 Bennett at the 2015 World Championships | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 5 February 1989 (age 36) Perth, Scotland [1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Home town | Edinburgh, Scotland | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 179 cm (5 ft 10 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 75 kg (165 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Club | Leander Club | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Karen Bennett (born 5 February 1989) is a British rower who competed both the 2016 Summer Olympics and 2020 Summer Olympics.
Bennett's hometown is Edinburgh in Scotland. and she rows for the Leander Club. [2] She was a member of the Scotland Team at the 2014 Commonwealth Rowing Championships. [3]
She was part of the British team that topped the medal table at the 2015 World Rowing Championships at Lac d'Aiguebelette in France, where she won a silver medal as part of the coxless four with Rebecca Chin, Lucinda Gooderham and Holly Norton. [4]
She won a silver medal in the women's eight at the 2016 Olympic Games. [5]
In 2021, she won a European bronze medal in the coxless four in Varese, Italy. [6]
