Karen Bennett
Rower // Women's Squad
Club: Leander Club
Height: 179.00
Hometown: Edinburgh
It was always a dream of Karen’s to go to the Olympics.
When she was younger she would always watch it on the television. Her parents got her involved in lots of different sports when she was growing up but she didn’t try rowing until she was 19. She applied for the Sporting Giants project – a talent ID search – and took her first strokes at Strathclyde Park.
Fast forward eight years to 2016 and Karen was competing at her first Olympic Games in Rio where she won a historic silver medal in the Women’s eight. She also competed at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics in the women’s coxless four and is hoping to go to her third Games in Paris in 2024.
Karen is an online coach and passionate about helping people to achieve their health and fitness goals. She is always looking to inspire the next generation and encourage anyone to be active and enjoy all that comes with it.
Karen earned selection for the women's eight in 2016, helping to secure Olympic silver and European gold in a historic season
On The Water
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GB Competitive Record
| Year | Event | Position | Boat |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | World Rowing Championships Belgrade, SRB |
4 | W8+ |
| 2023 | World Rowing Cup III Lucerne, SUI |
W8+ | |
| 2023 | World Rowing Cup II Varese, ITA |
W8+ | |
| 2023 | World Rowing Cup II Varese, ITA |
9 (3 in Final B) | W4- (GBR2) |
| 2023 | European Rowing Championships Bled, SLO |
W8+ | |
| 2020 | Olympic Regatta Tokyo, JPN |
4 | W4- |
| 2021 | European Rowing Championships Varese, ITA |
W4- | |
| 2019 | World Rowing Championships Linz Ottensheim, AUT |
5 | W8+ |
| 2019 | World Rowing Cup III Rotterdam, NED |
5 | W8+ |
| 2019 | World Rowing Cup II Poznan, POL |
W8+ | |
| 2019 | European Rowing Championships Lucerne, SUI |
W8+ | |
| 2018 | World Rowing Championships Plovdiv, BUL |
6 | W8+ |
| 2018 | European Rowing Championships Glasgow, GBR |
W8+ | |
| 2018 | World Rowing Cup II Linz Ottensheim, AUT |
W4- | |
| 2018 | World Rowing Cup I Belgrade, SRB |
W8+ | |
| 2017 | World Rowing Championships Sarasota-Bradenton, USA |
5 | W8+ |
| 2017 | World Rowing Cup III Lucerne, SUI |
4 | W2- |
| 2017 | World Rowing Cup II Poznan, POL |
W8+ | |
| 2017 | European Rowing Championships Racice, CZE |
W2- | |
| 2017 | World Rowing Cup I Belgrade, SRB |
W2- | |
| 2016 | Olympic Games Regatta Rio de Janeiro, BRA |
W8+ | |
| 2016 | World Rowing Cup III Poznan, POL |
W8+ | |
| 2016 | World Rowing Cup II Lucerne, SUI |
W8+ | |
| 2016 | European Rowing Championships Brandenburg, GER |
W8+ | |
| 2015 | World Rowing Championships Aiguebelette, FRA |
W4- | |
| 2015 | World Rowing Cup III Lucerne, SUI |
4 (FB Final) | W2- |
| 2015 | World Rowing Cup II Varese, ITA |
4 (FB Final) | W2- |
| 2011 | Under 23 World Rowing Championships Amsterdam, NED |
5 (F Final) | BW8+ |
- Year:
- 2023
- Event:
- World Rowing Championships
Belgrade, SRB - Position:
- 4
- Boat:
- W8+
- Year:
- 2023
- Event:
- World Rowing Cup III
Lucerne, SUI - Position:
- Boat:
- W8+
- Year:
- 2023
- Event:
- World Rowing Cup II
Varese, ITA - Position:
- Boat:
- W8+
- Year:
- 2023
- Event:
- World Rowing Cup II
Varese, ITA - Position:
- 9 (3 in Final B)
- Boat:
- W4- (GBR2)
- Year:
- 2023
- Event:
- European Rowing Championships
Bled, SLO - Position:
- Boat:
- W8+
- Year:
- 2020
- Event:
- Olympic Regatta
Tokyo, JPN - Position:
- 4
- Boat:
- W4-
- Year:
- 2021
- Event:
- European Rowing Championships
Varese, ITA - Position:
- Boat:
- W4-
- Year:
- 2019
- Event:
- World Rowing Championships
Linz Ottensheim, AUT - Position:
- 5
- Boat:
- W8+
- Year:
- 2019
- Event:
- World Rowing Cup III
Rotterdam, NED - Position:
- 5
- Boat:
- W8+
- Year:
- 2019
- Event:
- World Rowing Cup II
Poznan, POL - Position:
- Boat:
- W8+
- Year:
- 2019
- Event:
- European Rowing Championships
Lucerne, SUI - Position:
- Boat:
- W8+
- Year:
- 2018
- Event:
- World Rowing Championships
Plovdiv, BUL - Position:
- 6
- Boat:
- W8+
- Year:
- 2018
- Event:
- European Rowing Championships
Glasgow, GBR - Position:
- Boat:
- W8+
- Year:
- 2018
- Event:
- World Rowing Cup II
Linz Ottensheim, AUT - Position:
- Boat:
- W4-
- Year:
- 2018
- Event:
- World Rowing Cup I
Belgrade, SRB - Position:
- Boat:
- W8+
- Year:
- 2017
- Event:
- World Rowing Championships
Sarasota-Bradenton, USA - Position:
- 5
- Boat:
- W8+
- Year:
- 2017
- Event:
- World Rowing Cup III
Lucerne, SUI - Position:
- 4
- Boat:
- W2-
- Year:
- 2017
- Event:
- World Rowing Cup II
Poznan, POL - Position:
- Boat:
- W8+
- Year:
- 2017
- Event:
- European Rowing Championships
Racice, CZE - Position:
- Boat:
- W2-
- Year:
- 2017
- Event:
- World Rowing Cup I
Belgrade, SRB - Position:
- Boat:
- W2-
- Year:
- 2016
- Event:
- Olympic Games Regatta
Rio de Janeiro, BRA - Position:
- Boat:
- W8+
- Year:
- 2016
- Event:
- World Rowing Cup III
Poznan, POL - Position:
- Boat:
- W8+
- Year:
- 2016
- Event:
- World Rowing Cup II
Lucerne, SUI - Position:
- Boat:
- W8+
- Year:
- 2016
- Event:
- European Rowing Championships
Brandenburg, GER - Position:
- Boat:
- W8+
- Year:
- 2015
- Event:
- World Rowing Championships
Aiguebelette, FRA - Position:
- Boat:
- W4-
- Year:
- 2015
- Event:
- World Rowing Cup III
Lucerne, SUI - Position:
- 4 (FB Final)
- Boat:
- W2-
- Year:
- 2015
- Event:
- World Rowing Cup II
Varese, ITA - Position:
- 4 (FB Final)
- Boat:
- W2-
- Year:
- 2011
- Event:
- Under 23 World Rowing Championships
Amsterdam, NED - Position:
- 5 (F Final)
- Boat:
- BW8+
