Steve Redgrave

Steve Redgrave is a British rower who won five consecutive Olympic gold medals from 1984 to 2000, spanning three rowing events and six Olympic Games.

1984 Summer Olympics: The Los Angeles Games, where Steve Redgrave won his first Olympic gold in the men's coxed four. Redgrave began his five-Games gold-medal sequence in the coxed four.
Andy Holmes: Andy Holmes was a British rower who won Olympic gold with Steve Redgrave in 1988 and 1992. Holmes partnered Redgrave in the coxless pair at the 1988 and 1992 Games.
Coxless pair: A rowing boat for two athletes, steered by one rower through a rudder connected to a foot steering mechanism. Redgrave won Olympic gold in this event in 1988, 1992, and 1996.
Olympic gold medal: The highest-place medal awarded in an Olympic event. Five consecutive gold medals define Redgrave's standing in Olympic rowing.
1988 Summer Olympics: The Seoul Games, where Steve Redgrave won gold in the men's coxless pair with Andy Holmes. Redgrave defended his Olympic title in a different boat class.
James Cracknell: James Cracknell is a British rower who won two Olympic gold medals, including the 2000 coxless four with Steve Redgrave. Cracknell joined Redgrave and Matthew Pinsent in the crew that secured Redgrave's fifth gold.
Coxed four: A rowing boat for four rowers steered by a coxswain. Redgrave's first Olympic gold came in this event in 1984.
British Olympic Association: The national Olympic committee responsible for representing Great Britain and Northern Ireland at the Olympic Games. Redgrave's victories made him a defining figure in British Olympic history.
1992 Summer Olympics: The Barcelona Games, where Steve Redgrave and Matthew Pinsent won gold in the men's coxless pair. This victory began Redgrave's celebrated partnership with Pinsent.
Martin Cross: Martin Cross is a British rower who won Olympic gold in the coxed four at the 1984 Los Angeles Games. Cross was one of Redgrave's crewmates in his first Olympic gold-medal boat.

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Elisabeta LipăCompared with: Redgrave's five consecutive rowing golds contrast with Lipă's five golds across a longer, six-Games career.