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
Great Britain at the Olympics a banned substance, which was claimed to be as a result of Baxter using an inhaler with different chemicals in the United States. According to official data of the International Olympic Committee. This is a list of people who have won three or more Olympic gold medals for Great Britain. Medals won in the 1906 Intercalated Games are not included. It includes top-three placings in 1896 and 1900, before medals were awarded for top-three placings. In addition to the above, the female British Olympian with the most medals (five) is rower Katherine Grainger who, from 2000-2016 won one gold and