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  1. Dame Katherine Jane Grainger DBE (born 12 November 1975) is a British former rower and current Chair of UK Sport. She is a 2012 Summer Olympics gold medallist, four-time Olympic silver medallist and six-time World Champion.

  2. Mar 8, 2022 · She is Britain’s most successful female rower and the only female athlete – in any sport – to gain medals in four consecutive Olympic Games. Katherine was appointed Commander of the order of the British Empire (CBE) for services to rowing which was announced in the 2013 New Years Honours.

  3. Mar 8, 2022 · Learn about the achievements and activities of Britain's most decorated female Olympian, Dame Katherine Grainger. Find out about her medals, podcast, news, and roles as UK Sport Chair and University of Glasgow Chancellor.

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  5. Apr 22, 2024 · Dame Katherine Grainger is one of Britain’s most decorated female Olympians, with five medals from five Games. She is also the Chair of UK Sport, the government agency for sport in the UK, since 2017.

  6. Learn about the achievements and background of Dame Katherine Grainger, the most decorated female Olympian in British history. She won five Olympic medals, including gold in the double scull at London 2012, and is also a lawyer, author and chancellor of Oxford Brookes University.

  7. Sep 23, 2014 · 23 September 2014. Getty Images. Katherine Grainger (left) won Olympic rowing gold at the fourth attempt at the 2012 London Games. By Lawrence Barretto. BBC Sport. When Katherine Grainger...

  8. Jul 22, 2020 · How Scotland's most decorated female Olympian overcame disappointment and heartbreak to win gold at London 2012. Read about her career, from her first medal in Sydney to her partnership with Anna Watkins and her legacy.

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