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Pete Reed

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Pete Reed, born Peter K. Reed on 27 July 1981 in Seattle, is a retired British Olympic rower and former Royal Navy officer. He started rowing at the University of the West of England in 2002 and rowed in the Oxford Blue Boat in the 2004 and 2005 Boat Races, losing the first and winning the second. He won Olympic gold in the men's coxless four at Beijing in 2008 and London in 2012 and in the men's eight at Rio de Janeiro in 2016, and he took five gold and three silver medals at the World Championships. He joined the Royal Navy in 1999 and left with the rank of lieutenant commander.

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1981 1
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5+ 1
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British Olympic rower
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    born 27 July 1981
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    He has also won five gold medals and three silver medals at the World Championships.
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    British Olympic rower
  • Competed In: 2008 Summer Olympics, Lead, 2008 and 2012 Olympics
    earning gold in the Men's coxless four at the 2008 and 2012 Olympics
  • Competed In: 2016 Summer Olympics, Lead, 2016 Olympics
    a gold medal in the Men's eight at the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro
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