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Katherine Grainger: My Autobiography
Katherine Grainger
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Description for Katherine Grainger: My Autobiography
Paperback. Katherine Grainger is not only Great Britain's finest ever woman rower, but also she has won more Olympic medals than any other female British athlete in any sport. This autobiography features her inspirational story taking in her post-London activities, the return to training, finding a new double sculls partner in Vicky Thornley, and more. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: BGSA; WSBB; WSSN7. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 26. Weight in Grams: 314.
Katherine Grainger is not only Great Britain's finest ever woman rower, but also she has won more Olympic medals than any other female British athlete in any sport. At Rio de Janeiro in the 2016 Olympic Games, at the age of 40, and less than two years after coming out of retirement , with a different partner, she came within one second of retaining her women's Double Sculls gold medal. On 3 August 2012, on the water at Eton Dorney in the London 2012 Olympic Games, she - and Anna Watkins - had rowed to glory in the women's ... Read more
Katherine Grainger is not only Great Britain's finest ever woman rower, but also she has won more Olympic medals than any other female British athlete in any sport. At Rio de Janeiro in the 2016 Olympic Games, at the age of 40, and less than two years after coming out of retirement , with a different partner, she came within one second of retaining her women's Double Sculls gold medal. On 3 August 2012, on the water at Eton Dorney in the London 2012 Olympic Games, she - and Anna Watkins - had rowed to glory in the women's ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Andre Deutsch
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
Number of Pages
352
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780233004853
SKU
V9780233004853
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About Katherine Grainger
Dr Katherine Grainger is Great Britain's finest female rower and the most decorated one, too, with five Olympic Games medals - one gold - eight World Championship medals - six gold - and seven rowing World Cups. But Katherine is more than just a star on the water, she is highly intelligent, having earned an Honours law degree from Edinburgh ... Read more
Reviews for Katherine Grainger: My Autobiography
Beautifully written - The Independent The book is a testament to friendship - The Observer ... as much about people as it is about the physical and mental challenges of world-class rowing - The Financial Times What a brilliant book - Verite Sport