Lauren Henry
British rower (born 2001)
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Lauren Henry (born 21 December 2001) is an Olympic gold medallist and world champion British rower.[1][2][3]
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| Born | 21 December 2001 (age 24) Lutterworth, Leicestershire, England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Great Britain | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Rowing | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Leicester RC/University of Leicester BC | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Andrew Randell, Peter Sheppard | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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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.
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