Benjamin Pritchard (rower)

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Benjamin Pritchard
Personal information
Born15 March 1992 (1992-03-15) (age 33)
Sport
CountryFlag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
Sport Para-rowing
Disability class PR1
Medal record
Men's para-rowing
Representing Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
Paralympic Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2024 Paris PR1 single sculls
World Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2022 Račice PR1 single sculls
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2023 Belgrade PR1 single sculls
European Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2025 Plovdiv PR1 single sculls
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2021 Varese PR1 single sculls
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2022 Oberschleißheim PR1 single sculls
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2024 Szeged PR1 single sculls

Benjamin Pritchard (born 15 March 1992) is a British para-rower. [1] [2] [3] He won the gold medal in the men's PR1 single sculls at the 2024 Summer Paralympics. [4] Pritchard also won gold at the 2025 European Rowing Championships, setting a world record in the process. [5]

Previously he won bronze medals at the 2022 European Rowing Championships [6] and 2022 World Rowing Championships. [7]

Pritchard also competed at the 2020 Summer Paralympics, finishing in fifth place. [8]

References

  1. Dell, Chloe (18 October 2019). "Benjamin Pritchard: Para-rower goes full-time for Paralympics". BBC Sport . Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  2. White, Peter (4 July 2021). "Having 'hated' rowing, rower Ben Pritchard is off to the Paralympics". The National . Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  3. McQuarrie, Alec (21 September 2022). "Unity is strength for emotional British rowing squad after Queen's death". The Herald . Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  4. "Gold for Swansea Rowing ace Ben Pritchard at the Paris Paralympics". Swansea Bay News. Retrieved 1 June 2025.
  5. "Pritchard wins Euros gold with another world record". BBC Sport. Retrieved 1 June 2025.
  6. "Pritchard storms into final at the World Rowing Championships". SportsBeat . 24 September 2022. Retrieved 25 September 2022 via Yahoo! Sports.
  7. "Benjamin Pritchard". British Rowing . Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  8. Bennett, Charlie (29 August 2021). "Swansea's Ben Pritchard reveals the reason he missed out on a Paralympic medal at Tokyo 2020". WalesOnline . Retrieved 25 September 2022.