Lola Anderson

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Lola Anderson
Lola Anderson (GBR) 2022.jpg
Personal information
Born (1998-04-16) 16 April 1998 (age 26)
Sport
CountryGreat Britain
Sport Rowing
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
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2022 Račice Quadruple sculls
European Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2022 Oberschleißheim Quadruple sculls
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2024 Szeged Quadruple sculls

Lola Anderson (born 16 April 1998) is a world champion and Olympic gold medal-winning British rower. [1] She was inspired to take up the sport as a teenager while watching Great Britain win four rowing golds at the 2012 London Summer Olympics, encouraged by her father, Don, a former university rower. [2]

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Early life and education

Anderson is from Richmond, Greater London and attended Surbiton High School. She graduated with a degree in English literature from Newcastle University. [3]

Career

Anderson won a gold medal in the quadruple sculls at the 2022 European Rowing Championships. [4] This was followed by a bronze medal at the 2022 World Rowing Championships.

In 2022, Anderson won the Princess Royal Challenge Cup (the premier women's singles sculls event) at the Henley Royal Regatta, rowing for the Leander Club. [5]

At the 2023 World Rowing Championships in Belgrade, she won the World Championship gold medal in the Quadruple sculls with Lauren Henry, Hannah Scott and Georgina Brayshaw. [6]

She won a gold medal in the quadruple sculls at the 2024 Paris Summer Olympics. [7]

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References

  1. "Athlete profile". British Rowing. Retrieved 18 September 2023.
  2. Ames, Nick (27 July 2024). "'He chose to believe': Meet Lola Anderson, GB rower living her late father's Olympic dream". The Guardian. Retrieved 31 July 2024.
  3. "Lola Anderson". Leander Club. Retrieved 11 August 2024.
  4. "Britain's rowing quad to take on the Worlds after European gold". The Northern Echo . 15 August 2022. Retrieved 19 September 2022.
  5. "Diamond Challenge Sculls, List of past winners". Henley Royal Regatta. Retrieved 5 August 2024.
  6. "Rowing - World Championships - 2023". The Sports.org. Retrieved 18 September 2023.
  7. 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.