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He won his first Olympic gold medal (men's coxed fours) at the age of 22 at the 1984 Summer Games in Los Angeles.
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In the olympics, he won 5 In the World rowing championship he won 9 He won the five for gold all in consecutive Olympics (1984, 1988, 1992, 1996, & 2000), making him 1 of only 4 people to win a gold medal in 5 consecutive olympics.
Steven Redgrave and Matthew Pinsent in men's coxless pairs rowing.
Steven Redgrave. Matthew Pinsent and Steven Redgrave won gold in coxless pairs at the 1992 and 1996 Summer Games. Pinsent and Redgrave later teamed with James Cracknell and Tim Foster to win gold in coxless fours at the 2000 Games. This was Redgrave's 5th and final Olympic gold medal and put a cap on an outstanding Olympic career as he became the most titled men's rower in Olympic history. At the 2004 Games, Matthew Pinsent won gold again in coxless fours with Cracknell, Ed Coode, and Steve Williams. His four gold medals ranks only behind Redgrave as most gold won by an athlete in men's Olympic rowing competition.
Nigeria won her first Olympic gold medal in 1876
she won her first olympic medal in 1973
Ian Thorpe won 3 golds and 2 silvers at the 2000 Sydney Olympics Games.
That would be rower Steve Redgrave who has won five gold medals in Olympic competition, one each in 1984, 1988, 1992, 1996, and 2000. He is only one of five athletes in the history of the Olympics to win gold in five consecutive Games. He also won a bronze medal in 1988.
The Olympic gold medal is awarded for coming first in an Olympic event. It looks like a small golden circle.