What is Sir Matthew Pinsent’s net worth and who is his wife?
SIR Matthew Pinsent is an English former rowing champion who now works in broadcasting.
During his stellar career he won 10 world championship and four Olympic gold medals — here we take a look at his net worth and wife.
What is Sir Matthew Pinsent’s net worth?
Throughout his illustrious rowing career, Matthew reportedly earned roughly £1million.
He has since enjoyed a success as a broadcaster and commentator.
Although reports of his net worth are limited, in July 2021 the Express said his net worth was somewhere between £1million and £3.5million.
Who is Sir Matthew Pinsent’s wife Demetra?
Matthew met Demetra, 49, when he was coaching the Oxford women’s Boat Race eights in 1998.
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He reportedly slipped her his phone number and the rest is history — they married in 2002.
After claiming another Olympic gold medal at Athens 2004, Matthew retired from competitive racing with a view to starting a family, with the couple’s twin sons Jonah and Lucas born in 2006, and daughter Eve arriving in 2008.
Speaking about his priorities in 2015, Matthew told the Daily Mail: “To provide for our twin sons, who are nine this year, and our daughter, who is seven.
“I think you’d struggle to find any parent who’d say anything else.
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“I’m not talking about saving money for them, just making sure they’re comfortable and well-brought up. That’s the key.”
Demetra is a Greek Canadian who graduated from Harvard — she studied pre-med combined with a BA in social studies.
She is the CEO of cosmetic giant Charlotte Tilbury and was also appointed to overhaul Princess Kate, Prince William and Prince Harry‘s charity The Royal Foundation after Kate received criticism for carrying out half the amount of royal engagements as the late Prince Philip in 2016.
How old is Sir Matthew Pinsent?
53-year-old Matthew Pinsent was born in Holt, Norfolk in 1970.
He attended Aysgarth School in North Yorkshire before he began rowing at Eton College.
Pinsent has royal ancestry, being directly descended from Thomas Howard, 2nd Duke of Norfolk and thus from King Edward I and William the Conqueror.
How many Olympic gold medals has Sir Matthew Pinsent won?
Pinsent has won four Olympic gold medals.
In 1992 in Barcelona and 1996 in Atlanta, he teamed up with five-time gold medalist Sir Steve Redgrave to win the coxless pair.
In 2000, Pinsent and Redgrave were in the same boat again as they won the coxless four with James Cracknell and Tim Foster.
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Pinsent then picked up his fourth gold at Athens 2004 in the coxless four with Cracknell, Steve Williams and Ed Coode.
Matthew Pinsent is also a two-time Boat Race winner, having triumphed with Oxford in 1990 and 1991.