The 23-year-old who won the lightweight double sculls title with Mark Hunter in Beijing is now focussing on 2012.

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Yes, this all sounds very entertaining, but my first question for Christopher Brown and Mark Hunter, co-founders of TruthSerum.com, had to do with the accuracy and credibility of their invention.

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The former King's School, Worcester pupil teamed up with Mark Hunter to win gold in the men's lightweight double sculls in Beijing - the first time Great Britain had won the Olympic title in this category.

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He was unlucky not to clinch his first major title at the 1999 British Open in Plymouth, beating Marco Fu, Paul Hunter, Mark Williams, Stephen Hendry and Jimmy Michie before going down 9-7 to Fergal O'Brien in a tense final.

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"I think whatever expertise Lloyds and HBOS might have in investment banking it would not be enough to make a mark on that part of the market, " adds Hunter.

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This year, in similar trouble against Mark Williams and in need of yet further coaxing back to form, Hunter invoked "Plan C".

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