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| Born | 12 February 1988 (1988-02-12) (age 36) Los Angeles, United States |
| Height | 196 cm (6 ft 5 in) |
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Scott David Durant MBE (born 12 February 1988) is a British rower and gold medallist in the Men's Eight at the 2016 Olympic Summer Games.
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. 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. 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.
References
- Rowing, British. "Scott Durant MBE". Retrieved 8 August 2017.
- John, Emma (13 August 2016). "Britain's men's eight row to Olympic gold glory as women take silver". The Observer. Retrieved 14 August 2016.
- "2014 World Rowing Championships: Event Information". WorldRowing.com. International Rowing Federation. Retrieved 19 August 2020.
- "2015 World Rowing Championships results". World Rowing.
- "No. 61803". The London Gazette (Supplement). 31 December 2016. p. N17.
- "New Year's Honours list 2017" (PDF). Gov.uk. Government Digital Service. 30 December 2016. p. 57. Retrieved 31 December 2016.
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