Sir Matthew Pinsent, CBE

Career: amateur rower; memb Leander Club 1989-, sr int debut 1989 (jr debut 1987), ret from int competition 2004; honours incl: Gold medal coxless pairs World Jr Championships 1988, Bronze medal coxed fours World Championships 1989, Gold medal coxless pairs World Championships 1991 (new world record 6 mins 21 secs), 1993, 1994 (new world record 6 mins 18 secs), 1995, 2001 and 2002 (new world record 6 mins 14 secs), Gold medal coxless pairs Olympic Games Barcelona 1992 (new Olympic record 6 mins 27 secs), Gold medal coxless pairs Olympic Games Atlanta 1996, Gold medal coxless fours World Championships 1997, 1998 and 1999, Gold medal coxless fours Olympic Games Sydney 2000, Gold medal coxed pairs World Championships 2001, Gold medal coxless fours Olympic Games Athens 2004; flagbearer Olympic Games Sydney 2000; memb IOC 2002-04; pres OUBC 1992-93 (twice univ boat race winner); winner Team of the Year BBC Sports Personality of the Year Awards 1996 (with Steve Redgrave) and 2004 (with James Cracknell, Ed Coode and Steve Williams), Thomas Keller medal FISA 2005; currently sports broadcaster BBC