Results tagged “Sir Steve Redgrave”

It's been another exciting sporting year and plenty of big names have appeared in the pages of The Wharf, including West Ham manager Gianfranco Zola, a quartet of England cricket captains and two heroes of the 1966 World Cup win.

We look back at what's been making the headlines locally and nationally over the last 12 months.

He's an Olympic legend but for Sir Steve Redgrave it's Britain's future, not its past, that's important.

For Sir Steve, who won five gold medals at successive Olympics between 1984 and 2000, the 2012 Games in London should be the springboard for sporting success for years to come.

Sir Steve Redgrave was back on familiar territory when he dropped into Canary Wharf this afternoon.

The five time Olympic rowing champion spent many hours training in the nearby Royal Docks in the early days of his career and even has a bridge named after him there.