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Andy Holmes

Full name: Andrew John "Andy" Holmes
Gender: Male
Height: 6'4" (192 cm)
Weight: 209 lbs (95 kg)
Born: October 15, 1959 in Uxbridge, Greater London, England, Great Britain
Affiliations: Leander Club, Henley-on-Thames (GBR)
Country: GBR Great Britain
Sport: Rowing

Medals: 2 Gold, 1 Bronze (3 Total)

Biography

At the World Championship, Andy Holmes competed in the coxed fours in 1981 and the eights in 1982 and 1983 but, for the 1984 Olympics, he reverted to the coxed fours and won a gold medal. His second Olympic gold came in the coxless pairs in Seoul in 1988 when he also won a bronze in the coxed pairs. Holmes first major success came in 1982, when he was a member of the Leander crew that won the Grand and, between his two Olympic victories; he won the Goblets in 1986 and, in the same year, the gold medals in the coxless pairs and the coxed fours at the Commonwealth Games.

Results

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Games Age City Sport Event Team NOC Rank Medal
1984 Summer 24 Los Angeles Rowing Men's Coxed Fours Great Britain GBR 1 Gold
1988 Summer 28 Seoul Rowing Men's Coxless Pairs Great Britain GBR 1 Gold
1988 Summer 28 Seoul Rowing Men's Coxed Pairs Great Britain GBR 3 Bronze

Men's Coxless Pairs

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Games Age City Sport Team NOC Partner Phase Unit T
1988 Summer 28 Seoul Rowing Great Britain GBR Steven Redgrave Final 6:36.84
1988 Summer 28 Seoul Rowing Great Britain GBR Steven Redgrave Semi-Finals Heat Two 6:45.03
1988 Summer 28 Seoul Rowing Great Britain GBR Steven Redgrave Round One Heat Three 6:42.43

Men's Coxed Pairs

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Games Age City Sport Team NOC Partner Phase Unit T
1988 Summer 28 Seoul Rowing Great Britain GBR Steven Redgrave Final 7:01.95
1988 Summer 28 Seoul Rowing Great Britain GBR Steven Redgrave Semi-Finals Heat Two 7:01.51
1988 Summer 28 Seoul Rowing Great Britain GBR Steven Redgrave Round One Heat Three 7:04.04

Men's Coxed Fours

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Games Age City Sport Team NOC Phase Unit T
1984 Summer 24 Los Angeles Rowing Great Britain GBR Final 6:18.64
1984 Summer 24 Los Angeles Rowing Great Britain GBR Round One Heat Two 6:18.79