Lauren Henry (born 21 December 2001) is an Olympic gold medallist and world champion British

rower Rowing, often called crew in the United States, is the sport of racing boats using oars. It differs from paddling sports in that rowing oars (called blades in the United Kingdom) are attached to the boat using rowlocks, while paddles are ...

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 The 2023 European Rowing Championships were held from 25 to 28 May 2023 in Bled, Slovenia. Medal table Medal summary Men Women Mixed para-rowing events References External links Official website {{European championships in 2023 Europ ...

. At the

2023 World Rowing Championships The 2023 World Rowing Championships were held from 3 to 10 September 2023 in Belgrade, Serbia. Medal summary Medal table Non-Olympic/Paralympic classes Men Women Pararowing References External links Official websiteWorld Rowing webs ...

in Belgrade, she won the World Championship gold medal in the

Quadruple sculls A quadruple sculling boat, often simply called a quad and abbreviated as a 4x, is a racing shell used in the sport of competitive rowing. It is designed for four people who propel the boat by sculling with two oars, or "sculls", one in each han ...

with Lola Anderson,

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and Georgina Brayshaw. The team won the gold medal in the quadruple sculls at the 2024 Paris Summer Olympics. 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 The 2025 European Rowing Championships were held from 29 May to 1 June 2025 in Plovdiv, Bulgaria. In the PR1 men's single sculls finals, Great Britain's Benjamin Pritchard (rower), Benjamin Pritchard took the gold medal in a new world best time ...

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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British Rowing British Rowing, formerly the Amateur Rowing Association (ARA), is the national governing body for the sport of rowing (both indoor and on-water rowing). It is responsible for the training and selection of individual rowers and crews represent ...

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Paris 2024 Summer Olympics The 2024 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXXIII Olympiad () and branded as Paris 2024, were an international multi-sport event held in France from 26 July to 11 August 2024, with several events started from 24 July. P ...

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* 2001 births Living people British female rowers World Rowing Championships medalists for Great Britain European Rowing Championships medalists Olympic rowers for Great Britain Olympic gold medallists for Great Britain Olympic medalists in rowing Rowers at the 2024 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 2024 Summer Olympics Members of the Order of the British Empire People educated at Rugby High School for Girls 21st-century British sportswomen {{UK-rowing-bio-stub