Four Men in a Boat: The Inside Story of the Sydney 2000 Coxless Four

by Rory Ross, Tim Foster

When Great Britain won gold at the Sydney 2000 Olympics coxless four, seven million people watched and voted it the greatest sporting moment of the year. This moment, and Steve Redgrave's fifth Olympic gold medal, has eclipsed the long and troubled journey four men made to peak at exactly the right time. Tim Foster brings vividly to life what it's like to be one of four headstrong, and at times conflicting, personalities, and reveals how close they all came to implosion as the Sydney Olympics approached.

200 pages, Paperback

First published June 1, 2004

Reviews

[Rick Bayko · Rating 5 out of 5]

A mere 0.38 second was the victory margin for Great Britain's Coxless Four at the 2000 Olympics. But oh, what a 4-year journey it was get there! A great inside look at putting all the pieces together and all the hard work done by everyone involved to reach that finish line so briefly before the other world-class crews.