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Nick Dempsey
DOB: 18/8/1980
Event: Sailing (windsurfing)
Birthplace: Norwich, England
Mhairi Spence
DOB: 31/8/1985
Event: Modern Pentathlon
Birthplace: Inverness, Scotland
Matthew Pinsent
DOB: 10/10/1970
Event: Rowing:
Medals: 4 Gold
Linford Christie
DOB: 02/04/1960
Event: Sprints
Medals: Gold 1992, 2 Silver 1988
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Matthew Pinsent
DOB: 10/10/1970
Event: Rowing:
Medals: 4 Gold
Nadia Comaneci
DOB: 12/11/1961
Event: Gymnastics
Medals: 9 (five gold, three silver and one bronze)
1984 - Los Angeles
A revenge boycott led by the Soviet Union depleted the field in certain sports but a record 140 nations still took part as American sprinter Carl Lewis stole the show with four gold medals.
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Generally considered to be the best-ever Games as Britain's Steve Redgrave became a hero.
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Matthew Pinsent
Matthew Pinsent
Matthew Pinsent is a four-time Olympic rowing champion, having won gold medals at successive Games starting in 1992 at Barcelona.
Matthew Pinsent
Pinsent is 6ft 5ins (1.96m) tall and at the height of his career, he had the largest lung recorded for a sportsman (8.5 litres).
Born in Norfolk and the son of a clergyman, Pinsent was educated at Eton and Oxford University.
He is descended directly from the first Duke of Norfolk, Edward I and William the Conqueror.
There, the then 21-year-old shared success in the coxless pairs with Steve Redgrave and they retained their title in Atlanta four years later.
On that occasion, Redgrave famously remarked that anyone who found him in a boat again should shoot him, yet he teamed up with Pinsent once more in Sydney in 2000.
The ingredients were in fact different this time - a coxless four boat alongside Tim Foster and James Cracknell - but the result was the same, with Redgrave finally bowing out having won five golds in all.
There was still more for Pinsent to prove, however, and he teamed up with Cracknell again in Athens where, together with Ed Coode and Steve Williams, they repeated the coxless four success.
Pinsent announced his retirement late in 2004 but there was more recognition in the New Year's Honours list when, having already received an MBE and CBE, he was awarded a knighthood.
In addition to his Olympic successes, Pinsent won no fewer than 10 world titles between 1991 and 2002 and he also helped Oxford win the Boat Race in 1990 and 1991.
Pinsent has kept a high profile since his retirement, having joined the BBC where he now works as a sports broadcaster.
Matthew Pinsent
- DOB: 10/10/1970
- Event: Rowing:
- Medals: 4 Gold
Pinsent's Olympic Record
| Year | Games | Event | Medal |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Athens | Four without coxswain (4-) | Gold |
| 2000 | Sydney | Four without coxswain (4-) | Gold |
| 1996 | Atlanta | Coxless pair (2-) | Gold |
| 1992 | Barcelona | Coxless pair (2-) | Gold |
Total:
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