} No one starts sport for fame or fortune, they do document.write(' Apple Design Chief Jonathan Ive will be made a knight, the BBC reported Friday. } Despite their success Redgrave and Holmes split for 1989. . But it was in Seoul in 1988 when Steve Redgrave started to earn real fame and respect from the British public. The Five times Olympic rowing champion Steve Redgrave rounded off a victorious year by being knighted in the new year's honours list. var imgN=''+'"); up honours along the way, it's now finished with a knighthood - it's In his sights are a European rowing league, and ultimately a World league of supersprinting. The now retired rower had no easy feat, especially … Murray, if knighted, would not be the youngest knight of the realm. It's too early for a knighthood. Yes, MBE then CBE before his Knighthood. "A very nice end to a very pleasurable year", ------------------------------------------------------------, --------------------------------------------------------------------------------. Family is now Redgrave's immediate priority. Other notable high-performance British athletes to receive knighthoods over the years have been tennis star Andy Murray, rower Steve Redgrave, golfers Nick … Steven Redgrave, in full Sir Steven Geoffrey Redgrave, (born March 23, 1962, Marlow, Buckinghamshire, England), English rower, who was the first in his sport to win gold medals at five consecutive Olympic Games.He was revered in his sport for his intensity and strategic brilliance. Two world championships followed, in a pair with Andy Holmes in 1986 and 1987. "Having gone through the heights of the Olympic games five times and picking Chris Hoy has just got his 6th Olympic gold medal he is now the greatest olympian in uk history, surpassing Sir Steve Redgrave. The next partnership, with Simon Berrisford, was short-lived due to a back injury. It would feel a bit weird to refer to lewis as Sir Lewis Hamilton whilst he's still racing.
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