Autographs of James Cracknell
James Edward Cracknell, OBE (born 5 May 1972) is a British athlete, rowing champion and double Olympic gold medalist. Cracknell was appointed OBE for "services to sport" in the 2005 New Year Honours List. More about James Cracknell
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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. Read even more about James Cracknell at Wikipedia
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. Read even more about James Cracknell at Wikipedia
Traded items with a signature of James Cracknell
The most expensive item with a signature of James Cracknell (*RARE* 2008 TEAM GB Beijing Olympics PRIDE Lion Plush! SIGNED BY JAMES CRACKNELL) was sold in August 2020 for £41.00 while the cheapest item (Signed Copy - Ben Fogle & James Cracknell -The Crossing: Conquering the Atlantic) found a new owner for £0.99 in November 2022. 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 November 2012 with £20.00 and the month that saw the lowest prices with £0.99 was September 2014. In average, an autographed item from James Cracknell is worth £4.19.
Most recently, these items with a signature of James Cracknell were sold on eBay - click here for more items.
| Item Title | Price | Store | |
|---|---|---|---|
 | 'The Crossing' by James Cracknell & Ben Fogle. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. doubly signed | £10.00 | |
| JAMES CRACKNELL - OLYMPIC ROWER- 12x8 PHOTOS SIGNED - | £2.99 | |
| James Cracknell OBE (Rowing - 2 x Olympic Gold) Signed PR Card | £2.50 | |
| James Cracknell personally autographed page | £1.99 | |
| 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 | |
| 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! The Crossing. James Cracknell & Ben Fogle. Hardback copy. | £4.00 | |
| SIGNED x2 JAMES CRACKNELL & BEN FOGLE The Crossing HBK Atlantic Rowing Race | £7.00 | |
| STEVE REDGRAVE MATTHEW PINSENT TIM FOSTER JAMES CRACKNELL ROWING SIGNED FDC | £19.99 | |
| The Crossing by James Cracknell & Ben Fogle signed 1st edition 2006 | £4.99 | |
| THE CROSSING JAMES CRACKNELL & BEN FOGLE (2006 1/1st HARDBACK) SIGNED | £6.50 | |
| The Crossing: By James Cracknell And Ben Fogle - Signed Copy | £0.99 | |