Miss Katherine Grainger, CBE

Career: rower; achievements incl: Bronze medal (eights) World Championships 1997, Silver medal (quadruple sculls) Olympic Games 2000, Gold medal (coxless pairs) World Championships 2003, Silver medal (coxless pairs) Olympic Games 2004, Gold medal (women's quad) World Championships 2005, Gold medal (women's quad) World Championships 2006, Gold medal (women's quad) World Championships 2007, Silver medal (quadruple sculls) Olympic Games 2008, Silver medal (women's single scull) World Championships 2009, Gold medal (double sculls) World Championships 2010, Gold medal (double sculls) World Championships 2011, Gold medal (double sculls) Olympic Games 2012