Scott Durant
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| Born | 12 February 1988 (age 36) Los Angeles, United States |
| Height | 196 cm (6 ft 5 in) |
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Scott David Durant MBE (born 12 February 1988) is a British rower and gold medallist in the Men's Eight at the 2016 Olympic Summer Games.[1][2]
Rowing career
[edit]Durant, along with his brother Mason, started his rowing career at Lancaster Royal Grammar School (LRGS) they have since had a boat named after them in the school boat club fleet. He competed at the 2014 World Rowing Championships in Bosbaan, Amsterdam, where he won a silver medal as part of the coxed pair with Alan Sinclair and Henry Fieldman.[3] The following year he was part of the British team that topped the medal table at the 2015 World Rowing Championships at Lac d'Aiguebelette in France, where he won a bronze medal as part of the coxless four with Alan Sinclair, Tom Ransley and Stewart Innes.[4] He competed in the 2015 European Rowing Championships in Poznań winning a gold medal.
He was a gold medallist in the men's eight at the 2016 Summer Olympics with Tom Ransley, Andrew Triggs Hodge, Matt Gotrel, Pete Reed, Paul Bennett, Matt Langridge, Will Satch and Phelan Hill .
Awards
[edit]Durant was appointed Member 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". Retrieved 8 August 2017.
- ^ John, Emma (13 August 2016). "Britain's men's eight row to Olympic gold glory as women take silver". The Observer. Retrieved 14 August 2016.
- ^ "2014 World Rowing Championships: Event Information". WorldRowing.com. International Rowing Federation. Retrieved 19 August 2020.
- ^ "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. Retrieved 31 December 2016.
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