. Pinsent and sydney champion james cracknell, ed coode and steve williams won by the narrowest of margins in a. Sbihi smashes sir matthew pinsents record british rowing events sir matt pinsents 11 yearold british record fell at the british rowing indoor championships when world mens eight champion mohamed sbihi recorded 5. Pinsent, like andy holmes previously, often seemed the other rower in the boat. Bbc sport onlines chris russell says steve redgraves. Matthew pinsent news, views, gossip, pictures, video. Exhausted reading this book what an amazing athlete matthew was.
Book sir matthew pinsent olympic gold rower gordon. He was a rower and frequented a comprehensive school, not a rich public school, like eton, harrow, or winchester, and as state comprehensives outnumber. Matthew pinsent very narrowly won his fourth olympic gold medal by 0. Explore some of matthew pinsent best quotations and sayings on such as it has a sort of gravitational pull within the rowing community, it attracts the best people.
In an uniquely exciting and evocative autobiography, pinsent interweaves the buildup to athens 2004 with the extraordinary story of his career and. Matthew pinsent was a student at oxford university when he won a bronze medal in the coxed four at the 1989 world championship. 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. Surprisingly he finds that he can trace his family line back to some of. Join facebook to connect with matt pinsent and others you may know. At the 1992 games in barcelona, redgrave and pinsent won gold in the coxless pair event, and. A lifetime in a race and millions of other books are available for amazon kindle. Explore pinsent genealogy and family history in the worlds largest family tree. As with sir steve, part of his triumph is that he was able to thrive and. To book steve redgrave cbe please contact your jla agent. Being one of only 5 olympians to ever achieve four consecutive olympic gold medalist, sir matthew pinsent and his rowing success has propelled him to becoming one of great britains most successful and highest profile athletes of all time. Matthew pinsent is backing sir steve redgrave to be given the prestigious job of lighting the flame at the olympic opening ceremony saying. The autobiography that marks the end of this career will discuss redgraves partnerships with matthew pinsent and first partner andy holmes, with whom he had a tense relationship.
The legend of sir steve redgrave, the only rower to have won five. Sir matthew clive pinsent, cbe born october 10, 1970 married demetra koutsoukos sir. I liked his a lot more than redgraves mainly because he didnt throw how. With five golds redgrave seemed to do no wrong, and his voice was one of authority. It can be argued that he is one of the two greatest rowers of the a. Bbc sport rowing and water sports redgraves golden.
He has also won three commonwealth games gold medals and nine world rowing championships golds. Great clip from bbc sports quiz, they think its all. Pinsent tells his own story in a lifetime in a race, and tells it truthfully. Plucked from obscurity at the age of 20, told to partner his hero, and trained to within an inch of his life, pinsents story is uniquely. Matthew pinsent traces his family history back to monarchy in an episode of the bbc genealogy show who do you think you are. Steve redgrave author of a golden age steve redgrave. Pinsent, who went on to win his fourth gold in athens in 2004, unequivocally agrees. Biography on saturday 21st august 2004 at the athens olympic games, matthew pinsent cbe entered olympic history. Matthew pinsent quotes,matthew, pinsent, author, authors, writer, writers, people, famous people my account help add the dynamic daily quotation to your site or blog its easy. He discusses his rowing partnership with matthew pinsent and describes the extreme pressures and emotional. Britains matthew pinsent claimed an historic fourth olympic gold medal when his crew pipped world champions canada in the mens coxless four on saturday.
Profile after an illustrious career in rowing during which matthew was able to fulfil all his ambitions. 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. Rohan batchelor who joked, nervously, that we had initially tried to book sir steve redgrave, sir matthew pinsent delivered a wideranging. His first taste came at the age of 21, when he and steve redgrave won the pairs in barcelona. Early one morning in june, i rode a bike along the towpath next to the thames, watching the threetime goldmedallist steven redgrave and his partner, matthew pinsent, row up and down the henley reach, the most famous stretch of water in the rowing world. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. 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 press office matthew pinsent and james cracknell. A look at sir steve redgraves olympic success on his 58th. Win or lose, it will mark the end of a remarkable twentythree year long career.
There are already 21 users and 178 genealogy profiles with the pinsent surname on geni. Rowings unlikely hero has dedicated his life to the most gruelling sport. 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. Steve redgrave and matthew pinsent were gbs only gold medallists in atlanta pa archive the eastern bloc boycott which removed the favourite east german team in particular played into. Matthew pinsent led great britain to glory in the coxless fours in athens, and became a fourtime olympic gold medallist. Steven redgrave bio, stats, and results olympics at. A lifetime in a race by matthew pinsent and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Now, at the age of 38, steve is bidding to win an unprecedented fifth gold medal at sydney. When the coxless two that he formed with matthew pinsent won in. Redgrave, tim foster, james cracknell and matthew pinsent celebrate their gold medal win in.
With his lastgasp victory as part of the great british coxless four team at the athens olympics. The most insightful of the postolympic books in which the superhuman. Steve redgrave is the author of a golden age steve redgrave the autobiography 3. In one of the classic sporting moments of all time, he led the great britain coxless four to victory over the canadian world champions by only eight one hundredths of a second. However, in traditional fashion, matthew increased the stroke rate, and. Sir matthew pinsent is hoping to avoid a repeat of last years stormy boat race when he is the umpire for sundays meeting between oxford and cambridge.
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