Karen Bennett (born 5 February 1989) is a British rower who competed both the 2016 Summer Olympics and 2020 Summer Olympics.
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| Born | 5 February 1989 (age 35) Perth, Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Home town | Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Club | Leander Club | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Rowing career
editBennett's hometown is Edinburgh in Scotland. and she rows for the Leander Club.[1] She was a member of the Scotland Team at the 2014 Commonwealth Rowing Championships.[2]
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.[3]
She won a silver medal in the women's eight at the 2016 Olympic Games.[4]
In 2021, she won a European bronze medal in the coxless four in Varese, Italy.[5]
References
edit- ^ "Karen Bennett - British Rowing". British Rowing. Retrieved 12 July 2018.
- ^ "'Lady' in need of better luck". henleystandard.co.uk. Retrieved 15 July 2021.
- ^ "2015 World Rowing Championships results". World Rowing.
- ^ "Rio Olympics 2016: Great Britain eight win historic medal". BBC Sport. BBC. 13 August 2016. Retrieved 13 August 2016.
- ^ "Women's Four Final A (Final)". World Rowing. Retrieved 11 June 2021.