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My Take
Redgrave is one of those athletes whose record stops you cold. Five consecutive Olympic golds from 1984 to 2000, in rowing, an endurance sport that punishes the body without mercy, is something I struggle to even comprehend. What moves me most is the sheer stubbornness it demands: a 195 cm frame pushed to the brink for nearly two decades, reportedly even managing diabetes along the way. The knighthood and CBE feel almost like understatement. To me he embodies a truth I love about sport, that the rarest gift isn't talent but the refusal to quit, year after year, when quitting would be easy.
Overview
Sir Steven Geoffrey Redgrave (born 23 March 1962) is a British retired 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 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.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Steve Redgrave
- Name (Japanese)
- スティーヴ・レッドグレーヴ
- Reading
- すてぃーゔ・れっどぐれーゔ
- Born
- March 23, 1962 (age 64)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Aries / Tiger
- Origin
- Marlow, United Kingdom
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- 195 cm
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- rower
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
Awards & achievements
- 1997 Commander of the Order of the British Empire
- 2001 Thomas Keller Medal
- 2000 BBC Sports Personality of the Year Award
- 2001 Knight Bachelor
- 2002 honorary doctorate
- 2001 Silver Olympic Order
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.