Education
Gregory was educated at Bredon Hill Middle School, a comprehensive school in Ashton under Hill, Worcestershire, followed by Prince Henry"s High School. He later attended the in Berkshire from which he graduated in 2006.
Gregory was educated at Bredon Hill Middle School, a comprehensive school in Ashton under Hill, Worcestershire, followed by Prince Henry"s High School. He later attended the in Berkshire from which he graduated in 2006.
Born in Cheltenham, Gregory gained his first Great Britain vest in 2004 at the World Rowing U23 Championships in Poland, finishing 11th in the quad. At the World U23 Championships in 2005 he was 4th in the double and 8th in the single the following year. He was selected for the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games as a reserve, having narrowly missed out on qualifying the men"s quad for the Games.
He established his place in the new Great Britain four during the 2009 World Cup Series winning two golds and a bronze to take the overall 2009 title.
He was the "rookie" in the boat, racing with three experienced Olympians, all medallists from Beijing. At the 2009 World Rowing Championships the four"s main rivals were the Australian silver medal four from Beijing who had stayed together to avenge the Great Britain victory at the Olympics.
At the 2011 World Rowing Championships in Bled, Slovenia, Gregory raced in the men"s four with crewmates Matthew Langridge, Richard Egington and Tom James, winning a gold medal ahead of Greece in second and Australia in third. At the 2012 Great Britain Rowing Team Senior Trials held in March at Eton Dorney, Gregory and crew mate Alex Partridge came second in the men"s pair.
On 20 November Gregory was named as “Olympic Athlete of the Year” at the Great Britain Rowing Teams awards.
He has been a full member of the men"s squad since his graduation from university. Gregory is also a member of the Leander Rowing Club, of which he is currently Captain. Gregory was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire (Administration Member of the Order of the British Empire) in the 2013 New Year for services to rowing.