Sir Matthew Pinsent CBE

Matthew is now one of only 5 athletes to win 4 consecutive Gold medals. He is an outstanding motivational speaker taking his audience on a journey with respect to the sacrifices and dedication necessary to achieve. One of the UK’s most decorated athletes and experienced broadcasters, Matthew is an ideal choice for keynote speeches, after dinner, and awards.

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With four Olympic Golds, and 10 world championship medals under his belt, rower With four Olympic Golds, and 10 world championship medals under his belt, rower Sir Matthew Pinsent CBE is one of the UK’s most decorated athletes and experienced broadcasters. is one of the UK’s most decorated athletes and experienced broadcasters. For teamwork,  motivation  and success, he is unparalleled in his expertise and keynote speeches.

An Oxford Geography graduate, Matthew made the move from his position as president of the Oxford Rowing Club, into a Coxless Pair with Sir Steve Redgrave – and an auspicious start to his professional career – a gold medal at the Barcelona Olympics, which was the culmination of an unbeaten international season.

The duo sustained their extraordinary performance levels at the Atlanta Olympics in 1996 with another Gold medal, and throughout that decade, they produced seven World Championship wins.

For the Sydney Olympics, Matthew and Steve joined up with James Cracknell and Tim Foster, to win yet another gold medal, in a race which has become known as one of Britain’s greatest sporting moments, and made the team members household names.

His record-breaking coxless pairs partnership with James Cracknell was one of the nation’s best sporting moments of all time.

At the Athens Olympics Matthew won 4 consecutive Gold medals – and earned a well-deserved place in Olympic history.  In one of the most memorable moments of sporting legend, he led the Great Britain coxless four to victory with an eight one hundredths of a second lead over the Canadian World Champions.

Awarded an MBE in 1993, a CBE in 2001 and a Knighthood in 2005, Matthew has authored the best-seller A Lifetime in a Race and is a sporting pundit for BBC News 24.

An incredible motivational speaker, Matthew will instil team spirit and the drivers of excellence into all kinds of business events. He has appeared at corporate events for some of the most prestigious UK & International companies such as Proctor & Gamble, IBM, British Telecom, NatWest, Camelot and Lombard.

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