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Copus and Board stage comeback to win light men’s double gold in Australia
Benjamin Board and Jamie Copus came back from a length down to win gold in the lightweight men’s double scull at the 2013 Australian Youth Olympic Festival today in 6:6.67, prompting team manager Richard Boulton to liken them to the […]
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Grainger and Tanner lead rowing Honours
Rowing, after its consistency of success since Beijing and its track record of winning at least one gold for Britain at every Olympic Games since 1984, has featured strongly on the New Year Honours list announced today (Saturday 29 December). […]
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Army and Navy Sports Awards for GB rowers
Military members of the GB Rowing Team have been recognised for their achievements at the Olympic and Paralympic Games at the Army and Navy Sports Awards. Captain Heather Stanning brought the nation to its feet winning Team GB’s first gold […]
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GB rowers named for Youth Olympic Squad
A team of 20 upcoming GB rowers will join 1700 athletes from 30 different countries competing at the Australian Youth Olympic Festival in January. The GB crews will race across 12 events (six for men, six for women) with each […]
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Grainger is named Olympic Athlete of the Year
Katherine Grainger was named rowing’s Olympic Athlete of the Year at a GB Rowing Team dinner in Windsor tonight. The Olympic Champion picked up the British Olympic Association trophy for the second time, having won it in 2010 – the […]
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Grainger Shortlisted for BBC Award
“Her incredible list of rowing accomplishments is unrivalled, and having someone like that to turn to for advice is priceless. “The way in which she has never given up is a true inspiration to everyone, and she has shown a […]
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GB rowers win Oxfordshire Sports Awards
The GB Rowing Team has won two major honours at the Oxfordshire Sport Partnership’s Oxfordshire Sports Awards. London 2012 gold medallists Lily Van den Broecke and Andrew Triggs Hodge won sportswoman and sportsman of the year while the women’s junior […]
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Olympic reserve likens 2012 experience to Apollo mission
One of the GB Rowing Team’s reserves at the London 2012 Olympic Games has likened the experience to flying to the moon with Buzz Aldrin and Neil Armstrong – but not setting foot on its surface. Adam Freeman-Pask won four […]
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Grainger wins Sunday Times Olympian of the Year
GB rower Katherine Grainger was named ‘Olympian of the Year’ at the Sunday Times Sportswomen of the Year awards last night. The 37-year-old, six-times World Champion and three-times Olympic silver medallist, crowned her illustrious rowing career winning Olympic gold at […]
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Grainger voted ‘Olympian of the Year’ by Sunday Times
Two awards in one glittering week have recognised Katherine Grainger’s dedication to rowing during a quest for gold that spanned four Olympic Games. Last night Katherine picked up the second award when she was voted ‘Olympian of the Year’ in the Sunday Times Sportswomen of the Year […]
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