Luka Grubor MBE (born 27 December 1973) is a retired

rower Rowing, sometimes called crew in the United States, is the sport of racing boats using oars. It differs from paddling sports in that rowing oars are attached to the boat using oarlocks, while paddles are not connected to the boat. Rowing is ...

, born in

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, who competed internationally for Yugoslavia, Croatia and Great Britain, as well as for Oxford in the 1997 Boat Race. Grubor won a gold medal in the men's eight at the

2000 Summer Olympics The 2000 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXVII Olympiad and also known as Sydney 2000 ( Dharug: ''Gadigal 2000''), the Millennium Olympic Games or the Games of the New Millennium, was an international multi-sport event held from ...

in Sydney, as a member of the British rowing team. Grubor studied at Somerville College, Oxford. He was appointed

Member of the Order of the British Empire The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British order of chivalry, rewarding contributions to the arts and sciences, work with charitable and welfare organisations, and public service outside the civil service. It was established o ...

in the

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list.United Kingdom list:

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Grubor, Luka 1973 births Living people Yugoslav male rowers Croatian male rowers British male rowers Oxford University Boat Club rowers Rowers at the 2000 Summer Olympics Olympic rowers of Great Britain Olympic medalists in rowing Olympic gold medallists for Great Britain World Rowing Championships medalists for Great Britain Medalists at the 2000 Summer Olympics Alumni of Somerville College, Oxford