Katherine Grainger
the autobiography
$44.33
- Paperback
304 pages
- Release Date
19 October 2016
Summary
Katherine Grainger is not only Great Britain’s finest ever woman rower, but also she has won more Olympic medals than any other female British athlete in any sport. At Rio de Janeiro in the 2016 Olympic Games, at the age of 40, and less than two years after coming out of ‘retirement’, with a different partner, she came within one second of retaining her women’s Double Sculls gold medal. On 3 August 2012, on the water at Eton Dorney in the London 2012 Olympic Games, she and Anna Watkins had ro…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780233004853 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0233004858 |
| Author: | Sir Steve Redgrave, Katherine Grainger |
| Publisher: | Headline Publishing Group |
| Imprint: | Headline Welbeck Non-Fiction |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 304 |
| Release Date: | 19 October 2016 |
| Weight: | 229g |
| Dimensions: | 198mm x 128mm x 26mm |
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‘Beautifully written’ Independent .
‘Beautifully written’ * Independent. *‘The book is a testament to friendship’ * Observer. *‘As much about people as it is about the physical and mental challenges of world-class rowing’ * Financial Times. *‘What a brilliant book’ * Verite Sport. *
About The Author
Sir Steve Redgrave
Dr Katherine Grainger is Great Britain’s finest female rower and the most decorated one, too, with five Olympic Games medals (one gold), eight World Championship medals (six gold), and seven 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, a Master of Philosophy degree from the Glasgow University and, whilst training for the London 2012 Games, completed her PhD in Homicide at King’s College, London. Katherine’s decision not to retire, but to set herself the massive challenge of competing at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games, and win a fourth silver medal, is further proof that she is a very special person. She lives in Maidenhead, close to the River Thames.
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