Luka Grubor MBE (born 27 December 1973) is a retired rower, born in

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, who competed internationally for Yugoslavia, Croatia and Great Britain, as well as for Oxford in the 1997 Boat Race. Grubor won a gold medal in the men's eight at the

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, as a member of the British rowing team. Grubor studied at

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. He was appointed

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in the 2001 New Year Honours list.United Kingdom list:

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* * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Grubor, Luka 1973 births Living people Yugoslav male rowers Croatian male rowers British male rowers Oxford University Boat Club rowers Rowers at the 2000 Summer Olympics Olympic rowers for Great Britain Olympic medalists in rowing Olympic gold medallists for Great Britain World Rowing Championships medalists for Great Britain Medalists at the 2000 Summer Olympics Alumni of Somerville College, Oxford 21st-century Croatian sportsmen