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Matthew Pinsent Biography
Four times Olympic gold medallist Sir Matthew Pinsent is one of Great Britain’s most successful and highest profile athletes of all time. Matthew is a champion of our time and is now turning his hand to journalism, media pursuits and motivational speaking.
Background: Career and Corporate Speaking
Matthew is an extremely authoritative and accomplished motivational and after dinner speaker. His speeches are always tailored to the client brief and audience requirements with special emphasis on teamwork, motivation and communication. His description of the dynamics of teamwork in a rowing crew are outstanding and mirror those that businesses aspire to achieve.
In 1992 Matthew graduated in Geography from St Catherine's College, Oxford, where he was President of the Oxford Rowing Club. In the same year, at the age of only 21, Matthew had his first taste of Olympic success, when in a Coxless Pair with Sir Steve Redgrave, he won Gold at the Barcelona Olympics. Prior to that Olympic win he and Redgrave had enjoyed an unbeaten international season, and it was clear that Matthew was heading towards becoming one of the world's greatest oarsmen.
At the Atlanta Olympics in 1996 the Pinsent/Redgrave duo won another Gold medal and throughout the nineties their outstanding combination also brought them Seven World Championship Gold’s.
Their unbroken run of successes continued through to the Millennium Olympic Games in Sydney when Pinsent, still with Redgrave but now in a Coxless Four with James Cracknell and Tim Foster, again triumphed earning Pinsent his Third Olympic Gold Medal. “The Race” in which he did it was voted ‘Britain’s Greatest Sporting Moment’ and the crew secured themselves a very special place in the heart of the nation.
After Sydney, Matthew formed a seemingly invincible Coxless Pair partnership with James Cracknell MBE. Undefeated throughout 2001, they went on to complete a unique feat in the history of rowing, by winning the Coxless Pair at the World Championships in Lucerne, a mere two hours after winning the Coxed Pairs. In the 2002 World Championships in Seville they defended their Coxless Pairs title, beating an experienced Australian crew and breaking the world record by 4 seconds in the process.
On Saturday 21st August 2004 at the Athens Olympic Games, Matthew Pinsent CBE entered Olympic history by becoming one of only 5 athletes to win 4 consecutive Gold medals. In one of the classic sporting moments of all time, he led the Great Britain coxless four to victory over the Canadian World Champions by only eight one hundredths of a second.
On 30th November 2004 Matthew announced his retirement from international rowing. He undoubtedly sealed his name amongst the greatest Olympians of all time by winning again in Athens.
His autobiography, “A lifetime in a race”, which he wrote himself was published on 2nd September 2004.
Matthew was awarded the MBE in 1993, the CBE in 2001 and in the 2005 New Year’s Honours list he was awarded a knighthood.
An outstanding motivational and after dinner speaker, Matthew also currently writes for The Times as well as working for the BBC as a broadcaster. He will be one of the leading presenters during the London 2012 Olympics and is fronting the BBC World Olympic Dreams series.
Speaking Topics
- Motivation
- Teamwork
- Communication
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Matthew Pinsent News
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Olympic Village Sold for £557 Million
15th August 2011
As the UK prepares for London 2012, a post-Games vision is already in place. Property developer Delancey with Qatar's sovereign wealth fund has purchased the Olympic Village for £557 million with plans to build a London ‘neighbourhood’ once the greatest sporting event of the decade is over.
Speakers Corner’s Fittest Tackle The London Marathon
18th April 2011
As professional and amateur runners took to the streets of London for the annual marathon, Speakers Corner cheered on its best after dinner speakers, awards hosts and conference facilitators – in their convincing guise as athletes!
Is James Cracknell Unstoppable?
22nd March 2011
Former Olympic rower James Cracknell hits TV screens this week, documenting his recovery from an accident that damaged his brain.
James Cracknell Introduces New Captain Scott Film
27th January 2011
Inspirational Olympic sportsman James Cracknell introduces a new film about Captain Scott’s ill-fated Expedition to the Antarctic of 1910, which ended with the death of Scott and four other crew members.
Get On Yer Bike Sir Steve Redgrave...
1st June 2010
Sir Steve Redgrave is not one to turn down a challenge, and on June 12th he will begin the Race Against America (RAAM) regarded as the “world’s toughest bike race”.
The Winter Olympics in Vancouver
12th February 2010
The 8 hour time difference between the UK and Vancouver means that tonight's opening ceremony for the Winter Olympics doesn't get underway until the early hours of tomorrow morning. Skeleton bob medallist hopeful, Shelley Rudman will carry the Olympic flag for Great Britain at the opening ceremony. Hazel Irvine, Sue Barker and Clare Balding will be hosting the coverage on the BBC, where live TV coverage will begin around 7pm every evening. There will also be a roundup show at lunchtimes to catch up on the overnight action. Gold medallist, Matthew Pinsent will also be reporting on TV, along with Steve Cram, Rhona Martin and British skating icon, Robin Cousins.
The return of Inside Sport
28th February 2008
Gabby Logan, Sir Matthew Pinsent & Gerard Houllier all appear on new series of Inside Sport
Ronnie O’Sullivan Wins Fifth World Title
7th May 2013
Snooker player, Ronnie O’Sullivan beat Barry Hawkins to win the Betfair World Championships at the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield.
Mike Forde Links Business to Football
18th April 2013
Business speaker and one of the UK’s leading sports executives, Mike Forde has compared the ideas and practices used in professional football to those used in business environments.
Anna Watkins Announces She is Pregnant
25th March 2013
Olympic double skulls champion and motivational speaker, Anna Watkins, has announced that she is pregnant.
Matthew Pinsent Reviews
Matthew Pinsent has spoken and appeared at a number of recent corporate events. Please find some client speaker testimonials and reviews for Matthew Pinsent for a number of these events and conferences. If you would like some additional information as to how to book Matthew Pinsent for your corporate event, then please contact one of the Speakers Corner booking agents on +44 (0)20 7607 7070 or email info@speakerscorner.co.uk
Thank you so much for getting our conference off to such an excellent start. The unassuming manner in which you put across your amazing achievements and the way in which you allowed us to handle all your Olympic medals has left delegates still talking about the event. You arecertainly an inspiration to us all.
You could have heard a pin drop!
Not only was Matthews presentation inspiring but he fully interacted with as many delegates as possible. A fantastic start to our conference
Matthew was excellent, he really helped get across the team spirit to achieve success which the client was very happy about. He chatted and spent a great deal of time with the guests. I would certainly recommend him to anyone.
Your speech was hugely funny and motivational. It was massively inspiring to listen to you talk about the focus and drive required to be the best at what you do. I have been a financial adviser for 19 years and was one of the founder members of Intrinsic. In difficult economic times, your messages couldnt be more poignant and I awake this morning with renewed enthusiasm for my job.
Judging by the standing ovation Matthew received and the number of people that sought his autograph, everyone clearly enjoyed his speech. It was very trusting of him to pass his gold medals around and was a privilege to spend the evening with him.
Manpower was delighted to have Matthew present at the CIPD conference last year. He helped to attract a great deal of attention to our stand and went out of his way to talk to both prospective and existing clients thereby giving a good impression on behalf of Manpower. We would like to thank Matthew for his support and professionalism on the day.
Many of our partners have commented that Matthew presentation was the best of its kind that they have heard. I think everybody took away very relevant lessons and did so largely because he put it across so well and so graphically. He was a major reason for the success of the Conference and while Im sure he wont need any references in the future we would be delighted to give one.
Matthew arrived early and was extremely supportive of the event. He was an excellent keynote speaker, inspiring and delivered exactly what we were after. He kindly stayed on afterwards to meet with some of the delegates too.
You were a real success with the delegates, many of them really inspired by all your achievements. Lots of those attending were totally wowed by being able to touch your medals. The feedback shows that there is an obvious motivation to approach things differently as a result of attendance.
Matthew was the highlight of the day! He is a very accomplished speaker and did a brilliant job of chatting with all the people on his table and the many that wanted photographs/autographs. He was really welcoming and flexible and we couldnt have asked for more.
I attended the Civica conference last week, at a time when my team is going through major changes and it would be fair to say weve been on a bit of a downer for some time. I just wanted to say thank you very much for your talk - it shook me out of my doldrums and this week, Ive tried to convey at least some of your messages to the rest of the team. Were now digging deep to find our own 1% !!
Matthew speech was excellent and extremely motivational. He commanded the stage and captivated the audience. I would like to use him for every conference.
The conference in Palma was great. Matthew was brilliant and very inspirational. It exactly what we needed.
A big Thank you to Matthew for yesterday, it was great to meet him. The whole day went well and Matthew talk was fantastic! I hope he enjoyed himself too and I hope I have the opportunity to work with him again soon.
Sir Matthew gave a great performance. He is a very interesting and modest man. Everyone present thoroughly enjoyed his talk. He very kindly mixed with guests after the conference and willingly participated in a number of photos.
We wish to thank Matthew for taking the time to travel to Jersey despite his busy schedule. The passion and enthusiasm shown as well as the natural link it had with our conference theme and messaging has made a huge impact on the success of our conference this year.
Your presentation at our national dealer conference was very charismatic and inspirational. It worked very well, and delivered everything we had hoped for. Your messages of individual commitment, drive and absolute focus as well as that of complete teamship and trust were exactly in line with the business messages we set out to convey.
Very confident professional speaker. On arrival advised would speak for only 30 minutes, but was at least an hour by the finish. The audience enjoyed the session.
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