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Sir Matthew Clive Pinsent, (; born 10 October 1970) is an English
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 ...
and broadcaster. During his rowing career, he won 10 world championship gold medals and four consecutive Olympic gold medals.
Since retiring, he has worked as a sports broadcaster for the
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Early life and family
Pinsent was born on 10 October 1970 in
Holt,
Norfolk
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, the son of Reverend Ewen Macpherson Pinsent (1930–2020),
curate
A curate () is a person who is invested with the ''care'' or ''cure'' (''cura'') ''of souls'' of a parish. In this sense, "curate" means a parish priest; but in English-speaking countries the term ''curate'' is commonly used to describe clergy w ...
of
St Andrew
Andrew the Apostle ( grc-koi, Ἀνδρέᾱς, Andréās ; la, Andrēās ; , syc, ܐܰܢܕ݁ܪܶܐܘܳܣ, ʾAnd’reʾwās), also called Saint Andrew, was an apostle of Jesus according to the New Testament. He is the brother of Simon Pete ...
's parish church,
Kelso, Scottish Borders
Kelso ( sco, Kelsae gd, Cealsaidh) is a market town in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland. Within the boundaries of the historic county of Roxburghshire, it lies where the rivers Tweed and Teviot have their confluence. The town has a pop ...
, and Jean Grizel, daughter of Major-General Neil McMicking,
CB,
CBE
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and public service outside the civil service. It was established o ...
,
DSO,
MC, of Eastferry,
Dunkeld
Dunkeld (, sco, Dunkell, from gd, Dùn Chailleann, "fort of the Caledonians") is a town in Perth and Kinross, Scotland. The location of a historic cathedral, it lies on the north bank of the River Tay, opposite Birnam. Dunkeld lies close to t ...
,
Perthshire
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, head of the McMicking gentry family of Miltonise,
Dumfries and Galloway
Dumfries and Galloway ( sco, Dumfries an Gallowa; gd, Dùn Phrìs is Gall-Ghaidhealaibh) is one of 32 unitary council areas of Scotland and is located in the western Southern Uplands. It covers the counties of Scotland, historic counties of ...
.
His paternal grandfather,
Royal Navy
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Commander Clive Pinsent (1886–1948), of Edinglassie Lodge, near
Huntly
Huntly ( gd, Srath Bhalgaidh or ''Hunndaidh'') is a town in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, formerly known as Milton of Strathbogie or simply Strathbogie. It had a population of 4,460 in 2004 and is the site of Huntly Castle. Its neighbouring settlement ...
,
Aberdeenshire
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It takes its name from the County of Aberdeen which has substantially differe ...
, was a younger son of Sir Richard Pinsent,
1st Baronet, President of
the Law Society
The Law Society of England and Wales (officially The Law Society) is the professional association that represents solicitors for the jurisdiction of England and Wales. It provides services and support to practising and training solicitors, as ...
between 1918 and 1919. Pinsent is directly descended from
Thomas Howard, 2nd Duke of Norfolk
Thomas Howard, 2nd Duke of Norfolk (144321 May 1524), styled Earl of Surrey from 1483 to 1485 and again from 1489 to 1514, was an English nobleman, soldier and statesman who served four monarchs. He was the eldest son of John Howard, 1st Duk ...
, and thus from
King Edward I
Edward I (17/18 June 1239 – 7 July 1307), also known as Edward Longshanks and the Hammer of the Scots, was King of England and Lord of Ireland from 1272 to 1307. Concurrently, he ruled the duchies of Aquitaine and Gascony as a vassal ...
and
William the Conqueror
William I; ang, WillelmI (Bates ''William the Conqueror'' p. 33– 9 September 1087), usually known as William the Conqueror and sometimes William the Bastard, was the first House of Normandy, Norman List of English monarchs#House of Norman ...
.
Sir George Anson is also an ancestor, as was
Richard Fitz Gilbert de Clare
Rowing
Student rower
Matthew Pinsent attended
Aysgarth School
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, religious_affiliation = Church of England
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, head = Rob Morse
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in North Yorkshire before he began rowing at
Eton College
Eton College () is a public school in Eton, Berkshire, England. It was founded in 1440 by Henry VI under the name ''Kynge's College of Our Ladye of Eton besyde Windesore'',Nevill, p. 3 ff. intended as a sister institution to King's College, C ...
. He began his international career at the
World Rowing Junior Championships
The World Rowing Junior Championships is an international rowing regatta organized by FISA (the International Rowing Federation). A rower or coxswain shall be classified as a Junior until 31 December of the year in which he reaches the age of ...
in 1987. He raced again in 1988, winning the junior coxless pairs with
Tim Foster
Timothy James Carrington Foster, MBE (born 19 January 1970) is an English rower who won a gold medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia.
Career
He began rowing at Bedford Modern School and competed in the World Rowing Junior Ch ...
.
After finishing school, Pinsent read geography at
St Catherine's College, Oxford
St Catherine's College (colloquially called St Catz or Catz) is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford and is the newest college admitting both undergraduate and graduate students. Tracing its roots back to 1868 (although t ...
. While a student, he competed in three
Boat Races, winning in 1990 and 1991 but was unsuccessful in 1993 (when he was Boat Club President), having taken a year out in 1992 in order to concentrate on preparing for the Barcelona Olympics.
International career
In 1990, while still at Oxford, he joined
Steve Redgrave in the coxless pair at the
World Rowing Championships
The World Rowing Championships is an international rowing regatta organized by FISA (the International Rowing Federation). It is a week-long event held at the end of the northern hemisphere summer and in non-Olympic years is the highlight of the ...
, winning bronze. This was the beginning of a long partnership, and the pair won at the
World Championships in 1991, and at the Olympic Games in 1992 and 1996.
In 2000 he won Olympic gold again as part of a coxless four with Redgrave,
James Cracknell
James Edward Cracknell, (born 5 May 1972) is a British athlete, rowing champion and double Olympic gold medalist. Cracknell was appointed OBE for "services to sport" in the 2005 New Year Honours List.
Biography
Cracknell began rowing whilst ...
and
Tim Foster
Timothy James Carrington Foster, MBE (born 19 January 1970) is an English rower who won a gold medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia.
Career
He began rowing at Bedford Modern School and competed in the World Rowing Junior Ch ...
. He also carried the flag for
Team GB
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at the
opening ceremony. In August 2000, the month prior to winning gold in
Sydney
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, he took part in a three-part BBC documentary entitled ''
Gold Fever
A gold rush or gold fever is a discovery of gold—sometimes accompanied by other precious metals and rare-earth minerals—that brings an onrush of miners seeking their fortune. Major gold rushes took place in the 19th century in Australia, New Ze ...
''. This followed the coxless four team in the years leading up to the Olympics, including video diaries recording the highs and lows in the quest for what would be Pinsent's third consecutive gold.
He was the subject of ''
This Is Your Life'' in November 2000 when he was surprised by
Michael Aspel
Michael Terence Aspel (born 12 January 1933) is an English retired television newsreader and host of programmes such as '' Crackerjack'', ''Aspel & Company'', '' Give Us a Clue'', ''This is Your Life'', '' Strange but True?'' and ''Antiques Ro ...
during a party celebrating the achievements of the British Olympic Association at the London Aquarium.
Pinsent and Cracknell then formed a men's coxless pair and won the coxless and coxed pairs (with
Neil Chugani coxing) in the
2001 World Championships, and the coxless pair
in 2002. However, after a disappointing 2003 season that saw Pinsent's first World Championships defeat since 1990, he and Cracknell moved to the men's coxless four for 2004.
At the
2004 Summer Olympics
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in
Athens
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, Pinsent's fourth Olympic Games, Pinsent stroked the boat, with Cracknell,
Ed Coode
Edward Coode, MBE (born 19 June 1975) is a British rower, twice World Champion and Olympic Gold medalist.
Early life
Born in Cornwall in 1975, Coode boarded at Papplewick School and Eton College. He studied marine biology at University of N ...
and
Steve Williams. In a close race with world champions
Canada
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, they again won gold.
Pinsent was elected to the
International Olympic Committee's Athletes' Commission
International Olympic Committee Athletes' Commission (IOC AC) is a majority elected body that serves as a link between athletes and the IOC. The mission of the IOC AC is to ensure that athletes' viewpoint remains at the heart of the Olympic Movemen ...
in 2001, replacing
Jan Železný
Jan Železný (; born 16 June 1966) is a Czech former track and field athlete who competed in the javelin throw. He is a World and Olympic champion and holds the world record with a throw of . Widely considered to be the greatest javelin throwe ...
. In 2004, at the Athens Olympics, Pinsent failed to secure re-election to the post, being replaced by Železný.
The , Pinsent had at one time the largest
lung capacity
Lung volumes and lung capacities refer to the volume of air in the lungs at different phases of the respiratory cycle.
The average total lung capacity of an adult human male is about 6 litres of air.
Tidal breathing is normal, resting breathin ...
recorded for a sportsman at 8.5 litres. This has since been surpassed by fellow rower
Pete Reed
Peter K. Reed OBE (born 27 July 1981) is a retired British Olympic rower. Reed is a three-times Olympic gold medallist – earning gold in the Men's coxless four at the 2008 and 2012 Olympics, and then a gold medal in the Men's eight at the 2 ...
who has been measured at 9.38 litres.
Achievements
Olympic Games
* 2004 – Gold, Coxless Four (with
James Cracknell
James Edward Cracknell, (born 5 May 1972) is a British athlete, rowing champion and double Olympic gold medalist. Cracknell was appointed OBE for "services to sport" in the 2005 New Year Honours List.
Biography
Cracknell began rowing whilst ...
,
Steve Williams,
Ed Coode
Edward Coode, MBE (born 19 June 1975) is a British rower, twice World Champion and Olympic Gold medalist.
Early life
Born in Cornwall in 1975, Coode boarded at Papplewick School and Eton College. He studied marine biology at University of N ...
)
* 2000 – Gold, Coxless Four (with
James Cracknell
James Edward Cracknell, (born 5 May 1972) is a British athlete, rowing champion and double Olympic gold medalist. Cracknell was appointed OBE for "services to sport" in the 2005 New Year Honours List.
Biography
Cracknell began rowing whilst ...
,
Tim Foster
Timothy James Carrington Foster, MBE (born 19 January 1970) is an English rower who won a gold medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia.
Career
He began rowing at Bedford Modern School and competed in the World Rowing Junior Ch ...
,
Steve Redgrave)
* 1996 – Gold, Coxless Pair (with
Steve Redgrave)
* 1992 – Gold, Coxless Pair (with
Steve Redgrave)
World Championships
* 2003 – 4th, Coxless Pair (with James Cracknell)
* 2002 – Gold, Coxless Pair (with James Cracknell)
* 2001 – Gold, Coxless Pair (with James Cracknell)
* 2001 – Gold, Coxed Pair (with James Cracknell,
Neil Chugani)
* 1999 – Gold, Coxless Four (with James Cracknell, Ed Coode, Steve Redgrave)
* 1998 – Gold, Coxless Four (with James Cracknell, Tim Foster, Steve Redgrave)
* 1997 – Gold, Coxless Four (with James Cracknell, Tim Foster, Steve Redgrave)
* 1995 – Gold, Coxless Pair (with Steve Redgrave)
* 1994 – Gold, Coxless Pair (with Steve Redgrave)
* 1993 – Gold, Coxless Pair (with Steve Redgrave)
* 1991 – Gold, Coxless Pair (with Steve Redgrave)
* 1990 – Bronze, Coxless Pair (with Steve Redgrave)
* 1989 – Bronze, Coxed Four (with Terry Dillon,
Steve Turner,
Gavin Stewart,
Vaughan Thomas)
Junior World Championships
* 1988 – Gold, Coxless Pair (with Tim Foster)
* 1987 – 4th, Eight
Career after rowing
Pinsent announced his retirement from rowing on 30 November 2004, and was made a
Knight Bachelor
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in the
New Year's Honours
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list announced on 31 December 2004.
He had already been appointed a Member of the
Order of the British Empire
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and public service outside the civil service. It was established ...
in 1993, raised to Commander in 2001. He was awarded the
Thomas Keller Medal The Thomas Keller Medal is given by the World Rowing Federation (FISA) for an outstanding international career in the sport of rowing. It is the highest honor in rowing and is awarded to any athlete within five years of his/her retirement from the ...
by the
International Rowing Federation
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in 2005.
Since retiring from rowing, Pinsent has worked for the
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as a sports bulletin presenter and reporter. His assignments have included interviewing