Karen Bennett (rower)

For the American politician, see Karen Bennett (politician).

Karen Bennett
Bennett at the 2015 World Championships
Personal information
Born5 February 1989 (1989-02-05) (age 36)
Perth, Scotland[1]
Home townEdinburgh, Scotland
Height179 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Weight75 kg (165 lb)
Sport
ClubLeander Club
Medal record
Women's rowing
Representing  Great Britain
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2016 Rio de Janeiro Eight
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2015 Aiguebelette Coxless four
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2016 Brandenburg Eight
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Račice Coxless pair
Silver medal – second place 2018 Glasgow Eight
Silver medal – second place 2019 Lucerne Eight
Silver medal – second place 2023 Bled Eight
Bronze medal – third place 2021 Varese Coxless four

Karen Bennett (born 5 February 1989) is a British rower who competed both the 2016 Summer Olympics and 2020 Summer Olympics.

Rowing career

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]

References

  1. ^ "Karen Bennett". Team GB. Retrieved 25 March 2025.
  2. ^ "Karen Bennett". British Rowing. Retrieved 12 July 2018.
  3. ^ "'Lady' in need of better luck". henleystandard.co.uk. Archived from the original on 15 July 2021. Retrieved 15 July 2021.
  4. ^ "2015 World Rowing Championships results". World Rowing.
  5. ^ "Rio Olympics 2016: Great Britain eight win historic medal". BBC Sport. BBC. 13 August 2016. Retrieved 13 August 2016.
  6. ^ "Women's Four Final A (Final)". World Rowing. Retrieved 11 June 2021.
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