Matthew Pinsent

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Matthew Pinsent is a British former rower and four-time Olympic gold medallist widely regarded as one of the sport’s greatest athletes.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf Olympic champion
human
rower
awardReceived BBC Sports Personality of the Year (team award)
Commander of the Order of the British Empire
Knight Bachelor
Olympic gold medal
World Rowing Championships gold medal
gold medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics
gold medal at the 1996 Summer Olympics
gold medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics
gold medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics
countryOfCitizenship United Kingdom
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland NERFINISHED
educatedAt Eton College
St Catherine's College, Oxford NERFINISHED
employer BBC
familyName Pinsent
fieldOfWork elite sport
sports media
genre sports broadcasting
givenName Matthew
languageSpoken English
memberOfSportsTeam Great Britain national rowing team
name Matthew Pinsent
nationality British
notableAchievement considered one of the greatest rowers of all time
won four Olympic gold medals in rowing
notableTeammate Ed Coode
James Cracknell
Steve Redgrave
Tim Foster
notableWork participation in the coxless four for Great Britain
participation in the coxless pair with Steve Redgrave
occupation rower
sports commentator
television presenter
participantIn 1992 Summer Olympics
1996 Summer Olympics
2000 Summer Olympics
2004 Summer Olympics
World Rowing Championships
positionHeld member of the International Olympic Committee Athletes' Commission
residence United Kingdom
retiredFrom competitive rowing
sexOrGender male
sport rowing

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Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Emanuel School
hasNotableAlumnus
Matthew Pinsent
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