Honours
He was made a Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in 1987 and promoted to Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in 1997. In the 2001 New Year Honours, it was announced that he would be made a Knight Bachelor "for services to Rowing". He was subsequently knighted by Queen Elizabeth II on 1 May 2001 in Buckingham Palace. In 2002, his achievement of winning gold medals at five consecutive Olympic games was voted the greatest sporting moment in Channel 4's 100 Greatest Sporting Moments.
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—Jonathan Swift (1667–1745)