Scott Durant Explained

Scott Durant
MBE
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Scott David Durant (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

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

Durant was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2017 New Year Honours for services to rowing.[5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Rowing. British. Scott Durant MBE. 8 August 2017.
  2. Web site: John. Emma. 13 August 2016 . The Observer. Britain's men's eight row to Olympic gold glory as women take silver. 14 August 2016.
  3. Web site: 2014 World Rowing Championships: Event Information . WorldRowing.com . . 19 August 2020.
  4. Web site: 2015 World Rowing Championships results. World Rowing.
  5. Web site: New Year's Honours list 2017. 30 December 2016. 31 December 2016. Gov.uk. Government Digital Service. 57.