Autographs of James Cracknell
James Edward Cracknell, OBE (born 5 May 1972) is a British rowing and endurance athlete, double Olympic gold medalist and winner of six world championship titles. Cracknell was appointed OBE for "services to sport" in the 2005 New Year Honours List.
Cracknell began rowing whilst attending the independent Kingston Grammar School and rowed at the Junior World Championships in 1989 and 1990, winning a gold medal in 1990. He graduated from the University of Reading as a Bachelor of Science (BSc) in Human Geography in 1993, followed by a PGCE at the Institute of Education and a Master of Science (MSc) from Brunel University in 1999. Moving into the senior squad, Cracknell made numerous appearances in the World Rowing Championships; however, he did not win any medals prior to the 1996 Summer Olympics. He qualified in the double scull for the 1996 Games, but fell ill with tonsillitis and was unable to race. In 1997, he won a seat in the men's coxless fours, with Steve Redgrave, Matthew Pinsent and Tim Foster. With this crew, he won the World Rowing Championships in 1997, 1998 and 1999 (with Ed Coode replacing the injured Foster), and finally the gold medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics. In August 2000, the month prior to winning gold in Sydney, he took part in a 3-part BBC documentary entitled Gold Fever. This followed the coxless four team in the years leading up to the Olympics, including video diaries recording the highs and lows in their quest for gold.
With Redgrave then having retired, Cracknell swapped from rowing on strokeside to bowside to join Pinsent in the coxless pairs. The pair won the World Championships in 2001, when they also won the coxed pairs, and 2002. However, in 2003 a disappointing season was capped by a failure to win the World Championships, and Pinsent and Cracknell were shifted into the coxless four, with Steve Williams and Alex Partridge. Ed Coode replaced the injured Partridge in time for the 2004 Summer Olympics and this crew won the gold medal in Athens, beating world champions Canada by 0.08s.
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Current items with a signature of James Cracknell
These are the most current items with a signature of James Cracknell that were listed on eBay and on other online stores - click here for more items.
| Picture | Item Title | Price | Store |
 | James Cracknell Autographed Collectors Bundle 3 x Signed Books 2 x Signed Shirts | £91.19 |  |
| James Cracknell Autographed Collectors Bundle 3 x Signed Books 2 x Signed Shirts | £91.19 | |
Traded items with a signature of James Cracknell
The most expensive item with a signature of James Cracknell (James Cracknell Autographed Collectors Bundle 3 x Signed Books 2 x Signed Shirts) was sold in February 2026 for £119.99 while the cheapest item (Signed - James Cracknell : Touching Distance) found a new owner for £0.19 in December 2024. The month with the most items sold (3) was January 2014 with an average selling price of £4.20 for an autographed item of James Cracknell. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in February 2026 with £119.99 and the month that saw the lowest prices with £0.99 was October 2013. In average, an autographed item from James Cracknell is worth £4.20.
Most recently, these items with a signature of James Cracknell were sold on eBay - click here for more items.
| Picture | Item Title | Price | Store |
 | James Cracknell Autographed Collectors Bundle 3 x Signed Books 2 x Signed Shirts | £119.99 |  |
| James Cracknell Autographed Collectors Bundle 3 x Signed Books 2 x Signed Shirts | £119.99 | |
| James Cracknell personally autographed page | £1.99 | |
| James Cracknell personally autographed page | £1.99 | |
| JAMES CRACKNELL SIGNED HARDBACK BOOK THE CROSSING BEN FOGLE ROWING FIRST EDITION | £9.99 | |
| JAMES CRACKNELL SIGNED HARDBACK BOOK THE CROSSING BEN FOGLE ROWING FIRST EDITION | £9.99 | |
| Matthew Pinsent & James Cracknell HAND SIGNED Olympic Rowing Legend Photographs | £4.99 | |
| Matthew Pinsent & James Cracknell HAND SIGNED Olympic Rowing Legend Photographs | £4.99 | |
| Olympic Rower Photo Genuine Signed By James Cracknell Framed | £0.99 | |
| Olympic Rower Photo Genuine Signed By James Cracknell Framed | £0.99 | |
| SIGNED BOOK 'THE CROSSING' SIGNED BY JAMES CRACKNELL & BEN FOGLE | £6.50 | |
| Signed copy of Ben Fogle &James Cracknell-The Crossing:Conquering the Atlantic | £3.00 | |
| Signed copy of Ben Fogle &James Cracknell-The Crossing:Conquering the Atlantic | £3.00 | |
| The Crossing: By James Cracknell And Ben Fogle - Signed Copy | £0.99 | |
| The Crossing: By James Cracknell And Ben Fogle - Signed Copy | £0.99 | |
