Olympic champion Pinsent retires
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The 34-year-old won his fourth gold medal in Athens. Pinsent joined forces with Steve Redgrave at the age of 19 and spent much of his career in Redgrave&#39;s shadow.
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British windsurfer Nick Dempsey grabs a bronze medal with his last race in Athens on Wednesday.
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Rower Matthew Pinsent has won a fourth consecutive Olympic gold medal in the coxless four, while Britain picked up further gold medals in the sailing, cycling and three-day eventing.
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British rowing is entering an exciting new era following the retirement of Matthew Pinsent, according to several of the sport&#39;s leading figures.
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The announcement by Olivier Panis here yesterday that he will retire from racing at the end of the season at the age of 38 to take up a testing role at Toyota not only created a vacancy
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CARNOUSTIE, Scotland -- Seve Ballesteros officially retired from competition Monday, ending a charismatic career filled with five major championships, a record 50 victories on the European Tour and a fighting spirit that reinvigorated Europe in the Ryder Cup.
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France's Olivier Panis will retire from  Formula One at the end of the 2004 season, his team Toyota said  on Thursday.
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Seve Ballesteros has retired from golf at the age of 50.
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Former France captain Raphael Ibanez announces his retirement from international rugby.
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Matthew Pinsent hopes Britain's success in Athens will boost the bid to bring the Games to London in 2012.
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The Australian super-maxi Skandia, one of the favourites for line honours in the Sydney to Hobart yacht race, has retired with keel damage.
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Noah Ngeny, who upset Hicham El Guerrouj to win the 1,500-meter gold medal at the Sydney Olympics, retired because of recurring back and pelvis problems from 2001 car accident in Kenya.
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Britain's four-time rowing champion  Matthew Pinsent loses his place on the International Olympic Committee.
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British rower Matthew Pinsent is undecided whether to go for a fifth gold medal in Beijing.
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Britain's Matthew Pinsent wins his fourth straight  Olympic gold as the men's coxless four triumph in a photo finish.
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Retired rower Matthew Pinsent will be offered a job with the International Olympic Committee.
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Four-time Olympic champion Matthew Pinsent is expected to announce his retirement from rowing when he holds a news conference at Henley today.