Greg Searle
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| Medal record | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's Rowing | |||
Competitor for  United Kingdom |
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| Olympic Games | |||
| Gold | Barcelona 1992 | Coxed Pairs | |
| Bronze | Atlanta 1996 | Coxless Four | |
Greg Searle (born 20 March 1972 in Ashford) is a British Olympic rower educated at Hampton School and London South Bank University.
Greg Searle is an Olympic gold medalist, winning the coxed pairs event at the 1992 Barcelona Olympics with his brother Jonny Searle and cox Garry Herbert. He also won a World Championships gold medal in 1993. In the 1996 Atlanta Olympics, he finished third in the coxless four event. Following Atlanta, he converted briefly to competing in the single scull (coached by Harry Mahon), and reached fifth in the 1998 Rowing World Championships. He was a finalist in the coxless pairs at the 2000 Sydney Olympics with Ed Coode, finishing a disappointing and close fourth, having led much of the way.
After his retirement as an international rower, Searle joined the British team in the America's Cup. He was a "grinder" in the 2002 Challenger Series.
Searle was awarded an MBE.
[edit] External links
- British Olympic Committee
- Coxless pair pipped on line, The Times, 22 September 2000
- GBR crew profiles — Greg Searle from the BBC
- Greg Searle MBE — Account Director
- Heroes' Heroes: Greg Searle, Olympic gold medal-winning rower, on Mickey Skinner, The Sunday Times, 7 August 2005
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