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Heidi Long

Heidi Long (born 29 November 1996) is a British rower.[1]

Heidi Long
Long at the 2022 European Championships
Personal information
Born (1996-11-29) 29 November 1996 (age 29)
Hillingdon, England
Home townChalfont St Peter, England
Height175 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Sport
CountryGreat Britain
SportRowing
College teamVirginia Cavaliers (2015–2019)
ClubLeander Club
Medal record
Women's rowing
Representing  Great Britain
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place2024 ParisEight
World Championships
Gold medal – first place2022 RačiceCoxless four
Bronze medal – third place2023 BelgradeCoxless four
Bronze medal – third place2025 ShanghaiEight
European Championships
Gold medal – first place2022 OberschleißheimCoxless four
Gold medal – first place2025 PlovdivEight
Silver medal – second place2022 OberschleißheimEight
Silver medal – second place2023 BledCoxless four
Silver medal – second place2024 SzegedEight
Bronze medal – third place2025 PlovdivCoxless four

Career

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Long won a gold medal in the coxless four at the 2022 European Rowing Championships[2] and the 2022 World Rowing Championships.[3]

At the 2023 World Rowing Championships in Belgrade, she won the World Championship bronze medal in the women's coxless four.[4]

She won a bronze medal as part of the Great Britain eight at the 2024 Summer Olympics.[5]

Long became the President of the Oxford University Boat Club for the 2025-26 season.[6] She rowed in the stroke seat of the Oxford Women’s Blue Boat in the 80th Women’s Boat Race on 4 April 2026.[7] Oxford won for the first time since 2016 by 3 lengths.[8]

References

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  1. ↑ "Athlete Profile". British Rowing. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
  2. ↑ Woods, Mark (13 August 2022). "British rowing bounces back with four golds in European Championships". The Guardian. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  3. ↑ "World Rowing Championships: GB win four golds on penultimate day". BBC. 24 September 2022. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  4. ↑ "Rowing - World Championships - 2023". The Sports.org. Retrieved 18 September 2023.
  5. ↑ "Britain's men win gold and women bronze in eights". BBC Sport. 3 August 2024. Retrieved 3 August 2024.
  6. ↑ fergus.mainland@britishrowing.org (1 April 2026). "United, Driven, and Ready. Heidi Long's Oxford University BC". British Rowing. Retrieved 4 April 2026.
  7. ↑ Fraser, Alexandra (12 March 2026). "Crews announced for the Chanel J12 Boat Race 2026 between Oxford and Cambridge". British Rowing. Retrieved 4 April 2026.
  8. ↑ "The Women's Boat Race Results". The CHANEL J12 Boat Race. Retrieved 4 April 2026.
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