Jonny Searle
British rower (born 1969)
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Jonathan "Jonny" William C. Searle MBE (born 8 May 1969) is a British former Olympic rower and subsequently businessman. Along with his brother Greg and coxswain Garry Herbert, Searle won the gold medal in the coxed pair event at the 1992 Olympic Games in Barcelona.
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| Born | 8 May 1969 (age 56) Walton-on-Thames, Surrey, United Kingdom | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Education | Hampton School | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alma mater | Christ Church, Oxford | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Relative | Greg Searle (brother) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Early life and education
Searle was born in Walton-on-Thames, Surrey. He was educated at Hampton School and Christ Church, Oxford.
Whilst at Oxford University, he competed in the Boat Race in 1988, 1989, and 1990. Oxford triumphed in all three races. Searle was President of the Oxford University Boat Club in the 1989–1990 academic year.
Career
Searle is an Olympic gold medalist, winning the coxed pairs event at the 1992 Barcelona Olympics with his brother Greg Searle. He also won a World Championships gold medal in 1993. In the 1996 Atlanta Olympics, he finished third in the coxless four event.
He is a steward of Henley Royal Regatta.
Personal life
Searle has two sons, Kit and Jake.
He still trains at Molesey Boat Club and Twickenham Rowing Club.
