Hannah Scott (rower)

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Hannah Scott
MBE
Hannah Scott at the Paris Olympics.jpg
Scott at the 2024 Summer Olympics
Personal information
Full nameHannah Elizabeth Scott
NationalityBritish, Northern Irish
Born (1999-06-18) 18 June 1999 (age 26)
Coleraine, Northern Ireland
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Sport
CountryGreat Britain
Sport Rowing
Club Bann Rowing Club
Princeton University
Leander Club
Coached byGeoff Bones
Lori Dauphiny
Lauren Fisher
Medal record
Women's rowing
Representing Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
Olympic Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2024 Paris Quadruple sculls
World Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2023 Belgrade Quadruple sculls
European Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2024 Szeged Quadruple sculls
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2021 Varese Quadruple sculls
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2023 Bled Quadruple sculls
World U23 Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2018 Poznań Coxless pair
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2019 Sarasota Eight

Hannah Elizabeth Scott MBE (born 18 June 1999) is a rower from Coleraine, Northern Ireland. Scott has received three medals from the European Rowing Championships between 2021 and 2024 in the quadruple sculls. At the World Rowing U23 Championships, she was second in the pairs event during 2018 and third in women's eight during 2019. Her quadruple sculls team were first at the 2023 World Rowing Championships and the 2024 Summer Olympics. With her Olympics victory, "Scott [was] the first female gold medallist from Northern Ireland since ... 1972." [1] Scott became a Member of the Order of the British Empire during 2025.

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Early life and education

Scott's birth occurred in Coleraine, Northern Ireland on 18 June 1999. [2] She became interested in rowing during her teenage years. [3] At the Irish Indoor Rowing Championship, she won the WJ16 division in 2015 and the WJ18 division during 2017. [4] [5]

As an Irish Rowing Championships competitor, she won five medals during 2015. These included gold in the coxless four and silver in the double scull. [6] The following year, she was second during the double scull and third in the eight. [7] Scott was their Junior Single Sculls winner during 2017. [8] Scott rowed at Princeton University during the late 2010s. [9]

Career

As a World Rowing U23 Championships competitor, Scott and Heidi Long were second in the Pairs event during 2018. [10] She was one of the women's eight competitors that finished second at the following edition. [11] Scott was selected for the 2020 Summer Olympics. [12] She competed in the quadruple sculls with Great Britain during the Olympics and finished in seventh. [13]

During the 2021 European Rowing Championships, Scott won a silver medal in the quadruple sculls in Varese, Italy. [14] She entered the single sculls event at the 2022 World Rowing Championships and was fifth. [15] This was followed by a bronze medal at the 2023 European Rowing Championships in quadruple sculls. [16]

At the 2023 World Rowing Championships in Belgrade, she won the gold medal in the quadruple sculls with Lauren Henry, Georgina Brayshaw and Lola Anderson. [17] In this division, they were first during the 2024 European Rowing Championships. [18] The team went on to win the gold medal in the quadruple sculls at the 2024 Summer Olympics. [19] This made "Scott ... the first female gold medallist from Northern Ireland since ... 1972." [20]

Awards and personal life

During 2024, Scott was co-nominated by World Rowing as part of their Women's Crew of the Year category. [21] Scott was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2025 New Year Honours for services to rowing. [22] She received her award from the Princess Royal on 27 March 2025. [23] She is in a relationship with Olympic rower Ollie Wynne-Griffith. [24] During the early 2020s, she experienced osteopenia. [25]

References

  1. ↑ McGovern, Eimear (31 July 2024). "'She'll return to Coleraine a hero': Hannah Scott hailed as she becomes latest NI athlete to secure Olympic gold". Belfast Telegraph. Retrieved 27 April 2025.
  2. ↑ "Hannah Scott". Team GB. Retrieved 28 April 2025.
  3. ↑ Ringland, Nigel (31 July 2024). "'Olympic champion Scott will inspire next generation'". BBC Sport. Retrieved 28 April 2025.
  4. ↑ "IIRC 2015 Results by Race Category". Irish Indoor Rowing Championships. Retrieved 28 April 2025.
  5. ↑ "IIRC 2017 Results". Irish Indoor Rowing Championships. Retrieved 28 April 2025.
  6. ↑ "Bann RC girls strike gold!". Northern Ireland World. 25 July 2015. Retrieved 28 April 2025.
  7. ↑ "Excellent showing by Bann Rowing Club at Championships". Northern Ireland World. 30 July 2016. Retrieved 28 April 2025.
  8. ↑ "O'Driscoll & O'Donovan win again as wind brings action to premature end". RTÉ. 15 July 2017. Retrieved 28 April 2025.
  9. ↑ "Hannah Scott - Women's Rowing - Open". Princeton University Athletics. Retrieved 28 April 2025.
  10. ↑ "Bann Rowing Club proud of their great Scott!". News Letter. 31 August 2018 [30 July 2018]. Retrieved 27 April 2025.
  11. ↑ "Great Britain top medal table with best-ever performance at World U23 Rowing Championships". British Rowing. 28 July 2019. Retrieved 27 April 2025.
  12. ↑ "British Olympic Association selects Olympic rowing team for Tokyo 2020". British Rowing. 9 June 2021. Retrieved 11 June 2021.
  13. ↑ "Hannah Scott". Olympics.com. Retrieved 27 April 2025.
  14. ↑ "Women's Quadruple Sculls Final A (Final)". World Rowing. Retrieved 11 June 2021.
  15. ↑ "Hannah Scott: Coleraine woman fifth in women's sculls final at World Championships". BBC Sport. 25 September 2022. Retrieved 27 April 2025.
  16. ↑ GB Rowing Team (27 May 2023). "European gold success for men's eight and lightweight women's doubles". British Rowing. Retrieved 27 April 2025.
  17. ↑ "Rowing - World Championships - 2023". The Sports.org. Retrieved 18 September 2023.
  18. ↑ Nelson, Craig (27 April 2024). "Glover helps GB women's four to European title". BBC Sport. Retrieved 27 April 2025.
  19. ↑ Ames, Nick (31 July 2024). "Team GB's women's quad boat roars back in rousing finish for stunning rowing gold". The Guardian. Retrieved 31 July 2024.
  20. ↑ McGovern, Eimear (31 July 2024). "'She'll return to Coleraine a hero': Hannah Scott hailed as she becomes latest NI athlete to secure Olympic gold". Belfast Telegraph. Retrieved 27 April 2025.
  21. ↑ "Finalists announced for the 2024 World Rowing Awards". World Rowing. 16 October 2024. Retrieved 27 April 2025.
  22. ↑ "Southgate knighted in New Year Honours - full list". BBC. 30 December 2024. Retrieved 20 March 2025.
  23. ↑ Tunney, Liam (27 March 2025). "NI Olympic rowing champion Hannah Scott collects MBE at London ceremony". Belfast Telegraph. Retrieved 28 March 2025.
  24. ↑ Harle, Tom (22 July 2024). "My Bann upbringing has set me up to go for glory at Paris Olympics: Hannah Scott". Belfast Telegraph. Retrieved 27 April 2025.
  25. ↑ Dawkins, Sarah (16 November 2023). "Hannah Scott: Rower on breaking her ribs and finding a cure". BBC Sport. Retrieved 27 April 2025.
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