Lauren Irwin
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| Born | 20 August 1998 Sunderland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Rowing | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Leander Club | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Lauren Irwin (born 20 August 1998) is a British rower.
Early life and education
[edit]Irwin is from Peterlee in County Durham and attended St Bede's Catholic School and Durham Sixth Form Centre.[1] From 2016 to 2019, she studied sport health and exercise at Durham University.[1][2] She was a member of College of St Hild and St Bede, Durham, but never competed for their boat club.[3]
Career
[edit]Irwin made her senior debut at the 2021 World Cup regatta in Sabaudia.[4] At the 2022 European Rowing Championships in Munich, Irwin was part of the British crew that took the silver medal in the Women's eight.[5] She replicated this achievement a year later at the 2023 European Rowing Championships held on Lake Bled.[6]
She won a bronze medal as part of the Great Britain eight at the 2024 Summer Olympics.[7]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Lauren Irwin". Leander Club. Retrieved 30 May 2023.
- ^ "Class Notes". Durham University. May 2024. Retrieved 29 April 2024.
- ^ "Interview with Lauren Irwin". www.durham.ac.uk. Durham University. 23 July 2024. Retrieved 16 August 2024.
- ^ Mennear, Richard (9 June 2021). "Peterlee rower Lauren Irwin misses out on debut medal by a second at World Cup Regatta". Sunderland Echo. Retrieved 30 May 2023.
- ^ "McKellar: European silver is 'redemption' for women's eight". Yahoo Sports. 15 August 2022. Retrieved 30 May 2023.
- ^ Fraser, Alexandra (28 May 2023). "Great Britain top medal table at European Rowing Championships". British Rowing. Retrieved 30 May 2023.
- ^ "Britain's men win gold and women bronze in eights". BBC Sport. Retrieved 3 August 2024.
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- European Rowing Championships medalists
- Sportspeople from County Durham
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- Rowers at the 2024 Summer Olympics
- Olympic medalists in rowing
- Olympic bronze medallists for Great Britain
- Medalists at the 2024 Summer Olympics
- 21st-century British sportswomen