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Peter K. Reed OBE (born 27 July 1981) is a retired British Olympic
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. Reed is a three-times Olympic gold medallist – earning gold in the Men's coxless four at the
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and
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Olympics, and then a gold medal in the Men's eight at the
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Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. He has won five gold medals and three silver medals at the World Championships.


Background and military career

Reed was born in
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,
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, US but his family moved to England several months later. He was brought up in
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,
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and attended
Cirencester Deer Park School Cirencester Deer Park School is a secondary school with academy status in Cirencester, Gloucestershire, England. It is situated at the top of Tetbury Hill, an area which had been the site of a World War II American Army Hospital, in Cirenceste ...
, and later Cirencester College for his A-levels. Reed is a
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in the
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and began rowing relatively late. In 2001, whilst training as an officer on board HMS Exeter, he used an ergometer for the first time — and promptly posted the fastest time in the Royal Navy's annual fleet-wide fitness competition.


Rowing career

Reed took up rowing in his second year of university in 2002, whilst studying mechanical engineering at the
University of the West of England The University of the West of England (also known as UWE Bristol) is a public research university, located in and around Bristol, England. The institution was know as the Bristol Polytechnic in 1970; it received university status in 1992 and ...
, to become a naval engineer. The following year, in 2003, coached by Fred Smallbone, he became a successful Boat Club President. In 2004, Reed won a place at the
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to attend a two-year MSc course in engineering, based at
Oriel College Oriel College () is a constituent college of the University of Oxford in Oxford, England. Located in Oriel Square, the college has the distinction of being the oldest royal foundation in Oxford (a title formerly claimed by University College, wh ...
. During this time, he trained at the
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(OUBC) under coach Sean Bowden, where he earned the nickname "The Commander". He was selected in both years for the
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to race against
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in the annual
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. Defeat in 2004 was followed by victory in
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. The race gained much publicity as Oxford narrowly won by 2 lengths in a time of 16 minutes 42 seconds with its "heaviest-ever Boat Race crew", a record which was later broken in 2009. In 2005, Reed and his Oxford strokeman,
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, won GB senior pairs trials (together they won every year from 2005 to 2012), and following the retirement of
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and
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were selected by coach
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to row alongside
Alex Partridge Alexander Matthew Partridge (born 25 January 1981 in San Francisco) is a British rower, and an Olympic silver and bronze medallist. Education Partridge started rowing at Monkton Combe School, Bath, and attended Oxford Brookes University to s ...
and Steve Williams MBE, in the new Great Britain Coxless Four. Unbeaten for 27 consecutive races until Lucerne 2007, the British Four won gold at all three World Cups in 2005 and 2006, and finished both seasons by becoming World Champions. Reed continued his training to represent Great Britain at the
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in Beijing. After a difficult early season, in which his teammates
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, whom he had rowed against in the 2005 Boat Race, and Andrew Triggs Hodge picked up injuries, the first-choice four raced together for the first time in Poznań in the final World Cup event of the season, finishing second. The GB four then dominated their heats and semi finals at the Beijing Olympics. In the final, however, the Australian four lead for most of the way. Only a dramatic push by the British boat in the closing stages made the difference; they won the nail biting final to become gold medallists in a time of 6 minutes 6.57 seconds, beating the Australian four by 1.28 seconds. He stands 6 feet 6 inches tall and was reported in 2006 as having the largest recorded
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(11.68 litres). Originally due to return to full-time naval duties after returning from Beijing he confirmed on 6 November 2008 that he had been given permission to continue training for the
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in London. At the 2012 Summer Games, Reed, along with Triggs-Hodge, James and
Alex Gregory Alexander John Gregory, (born 11 March 1984) is an English rower and a two-time Olympic Gold medallist from 2012 and 2016 in the Coxless four. Education Alex Gregory was educated at the Richard Pate School in Cheltenham, then Bredon Hill Mi ...
, helped Great Britain retain the gold medal in the men's coxless four. He competed at the
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in
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, where he won a gold medal as part of the eight. He then competed at the
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in Bosbaan,
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, where he won a gold medal as part of the eight and 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 gold medal as part of the eight with Matt Gotrel,
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, Paul Bennett,
Moe Sbihi Mohamed Karim Sbihi (born 27 March 1988) is a British rower. He is a three-time Olympian and Olympic medal winner. He won a gold medal in the coxless four at 2016 Rio Olympics, and at the 2012 London Olympics he was in the British crew that wo ...
,
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, George Nash, Will Satch and
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. In April 2018, Reed announced his retirement from professional rowing.


Personal life

In August 2014, Reed was one of 200 public figures who were signatories to a letter to ''
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'' opposing
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in the run-up to September's referendum on that issue. In October 2019, Reed announced via Instagram that he had suffered a spinal stroke, which has left him paralysed from the chest down.


Honours

Reed was appointed
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(MBE) in the 2009 New Year Honours and
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(OBE) in the 2017 New Year Honours for services to rowing.


Achievements


Olympics

*
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– Gold, eight (5 seat) *
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– Gold, coxless four (2 seat) *
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– Gold, coxless four (3 seat)


World Championships

*2015 Aiguebelette – Gold, men's eight (3 seat) *2014
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– Gold, men's eight (5 seat) *2013
Chungju Chungju (충주시) is a city in North Chungcheong province, South Korea. Uamsan is a mountain located within the outskirts of the city. The city is famous for the annual martial arts festival held in October. Also of note, former UN Secretary-G ...
– Gold, men's eight (4 seat) *2011
Bled Bled (; german: Veldes,''Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru,'' vol. 6: ''Kranjsko''. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 146. in older sources also ''Feldes'') is a town on Lake Bled in the Upper C ...
– Silver, coxless pair (Bow) *2010 Karapiro – Silver, coxless pair (Bow) *2009
Poznań Poznań () is a city on the River Warta in west-central Poland, within the Greater Poland region. The city is an important cultural and business centre, and one of Poland's most populous regions with many regional customs such as Saint John ...
– Silver, coxless pair (Bow) *2007
Munich Munich ( ; german: München ; bar, Minga ) is the capital and most populous city of the States of Germany, German state of Bavaria. With a population of 1,558,395 inhabitants as of 31 July 2020, it is the List of cities in Germany by popu ...
– 4th, coxless Four (2 seat) *2006
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– Gold, coxless four (2 seat) *2005
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– Gold, coxless four (2 seat)


World Cups

*2014
Lucerne Lucerne ( , ; High Alemannic German, High Alemannic: ''Lozärn'') or Luzern ()Other languages: gsw, Lozärn, label=Lucerne German; it, Lucerna ; rm, Lucerna . is a city in central Switzerland, in the Languages of Switzerland, German-speaking po ...
– Bronze, men's 8 (5 seat) *2014 Aiguebelette – Silver, men's 8 (5 seat) *2013
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– Gold, men's 8 (7 seat) *2013
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– Gold, men's 8 (7 seat) *2012
Munich Munich ( ; german: München ; bar, Minga ) is the capital and most populous city of the States of Germany, German state of Bavaria. With a population of 1,558,395 inhabitants as of 31 July 2020, it is the List of cities in Germany by popu ...
– Silver, coxless four (2 seat) *2012
Lucerne Lucerne ( , ; High Alemannic German, High Alemannic: ''Lozärn'') or Luzern ()Other languages: gsw, Lozärn, label=Lucerne German; it, Lucerna ; rm, Lucerna . is a city in central Switzerland, in the Languages of Switzerland, German-speaking po ...
– Gold, coxless four (2 seat) *2012
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– Gold, coxless four (2 seat) *2011
Lucerne Lucerne ( , ; High Alemannic German, High Alemannic: ''Lozärn'') or Luzern ()Other languages: gsw, Lozärn, label=Lucerne German; it, Lucerna ; rm, Lucerna . is a city in central Switzerland, in the Languages of Switzerland, German-speaking po ...
– Silver, coxless pair (bow) *2011
Munich Munich ( ; german: München ; bar, Minga ) is the capital and most populous city of the States of Germany, German state of Bavaria. With a population of 1,558,395 inhabitants as of 31 July 2020, it is the List of cities in Germany by popu ...
– Gold, coxless pair (bow) *2010
Lucerne Lucerne ( , ; High Alemannic German, High Alemannic: ''Lozärn'') or Luzern ()Other languages: gsw, Lozärn, label=Lucerne German; it, Lucerna ; rm, Lucerna . is a city in central Switzerland, in the Languages of Switzerland, German-speaking po ...
– Silver, coxless pair (bow) *2010
Munich Munich ( ; german: München ; bar, Minga ) is the capital and most populous city of the States of Germany, German state of Bavaria. With a population of 1,558,395 inhabitants as of 31 July 2020, it is the List of cities in Germany by popu ...
– Silver, coxless pair (bow) *2010
Bled Bled (; german: Veldes,''Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru,'' vol. 6: ''Kranjsko''. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 146. in older sources also ''Feldes'') is a town on Lake Bled in the Upper C ...
– Gold, eight (7 seat) *2010
Bled Bled (; german: Veldes,''Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru,'' vol. 6: ''Kranjsko''. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 146. in older sources also ''Feldes'') is a town on Lake Bled in the Upper C ...
– Silver, coxless pair (bow) *2009
Lucerne Lucerne ( , ; High Alemannic German, High Alemannic: ''Lozärn'') or Luzern ()Other languages: gsw, Lozärn, label=Lucerne German; it, Lucerna ; rm, Lucerna . is a city in central Switzerland, in the Languages of Switzerland, German-speaking po ...
– Silver, coxless pair (bow) *2009
Munich Munich ( ; german: München ; bar, Minga ) is the capital and most populous city of the States of Germany, German state of Bavaria. With a population of 1,558,395 inhabitants as of 31 July 2020, it is the List of cities in Germany by popu ...
– Silver, coxless pair (bow) *2009
Banyoles Banyoles () is a city of 20,168 inhabitants (2021) located in the province of Girona in northeastern Catalonia, Spain. The town is the capital of the Catalan Comarques of Catalonia, ''comarca'' "Pla de l'Estany". Although an established indust ...
– Gold, coxless pair (bow) *2008
Poznań Poznań () is a city on the River Warta in west-central Poland, within the Greater Poland region. The city is an important cultural and business centre, and one of Poland's most populous regions with many regional customs such as Saint John ...
– Silver, coxless four (3 seat) *2008
Lucerne Lucerne ( , ; High Alemannic German, High Alemannic: ''Lozärn'') or Luzern ()Other languages: gsw, Lozärn, label=Lucerne German; it, Lucerna ; rm, Lucerna . is a city in central Switzerland, in the Languages of Switzerland, German-speaking po ...
– 8th, coxless four (3 seat) *2008
Munich Munich ( ; german: München ; bar, Minga ) is the capital and most populous city of the States of Germany, German state of Bavaria. With a population of 1,558,395 inhabitants as of 31 July 2020, it is the List of cities in Germany by popu ...
– Gold, coxless four (3 seat) *2007
Lucerne Lucerne ( , ; High Alemannic German, High Alemannic: ''Lozärn'') or Luzern ()Other languages: gsw, Lozärn, label=Lucerne German; it, Lucerna ; rm, Lucerna . is a city in central Switzerland, in the Languages of Switzerland, German-speaking po ...
– Silver, coxless four (2 seat) *2007
Amsterdam Amsterdam ( , , , lit. ''The Dam on the River Amstel'') is the Capital of the Netherlands, capital and Municipalities of the Netherlands, most populous city of the Netherlands, with The Hague being the seat of government. It has a population ...
– Gold, men's eight *2007
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– Gold, coxless four (2 seat) *2006
Lucerne Lucerne ( , ; High Alemannic German, High Alemannic: ''Lozärn'') or Luzern ()Other languages: gsw, Lozärn, label=Lucerne German; it, Lucerna ; rm, Lucerna . is a city in central Switzerland, in the Languages of Switzerland, German-speaking po ...
– Gold, coxless four (3 seat) *2006
Poznań Poznań () is a city on the River Warta in west-central Poland, within the Greater Poland region. The city is an important cultural and business centre, and one of Poland's most populous regions with many regional customs such as Saint John ...
– Gold, coxless four (3 seat) *2006
Munich Munich ( ; german: München ; bar, Minga ) is the capital and most populous city of the States of Germany, German state of Bavaria. With a population of 1,558,395 inhabitants as of 31 July 2020, it is the List of cities in Germany by popu ...
– Gold, coxless four (2 seat) *2005
Lucerne Lucerne ( , ; High Alemannic German, High Alemannic: ''Lozärn'') or Luzern ()Other languages: gsw, Lozärn, label=Lucerne German; it, Lucerna ; rm, Lucerna . is a city in central Switzerland, in the Languages of Switzerland, German-speaking po ...
– Gold, coxless four (2 seat) *2005
Munich Munich ( ; german: München ; bar, Minga ) is the capital and most populous city of the States of Germany, German state of Bavaria. With a population of 1,558,395 inhabitants as of 31 July 2020, it is the List of cities in Germany by popu ...
– Gold, coxless four (2 seat) *2005
Eton Eton most commonly refers to Eton College, a public school in Eton, Berkshire, England. Eton may also refer to: Places *Eton, Berkshire, a town in Berkshire, England * Eton, Georgia, a town in the United States * Éton, a commune in the Meuse dep ...
– Gold, coxless four (2 seat) *2004
Poznań Poznań () is a city on the River Warta in west-central Poland, within the Greater Poland region. The city is an important cultural and business centre, and one of Poland's most populous regions with many regional customs such as Saint John ...
– 11th, coxless pair (bow)


World Rowing Under 23 Championships

*2003 – 4th, coxed four


Other

* British Olympic Association Male Olympic Athlete 2014 * Senior Pairs Trials winner 2012 * Senior Pairs Trials winner 2011 * Senior Pairs Trials winner 2010 * Senior Pairs Trials winner 2009 * Combined Services Sportsman of the Year 2008 * President's Award from the
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* Senior Pairs Trials winner 2008 * Senior Pairs Trials winner 2007 * Senior Pairs Trials winner 2006 * Senior Pairs Trials winner 2005 * Combined Services Sportsman of the Year 2005 * Royal Navy Sportsman of the Year 2005


See also

* 2012 Olympics gold post boxes in the United Kingdom


References


External links


Pete Reed
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British Rowing British Rowing, formerly the Amateur Rowing Association (ARA), is the national governing body for the sport of rowing (both indoor and on-water rowing). It is responsible for the training and selection of individual rowers and crews representin ...
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