He is the honorary president of British Rowing. Redgrave won gold medals at five consecutive Olympic Games from to , plus a bronze medal at the Summer Olympics. 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. He was educated at Great Marlow School. Steve Redgrave Rower. Physical Status Height 1.
His wife is Ann Redgrave m. He was named a Patron of the Jaguar Academy of Sport in He won the World Championship for Indoor rowing in He won the Wingfield Sculls for single scullers five times between and Steve Redgrave fans also viewed:.
Leah Saunders. Tony Brooks. Richard Cashin. Todorka Vasileva. According to Astrologers, Steve Redgrave's zodiac sign is Aries. He was educated at Great Marlow School. He married fellow rower Ann Callaway in He has three children named Natalie, Sophie and Zak Redgrave. 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.
Redgrave won gold medals at five consecutive Olympic Games from to , plus a bronze medal at the Summer Olympics. He won the Wingfield Sculls for single scullers five times between and From , the crews in which he rowed became renowned for their consistent dominance, winning almost every time they raced. Ranked on the list of most popular Rower. Also ranked in the elit list of famous celebrity born in United Kingdom.
Steve Redgrave celebrates birthday on March 23 of every year. For much of his career he suffered illness: in he was diagnosed with ulcerative colitis, and in he was diagnosed with diabetes mellitus type 2.
Immediately after winning the Olympic Gold Medal, he stated that if anyone found him close to a rowing boat again, they could shoot him. However, he changed his mind shortly afterward, and resumed training after a four-month break. Steve Redgrave Birthday Countdown 0 0 0. In the lead up to the Olympics Redgrave won his first World Championship gold medal in , backing it up with another one the following year.
He also collected three golds at the Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh in the single scull, coxless pair and coxed four. At the Seoul Olympics Redgrave and Holmes won gold in the coxless pair, before picking up a bronze in the coxed pair for good measure. Andy Holmes called time on his rowing career after Seoul at which point Redgrave teamed up with Simon Berrisford to win the silver medal at the World Championships.
However Berrisford was to suffer with a serious back issue at which point Redgrave teamed up with a young Matthew Pinsent. At Lucerne in the pair became the world record holders for the coxless pairs with a time which stood until when Pinsent surpassed it again, this time with partner James Cracknell. Redgrave added Olympic gold number 4 in Atlanta in alongside Pinsent once more in the coxless pairs. At this point retirement became a serious consideration, confirmed by his famous quote.
Yet Redgrave went back in a boat to take his place with Pinsent in the coxless four, winning the World Championship title. This was the same year Redgrave received his diabetes diagnosis, but he still carried on to win more World Championship titles in and , plus two more World Cup titles. At the Sydney Olympics in Redgrave claimed his historic 5th gold in what was probably one of the most anticipated rowing events ever watched in Britain.
Along with Pinsent, James Cracknell and Tim Foster their hard training, involving km a week of rowing plus extensive gym work, paid off to huge acclaim back home. In recognition of his achievement Redgrave was also given a gold Olympic pin by the IOC at the medal ceremony. His sporting legacy was clear, but for all those with diabetes, seeing him win the 5th gold medal in Sydney was inspirational, proving you can do anything you wish while living with the condition.
It was not the only obstacle he encountered in his career having previously been diagnosed with ulcerative colitis in , requiring the right medical treatment and advice to be able to continue with his rowing career.
In he married Ann Calloway who represented Britain in rowing at the Los Angeles games and is now the chief medical officer to the GB team. There was a brief period where rowing was not his full sporting focus.
Undeterred he won the one gold most people do not know about the next year as part of a 4 man bob team at the British Championships. After a few World Cup races he decided to head back to the calmer settings of the rowing lake.
As befits such a career the honours have been plentiful. The same year he was made Sir Steve Redgrave the sporting world honoured him with the Laureus lifetime achievement award. He also became a member of the Laureus World Sports Academy in
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