Olympic gold medallist Sholto Carnegie visits Millway House

Olympic athlete Sholto Carnegie, who was part of the British men’s eight rowing team that won gold at the Paris Olympics, visited to share details of his experience with residents and staff at the home.

Care home manager, Claire Lousteau, said: “Sholto brought in his medal to show us and he even let everyone wear it. We had a really fun afternoon, which included a video of the medal-winning race. Sholto chatted to us about what it felt like to be part of a winning team and talked about all the training he has done.

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Olympic gold medallist Sholto Carnegie with residents and staff from Millway House nursing home (Image: Millway House) “He is now going off travelling around Asia on a well-earned break. We’re all so grateful to Sholto for coming along and sharing some of the magic with us.”

The team took home gold on August 3 after trading the lead with the Netherlands before surging ahead in the third quarter of the 2,000m race.

The Netherlands tried to fight back but the British boat won by 1.08 seconds in five minutes and 22.8 seconds.