Karen Bennett

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
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
2023 Bled 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

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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