Rowan McKellar
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| Born | 24 May 1994 Glasgow, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Great Britain | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Rowing | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Leander Club | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Rowan McKellar (born 24 May 1994) is a British rower.[1]
Career
[edit]She won a silver medal in the eight at the 2019 European Rowing Championships.[2] In 2021, she won a European bronze medal in the coxless four in Varese, Italy.[3] McKellar competed in the coxless four at the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games. She won a gold medal in the coxless four at the 2022 European Rowing Championships[4] and the 2022 World Rowing Championships.[5]
At the 2023 World Rowing Championships in Belgrade, she won the World Championship bronze medal in the women's coxless four.[6]
She won a bronze medal as part of the Great Britain eight at the 2024 Summer Olympics.[7]
Early life
[edit]McKellar graduated from the University of California with a degree in sociology. In 2017 she was a member of 2016 NCAA winning eight.[8]
References
[edit]- ^ "Athlete Profile". British Rowing. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
- ^ "European Rowing Championships: Great Britain men's four win gold in Lucerne". BBC Sport. BBC. 2 June 2019. Retrieved 6 June 2019.
- ^ "Women's Four Final A (Final)". World Rowing. Retrieved 11 June 2021.
- ^ Woods, Mark (13 August 2022). "British rowing bounces back with four golds in European Championships". The Guardian. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
- ^ "World Rowing Championships: GB win four golds on penultimate day". BBC. 24 September 2022. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
- ^ "Rowing - World Championships - 2023". The Sports.org. Retrieved 18 September 2023.
- ^ "Britain's men win gold and women bronze in eights". BBC Sport. Retrieved 3 August 2024.
- ^ Ruey, Yen. "Tokyo Calympian: Rowan McKellar, Rowing, Great Britain". writeforcalifornia.com. Retrieved 22 July 2021.
External links
[edit]- Rowan McKellar at World Rowing
- Rowan McKellar at Olympedia
- Rowan McKellar at Team GB
- Rowan McKellar at British Rowing
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