Alex Gregory
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11 March 1984 Cheltenham, England |
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| Weight | 97 kg (214 lb; 15.3 st) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Alex Gregory MBE (born 11 March 1984) is an English rower and a two-time Olympic Gold medallist from 2012 and 2016 in the Coxless four.
Gregory was educated at Bredon Hill Middle School, a comprehensive school in Ashton under Hill, Worcestershire, followed by Richard Pates in Cheltenham and later Prince Henry's High School. He later attended the University of Reading in Berkshire from which he graduated in 2006.
Born in Cheltenham, Gregory gained his first GB vest in 2004 at the World Rowing U23 Championships in Poland, finishing 11th in the quad. At the World U23 Championships in 2005 he was 4th in the double and 8th in the single the following year. He has been a full member of the men's squad since his graduation from university. Gregory is also a member of the Leander Rowing Club, of which he is currently Captain.
He was selected for the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games as a reserve, having narrowly missed out on qualifying the men's quad for the Games.
Gregory won the pair at the GB Rowing Senior Trials in his first season in 'sweep'. He established his place in the new GB four during the 2009 World Cup Series winning two golds and a bronze to take the overall 2009 title. He was the 'rookie' in the boat, racing with three experienced Olympians, all medallists from Beijing.
At the 2009 World Rowing Championships the four's main rivals were the Australian silver medal four from Beijing who had stayed together to avenge the GB victory at the Olympics. GB won the gold medal, almost two seconds ahead of Australia with Slovenia in third.
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