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Gregory ("Greg") Mark Pascoe Searle MBE (born 20 March 1972 in Ashford, Middlesex, England) is a British Olympic rower educated at Hampton School and London South Bank University.
Greg Searle is an Olympic gold medalist, winning the coxed pairs event at the 1992 Barcelona Olympics with his brother Jonny Searle and cox Garry Herbert. He also won a World Championships gold medal in 1993 with his brother. In the 1996 Atlanta Olympics, he finished third in the coxless four event. Following Atlanta, he converted briefly to competing in the single scull (coached by Harry Mahon), and won bronze at the 1997 Rowing World Championships. He was a finalist in the coxless pairs at the 2000 Sydney Olympics with Ed Coode, finishing a disappointing and close fourth, having led much of the way.
After his retirement as an international rower, Searle joined the British team in the America's Cup. He was a "grinder" in the 2002 Challenger Series.
He returned to international rowing at the age of 38 for the 2010 World Rowing Championships.
Searle was awarded an MBE.
He is a steward of Henley Royal Regatta.
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