2. By Thomas laycock

4. born on 23 March 1962 is a retired British rower who won gold medals at five consecutive Olympic Games from 1984 to 2000. He has also won three Commonwealth Games gold medals and nine World Rowing Championships golds. He is regarded as Britain's greatest-ever Olympian, the most successful male rower in Olympic history, and the only person to have won gold medals at five Olympic Games in an endurance sportBritishrowerOlympic GamesCommonwealth GamesWorld Rowing Championshipsendurance sport

6. OlympicOlympic Medals: 5 Gold, 1 Bronze World ChampionshipWorld Championship Medals: 9 Gold, 2 Silver, 1 Bronze Junior World ChampionshipJunior World Championship Medals: 1 Silver

7.  2000 – Gold, Coxless Four  1996 – Gold, Coxless Pair  1992 – Gold, Coxless Pair  1988 – Gold, Coxless Pair  1988 – Bronze, Coxed Pair  1984 – Gold, Coxed Four

8. 1999 – Gold, Coxless Four  1998 – Gold, Coxless Four  1997 – Gold, Coxless Four  1995 – Gold, Coxless Pair  1994 – Gold, Coxless Pair  1993 – Gold, Coxless Pair  1991 – Gold, Coxless Pair  1990 – Bronze, Coxless Pair  1989 – Silver, Coxless Pairs  1989 – 5th, Coxed Pairs  1987 – Gold, Coxless Pairs  1987 – Silver, Coxed Pairs  1986 – Gold, Coxed Pairs  1985 – 12th, Single Sculls  1983 – Single Sculls  1982 – 6th, Quadruple Scull  1981 – 8th, Quadruple Scull

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