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Holmes went on to become Steve Redgrave's partner in the pair, and together they won gold and bronze medals – in the coxless and coxed pairs respectively – at the Seoul Olympics four years later.

Andy Holmes obituary Peter Nichols 2010

Holmes, who fell ill last week, and Steve Redgrave were part of the GB coxed fours team that won at the Los Angeles games in 1984 before they won the coxless pairs in Seoul four years later.

Double Olympic gold medal winner Andy Holmes dies James Meikle 2010

Holmes's toughness pushed them towards trying to win gold in the coxed and coxless pairs titles first at the 1987 world championships and then at the Seoul Olympics – an impossible feat really.

Andy Holmes, a double Olympic gold medal winner, dies aged 51 Martin Cross 2010

They came back from those events with the coxless pairs 'golds – winning the coxed events proved just beyond them and they took silver and bronze respectively.

Andy Holmes, a double Olympic gold medal winner, dies aged 51 Martin Cross 2010

His first international partnership with Redgrave in the coxless pairs came at the 1986 Commonwealth Games, which they won.

Andy Holmes obituary Peter Nichols 2010

In the 1988 Olympics at Seoul, Holmes and Redgrave took gold in the coxless pairs and, with Sweeney, bronze in the coxed pairs.

Andy Holmes obituary Peter Nichols 2010

British rowing had not enjoyed an Olympic victory since 1948, when Jack Wilson and Ran Laurie had won the coxless pairs, and Richard Burnell and Bert Bushnell had won the double sculls.

Andy Holmes obituary Peter Nichols 2010

I found after Beijing when he won gold in the men's coxless fours things changed dramatically.

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In the final for the coxless pairs, on the Han River course, Holmes and Redgrave led from start to finish, defeating the Romanians Dragos Neagu and Danut Dobre by more than a second.

Andy Holmes obituary Peter Nichols 2010

The pair then took the coxless pairs gold in Seoul four years later, and won Commonwealth and world titles together.

Rower Andy Holmes was 'incredibly tough' James Meikle 2010