Karen Bennett

British rower

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

Karen Bennett

Karen Bennett

Personal information
Born| 5 February 1989 (1989-02-05) (age 34)
Perth, Australia
Home town| Edinburgh
Sport
Club| Leander Club

Medal record

Women's rowing
Representing  Great Britain
Olympic Games
| 2016 Rio de Janeiro | Eight
World Championships
| 2015 Aiguebelette | Coxless four
European Championships
| 2016 Brandenburg | Eight
| 2017 Račice | Coxless pair
| 2018 Glasgow | Eight
| 2019 Lucerne | Eight
| 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[edit]

Bennett'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]

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

## External links[edit]

* Karen Bennett at World Rowing
* Karen Bennett at British Rowing
* Karen Bennett wins GB Trials and made Glasgow 2018 rowing ambassador
* Karen Bennett at Olympedia
* Karen Bennett at Olympics.com