James Cracknell

Quick Facts

Full Name	James Cracknell
Occupation	Rower
Date Of Birth	May 5, 1972(1972-05-05)
Age	52
Birthplace	England
Country	United Kingdom
Birth City	England
Horoscope	Taurus

James Cracknell Biography

James Cracknell is one of the most popular and richest Rower who was born on May 5, 1972 in England, England, United Kingdom. British rowing champion who won a gold medal at both the 2000 Sydney and 2004 Athens games in the coxless four event.

He was partnered with rower Matthew Pinsent for the majority of his decorated career.

Cracknell began rowing whilst attending the independent Kingston Grammar School and rowed at the Junior World Championships in 1989 and 1990, winning a gold medal in 1990. He graduated from the University of Reading as a Bachelor of Science (BSc) in Human Geography in 1993, followed by a PGCE at the Institute of Education and a Master of Science (MSc) from Brunel University in

1999. Moving into the senior squad, Cracknell made numerous appearances in the World Rowing Championships; however, he did not win any medals prior to the 1996 Summer Olympics. He qualified in the double scull for the 1996 Games, but fell ill with tonsillitis and was unable to race. In 1997, he won a seat in the men’s coxless fours, with Steve Redgrave, Matthew Pinsent and Tim Foster. With this crew, he won the World Rowing Championships in 1997, 1998 and 1999 (with Ed Coode replacing the injured Foster), and finally the gold medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics. In August 2000, the month prior to winning gold in Sydney, he took part in a 3-part BBC documentary entitled Gold Fever. This followed the coxless four team in the years leading up to the Olympics, including video diaries recording the highs and lows in their quest for gold.

With Redgrave then having retired, Cracknell swapped from rowing on strokeside to bowside to join Pinsent in the coxless pairs. The pair won the World Championships in 2001, when they also won the coxed pairs, and 2002. However, in 2003 a disappointing season was capped by a failure to win the World Championships, and Pinsent and Cracknell were shifted into the coxless four, with Steve Williams and Alex Partridge. Ed Coode replaced the injured Partridge in time for the 2004 Summer Olympics and this crew won the gold medal in Athens, beating world champions Canada by 0.08s.

He has three children with Beverley Turner.

James Cracknell Net Worth

James Cracknell is one of the richest Rower from United Kingdom. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, James Cracknell 's net worth $3 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

He won his first Junior World Championship in 1990.

He was also a six-time Rowing World Championship gold medalist.

James Edward Cracknell, OBE (born 5 May 1972) is a British athlete, rowing champion and double Olympic gold medalist. He was married to TV and radio presenter Beverley Turner, he and his wife have three children. Cracknell was appointed OBE for “services to sport” in the 2005 New Year Honours List.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

James Cracknell height 6 ft 4 in James weight Not Known & body measurements will update soon.

Who is James Cracknell Dating?

According to our records, James Cracknell married to Beverley Turner. As of December 1, 2023, James Cracknell’s is not dating anyone.

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Cracknell has presented sport on ITV and Channel 4. He covered The Boat Race 2007 with Mark Durden-Smith for ITV and is the presenter of ITV’s coverage of the British Superbike Championship. He is also the main presenter of Channel 4’s Red Bull Air Race World Series coverage. He is a contracted columnist with The Daily Telegraph writing about various topics including sport, motoring, gardening, cookery and others.

Facts & Trivia

James Ranked on the list of most popular Rower. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United Kingdom. James Cracknell celebrates birthday on May 5 of every year.

In July 2008 Cracknell competed in the European Triathlon Championships for GBR for his age group and in November 2009 he took part in the New York Marathon. In April 2009, James completed the 125-mile non-stop Devizes to Westminster Canoe Marathon in a two-man racing K2 kayak with canoe partner Bernie Shosbree.

Is James Cracknell brain damaged?

The brain injury sustained by Cracknell damaged his frontal lobe which changed his personality with him developing a short temper, suffering problems with his memory and affecting his ability to learn. He also developed epilepsy and his vocabulary was also impacted.

How did James Cracknell get brain damage?

Rower and double gold medallist James Cracknell suffered a serious brain injury back in 2010 when he had a serious accident whilst cycling across America. The athlete was put into a medically induced coma for 10 days with the brain injury leaving him with lasting epilepsy and frontal lobe damage.

Are Ben Fogle and James Cracknell friends?

So, yes, our friendship was out there and exposed, and put on trial. ‘ In 2010, when Ben got the call that James had been involved in a terrible accident, he got on the next available plane to Arizona. Even today, he gets emotional talking about it.

Who is James Cracknell with now?

They announced their separation on 29 March 2019 after 17 years of marriage. In January 2021, he announced his engagement to Jordan Connell. They were married in August 2021.

How did James Cracknell get hit by a truck?

I was cycling at about 6 o’clock in the morning, it was a nice, big road and I was doing a normal cycling speed and I got hit from behind by a fuel truck. ‘ James, who is now a dad of three, was put into a medically-induced coma after the accident.