Growing up; Academia calling; Taking to the water; Sydney silver; World champion; One-tenth of a second; Back on top of the World; Katherine Grainger, MBE; More Olympic heartbreak; London calling; Beating the injury bug; Henley Grand Steward; Olympic champion at last; What next?
Katherine Grainger is Great Britain's finest female rower and the most decorated one, too, with four Olympic Games medals - one gold - eight World Championship medals (six gold) and more than a dozen rowing World Cups. But Katherine is more than just a star on the water, she is highly intelligent, having earned an Honours law degree from Edinburgh University, Master of Philosophy degree from Glasgow University and, whilst training for the London 2012 Games, was stuyding for a PhD at King's College, London. Katherine has yet to decide about continuing her rowing career and winning a second gold medal at Rio 2016, her fifth Olympic Games. She lives in Maidenhead, on the banks of the River Thames, and is much in demand as a public and motivational speaker.
"Katherine Grainger is an iconic figure in the world of rowing.She exemplifies a rare combination of athletic ability and a determination to succeed that can only be seen in great champions. A class act both in and out of the water, Katherine has become a figurehead for women's rowing." Sir Steve Redgrave
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