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Four-time Olympic gold medalist Sir Matthew Pinsent is one of Great Britain's most successful and high-profile athletes of all time.

In 1992 Matthew completed his degree in Geography from St Catherine's College, Oxford, where he was President of the Oxford Rowing Club. Also in 1992, aged just 21, Matthew had his first taste of Olympic success when he teamed up with Sir Steve Redgrave to win gold in the Coxless Pair at the Barcelona Olympics. Before the Olympic victory, he and Redgrave had enjoyed an unbeaten international season and it was already clear that Matthew was developing into one of the world's greatest rowers.

At the 1996 Atlanta Olympics, the Pinsent/Redgrave duo won another gold medal, and throughout the nineties their unique combination also brought them seven World Championship gold medals. Their unbroken streak of success continued until the Sydney Olympics in the new millennium when Matthew Pinsent, still with Redgrave but now in a Coxless Four with James Cracknell and Tim Foster, again triumphed and won his THIRD Olympic gold medal. "THE RACE", in which he did so, was voted 'Britain's Greatest Sporting Moment' and the crew secured a very special place in the nation's heart.

After Sydney, Matthew formed a seemingly invincible Coxless Pair partnership with James Cracknel MBE. Unbeaten throughout 2001, they went on to complete a unique feat in rowing history by winning the Coxless Pair at the World Championships in Lucerne, just two hours after winning the Coxed Pairs. At the 2002 World Championships in Seville, they defended their Coxless Pairs title, defeating an experienced Australian crew, while also breaking the world record by 4 seconds.

On Saturday 21 August 2004 at the Athens Olympics, Matthew Pinsent CBE made Olympic history by becoming one of only 5 athletes to win 4 consecutive gold medals. In one of the all-time classic sporting moments, he led the British Coxless Four to victory over the Canadian world champions by just eight hundredths of a second.

On 30 November 2004, Matthew announced his retirement from international rowing. He undoubtedly sealed his name among the greatest Olympic athletes of all time by winning again in Athens. His autobiography, "A lifetime in a race", which he wrote himself, was published on 2 September 2004.

Matthew was awarded the MBE in 1993, the CBE in 2001 and in 2005 he was knighted in the New Year Honours. An exceptional motivational and afternoon speaker, Matthew Pinsent also currently writes for The Times and works for the BBC as a broadcaster. During the 2012 London Olympics, Matthew was one of the leading hosts and fronted the BBC World Olympic Dreams series.

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From Oxford geography student to four-time Olympic gold medalist - the story of Sir Matthew Pinsent.

Fire gange olympisk guldmedaljevinder Sir Matthew Pinsent er en af ​​Storbritanniens mest succesrige og højest profilerede atleter nogensinde. 

I 1992 afsluttede Matthew sin uddannelse i geografi fra St Catherine’s College, Oxford, hvor han var præsident for Oxford Rowing Club. Også i 1992, i en alder af kun 21 år, havde Matthew sin første smag af olympisk succes, da han sammen med Sir Steve Redgrave vandt guld i Coxless Pair ved OL i Barcelona. Inden den olympiske sejr havde han og Redgrave haft en uovervindelig international sæson, og det var allerede tydeligt, at Matthew var ved at udvikle sig til en af verdens største roere.

Ved OL i Atlanta i 1996 vandt Pinsent/Redgrave-duoen endnu en guldmedalje, og gennem hele halvfemserne bragte deres enestående kombination dem også syv verdensmesterskabsguldmedaljer. Deres ubrudte række af succeser fortsatte indtil OL i Sydney i det nye årtusinde, hvor Matthew Pinsent, stadig sammen med Redgrave, men nu i en Coxless Four med James Cracknell og Tim Foster, igen triumferede og vandt sin TREDJE olympiske guldmedalje. "THE RACE", hvor han gjorde det, blev kåret til 'Britains største sportsøjeblik', og besætningen sikrede sig en meget speciel plads i nationens hjerte.

Efter Sydney dannede Matthew en tilsyneladende uovervindelig Coxless Pair-partnerskab med James Cracknel MBE. Uovervindelige hele året 2001, gik de videre til at fullføre en unik bedrift i roehistorien ved at vinde Coxless Pair ved World Championships i Lucerne, blot to timer efter at have vundet Coxed Pairs. Ved World Championships i Seville i 2002 forsvarede de deres Coxless Pairs-titel og besejrede en erfaren australsk besætning og brød samtidig verdensrekorden med 4 sekunder.

Lørdag den 21. august 2004 ved OL i Athen, blev Matthew Pinsent CBE en del af OL-historien ved at blive en af kun 5 atleter, der vandt 4 efterfølgende guldmedaljer. I et af alle tiders klassiske sportsøjeblikke førte han den britiske Coxless Four til sejr over de canadiske verdensmestre med kun otte hundrededele af et sekund. 

Den 30. november 2004 annoncerede Matthew sin pensionering fra international roning. Han forseglede utvivlsomt sit navn blandt de største OL-atleter gennem tiden ved at vinde igen i Athen. Hans selvbiografi, "A lifetime in a race", som han skrev selv, blev udgivet den 2. september 2004. 

Matthew blev tildelt MBE i 1993, CBE i 2001 og i 2005 blev han tildelt en ridderorden i Nyttårsæren. En enestående motiverende og eftermiddags-taler, Matthew Pinsent skriver også i øjeblikket for The Times og arbejder for BBC som broadcaster. Under OL i London i 2012 var Matthew en af ​​de førende værter og frontede BBC World Olympic Dreams-serien.

From Oxford geography student to four-time Olympic gold medalist - the story of Sir Matthew Pinsent.

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One of Britain's greatest athletes of all time, with four Olympic gold medals, Matthew Pinsent is an outstanding motivational and afternoon speaker.

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