Steve Redgrave

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.

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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)

Origin

Marlow, United Kingdom

Height

195 cm

Occupation

rower

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Aries / Tiger

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

• Official sitehttps://www.steveredgrave.com/
• Xhttps://x.com/SteveRedgrave5
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve%20Redgrave
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%B9%E3%83%86%E3%82%A3%E3%83%BC%E3%83%B4%E3%83%BB%E3%83%AC%E3%83%83%E3%83%89%E3%82%B0%E3%83%AC%E3%83%BC%E3%83%B4
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q52679

Tags

• rower

Last updated

September 18, 2026

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