Steve Redgrave

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Sir Steve Redgrave has proved himself to be the greatest Olympian Britain has ever produced. After striking gold in Atlanta - Britain's solitary victory of the games - he became the only British athlete ever (and one of only five sportsmen worldwide) who has won gold medals at five consecutive Olympic games. Gold in the Coxed fours in Los Angeles in 1984, gold in the Coxless pairs in Seoul (1988), Barcelona (1992), Atlanta (1996) and Sydney (2000).

In addition to his Olympic successes and following two unbeaten seasons in 1993 and 1994, Steve (and his partner Matthew Pinsent) won his sixth world championship gold in August 1995 in Finland. His previous world championship golds were in 1986, 1987, 1991, 1993 and 1994.

His other interests include golf and winter sports, and during the season he was a member of the British Bobsleigh team.

Together with current partner Matthew Pinsent, Steve Redgrave is the holder of the world record in coxless pairs set in Lucerne in 1994 and the Olympic record set in Barcelona in 1992.

Now established as the most outstanding rower of all time, he has announced that he has decided to carry on competing and to maintain his association with sport at the highest level as a standard bearer for British Olympic aspirants through to the Millennium Games in Sydney.

Steven Redgrave was awarded the MBE in the New Year's Honours List in 1986, and the CBE in the New Year's Honours List of 1997. The Queen of England has since knighted him.

He is in great demand as a speaker at conferences and seminars on motivation and achievement, injecting his own style of friendly informality and humour to the occasion.