Lauren Henry

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Lauren Henry
MBE
Lauren Henry at the Paris Olympics.jpg
Henry at the 2024 Summer Olympics
Personal information
Born21 December 2001 (2001-12-21) (age 23)
Lutterworth, Leicestershire, England
Sport
CountryGreat Britain
Sport Rowing
ClubLeicester RC/University of Leicester BC
Coached byAndrew Randell, Peter Sheppard
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 2025 Plovdiv Single sculls
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2024 Szeged Quadruple sculls
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2023 Bled Quadruple sculls

Lauren Henry (born 21 December 2001) is an Olympic gold medallist and world champion British rower. [1] [2] [3]

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Career

Henry took the overall win in the British Rowing Senior Trials 2023 in the W1x, whilst still an U23 eligible athlete.

Henry won a bronze medal in her first senior event; in the quadruple sculls at the 2023 European Rowing Championships.

At the 2023 World Rowing Championships in Belgrade, she won the World Championship gold medal in the Quadruple sculls with Lola Anderson, Hannah Scott and Georgina Brayshaw. [4]

The team won the gold medal in the quadruple sculls at the 2024 Paris Summer Olympics. [3]

Henry moved into the single sculls after the Paris Games. She won the gold medal in the women’s single scull at the 2025 European Rowing Championships and set a new British record and European best time. It was the second fastest time ever recorded in the women’s single sculls event.

References

  1. "Athlete profile". British Rowing. Retrieved 18 September 2023.
  2. "Henry eager to make her mark at debut World Rowing Championships". Dunfermline Press. 7 September 2023. Retrieved 18 September 2023.
  3. 1 2 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.
  4. "Rowing – World Championships – 2023". The Sports.org. Retrieved 18 September 2023.