Scott Durant
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| Born | 12 February 1988(age36) Los Angeles,United States |
| Height | 196 cm (6 ft 5 in) |
Scott David DurantMBE(born 12 February 1988) is a Britishrowerand gold medallist in the Men's Eight at the2016 Olympic Summer Games.[1][2]
Rowing career
[edit]Durant, along with his brother Mason, started his rowing career atLancaster Royal Grammar School(LRGS) they have since had a boat named after them in the school boat club fleet. He competed at the2014 World Rowing ChampionshipsinBosbaan,Amsterdam,where he won a silver medal as part of the coxed pair withAlan SinclairandHenry Fieldman.[3]The following year he was part of the British team that topped the medal table at the2015 World Rowing ChampionshipsatLac d'Aiguebelettein France, where he won a bronze medal as part of the coxless four with Alan Sinclair,Tom RansleyandStewart Innes.[4]He competed in the2015 European Rowing ChampionshipsinPoznańwinning a gold medal.
He was a gold medallist in themen's eightat the2016 Summer OlympicswithTom Ransley,Andrew Triggs Hodge,Matt Gotrel,Pete Reed,Paul Bennett,Matt Langridge,Will SatchandPhelan Hill.
Awards
[edit]Durant was appointedMember of the Order of the British Empire(MBE) in the 2017 New Year Honours for services to rowing.[5][6]
References
[edit]- ^Rowing, British."Scott Durant MBE".Retrieved8 August2017.
- ^John, Emma (13 August 2016)."Britain's men's eight row to Olympic gold glory as women take silver".The Observer.Retrieved14 August2016.
- ^"2014 World Rowing Championships: Event Information".WorldRowing.com.International Rowing Federation.Retrieved19 August2020.
- ^"2015 World Rowing Championships results".World Rowing.
- ^"No. 61803".The London Gazette(Supplement). 31 December 2016. p. N17.
- ^"New Year's Honours list 2017"(PDF).Gov.uk.Government Digital Service.30 December 2016. p. 57.Retrieved31 December2016.
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