Which rower won the coxless pairs gold medal with Steve Redgrave in the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics?
Andrew Holmes won the coxless pairs gold medal with Steve Redgrave in Seoul in 1988. They were both part of the victorious coxed four in 1984. Joanne Lloyd from England asks: Have the Summer and Winter Olympics always been 2 years apart? If not, when did this first occur and why? The Winter Olympics were first held in Chamonix, France in 1924. Until 1992, they were always held in the same year as the Summer Games, but since the Lillehammer Games of 1994 they have been two years apart for ease of organisation and to keep the Olympics in the public eye. Martin Irvine from the UK asks: I remember as a youngster watching Lillian Board come from behind in a 4x400m relay to win gold, I think, for Britain. It was a magnificent race. Am I remembering correctly and was this at the Mexico Olympics? And can you tell me her career highlights? Lillian Board went to Mexico as the favourite for the individual 400m, but was pipped on the line by Colette Besson of France, despite recording a British re
