Lauren Henry

Lauren Henry (born 21 December 2001) is an Olympic gold medallist and world champion British rower.^[1][2][3]

Lauren Henry

MBE

Henry at the 2024 Summer Olympics
Personal information
Born	21 December 2001 (2001-12-21) (age 23) Lutterworth, Leicestershire, England
Sport
Country	Great Britain
Sport	Rowing
Club	Leicester RC/University of Leicester BC
Coached by	Andrew Randell, Peter Sheppard
Medal record Women's rowing Representing  Great Britain Olympic Games 2024 Paris Quadruple sculls World Championships 2023 Belgrade Quadruple sculls European Championships 2025 Plovdiv Single sculls 2024 Szeged Quadruple sculls 2023 Bled Quadruple sculls

Career

Henry took the overall win in the British Rowing Senior Trials 2023 in the W1x, whilst still an U23 eligible athlete.

Henry won a bronze medal in her first senior event; in the quadruple sculls at the 2023 European Rowing Championships.

At the 2023 World Rowing Championships in Belgrade, she won the World Championship gold medal in the Quadruple sculls with Lola Anderson, Hannah Scott and Georgina Brayshaw.^[4]

The team won the gold medal in the quadruple sculls at the 2024 Paris Summer Olympics.^[3]

Henry moved into the single sculls after the Paris Games. She won the gold medal in the women’s single scull at the 2025 European Rowing Championships and set a new British record and European best time. It was the second fastest time ever recorded in the women’s single sculls event.