▁Summer ▁Games . ▁He ▁competed ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 5 ▁European ▁Row ing ▁Championships ▁in ▁Poz na ń ▁winning ▁a ▁gold ▁medal . ▁He ▁started ▁his ▁row ing ▁career ▁at ▁Lanc aster ▁Royal ▁Gram mar ▁School ▁( LR GS ). ▁ ▁Durant ▁was ▁appointed ▁Member ▁of ▁the ▁Order ▁of ▁the ▁British ▁Empire ▁( MB E ) ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 7 ▁New ▁Year ▁Hon ours ▁for ▁services ▁to ▁row ing . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁▁▁ ▁Category : 1 9 8 8 ▁birth s ▁Category : L iving ▁people ▁Category : B rit ish ▁male ▁row ers ▁Category : S ports people ▁from ▁Los ▁Angeles ▁Category : World ▁Row ing ▁Championships ▁medal ists ▁for ▁Great ▁Britain ▁Category : Row ers ▁at ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁Summer ▁Olympics ▁Category : O lymp ic ▁row ers ▁of ▁Great ▁Britain ▁Category : O lymp ic ▁gold ▁med all ists ▁for ▁Great ▁Britain ▁Category : Med al ists ▁at ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁Summer ▁Olympics ▁Category : O lymp ic ▁medal ists ▁in ▁row ing ▁Category : M embers ▁of ▁the ▁Order ▁of ▁the ▁British ▁Empire <0x0A> </s> ▁Ré my ▁Ri oux ▁( born ▁ 1 9 6 9 ) ▁is ▁a ▁French ▁high - ran king ▁civil ▁servant . ▁He ▁serves ▁as ▁the ▁chief ▁executive ▁of ▁the ▁French ▁Development ▁Agency . ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁Ré my ▁Ri oux ▁was ▁born ▁on ▁ 2 6 ▁June ▁ 1 9 6 9 ▁in ▁Neu illy - sur - Se