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Steve Redgrave

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Steve Redgrave

Rower, five Olympic gold medals

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3 sourced records. Each exercise has a top recorded mark and its evidence. Check the date, age, effort and method before you compare.

Steve Redgrave marathon

Steve Redgrave's recorded marathon is 4:21:00. Performance date: 2005-04-17. Age at the time: 43. This was a competition result. The source at standard.co.uk gives this mark. Source type: news report. Confidence is medium.

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2005 London Marathon · Olympic rower; also started the men's race

Source quote and limits
“four hours 21 minutes”

Nell races through London marathon (Evening Standard)

Date is the 2005 London Marathon race day. The archive displays 11 April 2012. The text identifies the 25th race and Paula Radcliffe's winning 2:17:42, which identify 2005. The source gives whole minutes; seconds are set to 00. Source gives the time to the minute.

  1. 2005

    • Marathon4:21:00

      CompetitionOlympic rower; also started the men's race

      News report, standard.co.uk2005-04-17 · age 43medium confidence

      Quote and details
      “four hours 21 minutes”

      Nell races through London marathon (Evening Standard)2005 London Marathon

  2. 2001

    • Marathon4:55:35

      CompetitionFirst London Marathon; ran with his wife Ann

      News report, teamgb.com2001-04-22 · age 39medium confidence

      Quote and details
      “Redgrave clocked in at 4:55:35”

      Team GB athletes you didn't know have run the London Marathon2001 London Marathon

Steve Redgrave Indoor rowing, 2000 m

Steve Redgrave's recorded Indoor rowing, 2000 m is 5:51.1. Performance date: 1998-11. Age at the time: 36. This was a competition result. The source at worldrowing.com gives this mark. Source type: news report. Confidence is medium.

1998 British Indoor Rowing Championships · British Indoor Rowing Championships; men’s age-group race

Source quote and limits
“Sir Steve's record was 5:51.1”

Concluding the indoor racing season in Great Britain — World Rowing

The federation report gives the former 2000 m record. The contemporary Rowing Service report and winners list give the same result in November 1998: https://users.ox.ac.uk/~quarrell/birc98.html and https://users.ox.ac.uk/~quarrell/birc98res.html . Exact race day is not stated in these sources. The original race category was men 30–39; the later record table used 35–39. No bodyweight is inferred.

  1. 1998

    • Indoor rowing, 2000 m5:51.1

      CompetitionBritish Indoor Rowing Championships; men’s age-group race

      News report, worldrowing.com1998-11 · age 36medium confidence

      Quote and details
      “Sir Steve's record was 5:51.1”

      Concluding the indoor racing season in Great Britain — World Rowing1998 British Indoor Rowing Championships

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