Jack Beresford Jack Beresford Jack Beresford, CBE (1 January 1899 – 3 December 1977), initially Jack Beresford-Wiszniewski, was a British rower who won five medals at five Olympic Games in succession. This record in Olympic rowing was not matched until 1996 when Sir Steve Redgrave won his sixth Olympic medal at his fifth Olympic Games. Jack Beresford was the son of Julius Beresford. The family name was Wisniewski but his father dropped the name after Beresford was born. Julius Beresford was also a rower who won an Olympic silver medal for Great Britain rowing at the 1912 Summer Olympics as well as
Five pounds (British gold coin) are 38.6mm diam. Since 1990 £5 coins have been produced in cupronickel, but premium versions in silver and gold are often produced. These have been issued alongside new issues of the traditional Pistrucci-reverse five-pound gold coin, which have been produced in limited numbers in each year except 2002, when a special commemorative for the Golden Jubilee revived the shield reverse. These "modern five pound coins" are a continuation of the crown which was issued from 1544 as a five shilling coin. The modern five-pound issues are not issued for circulation, but to mark events or commemorations of national or Royal