Scott David Durant (born 12 February 1988) is a British

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and gold medallist in the Men's Eight at the 2016 Olympic Summer Games.

Rowing career

Durant started his rowing career at

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(LRGS). He competed at the

2014 World Rowing Championships The 2014 World Rowing Championships were the 44th edition of the World Rowing Championships and were held from 24 to 31 August 2014 at Bosbaan, Amsterdam in the Netherlands, the second occasion on which the event had been held in Amsterdam, or ...

in Bosbaan,

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, where he won a silver medal as part of the coxed pair with Alan Sinclair and Henry Fieldman. The following year he was part of the British team that topped the medal table at the 2015 World Rowing Championships at

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in France, where he won a bronze medal as part of the coxless four with Alan Sinclair,

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and Stewart Innes. He competed in the

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winning a gold medal. He was a gold medallist in the men's eight at the

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with

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, Matt Gotrel,

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, Paul Bennett,

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and

Phelan Hill Phelan Hill (born 21 July 1979) is a British rowing coxswain. He is a three-time world champion and an Olympic gold medallist. He competed in the Men's eight event at the 2012 Summer Olympics, winning a bronze medal. In 2016, he competed in t ...

Awards

Durant 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 ...

(MBE) in the 2017 New Year Honours for services to rowing.

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* 1988 births Living people British male rowers Sportspeople from Los Angeles World Rowing Championships medalists for Great Britain Rowers at the 2016 Summer Olympics Olympic rowers of Great Britain Olympic gold medallists for Great Britain Medalists at the 2016 Summer Olympics Olympic medalists in rowing Members of the Order of the British Empire European Rowing Championships medalists {{UK-rowing-bio-stub