Lauren Irwin (born 20 August 1998) is a British rower.
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| Born | 20 August 1998 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Home town | Peterlee | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 186 cm (6 ft 1 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Rowing | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Leander Club | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Early life and education
editIrwin 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
editIrwin 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- 1 2 "Lauren Irwin". Leander Club. Retrieved 30 May 2023.
- ↑ "Class Notes". Durham University. May 2024. Retrieved 29 April 2024.
- ↑ "Interview with Lauren Irwin". 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. 3 August 2024. Retrieved 3 August 2024.
External links
edit- Lauren Irwin at World Rowing
- Lauren Irwin at British Rowing
- Lauren Irwin at Team GB
- Lauren Irwin at Olympics.com
- Lauren Irwin at the Paris 2024 Summer Olympics (archived, alternate link)
- Lauren Irwin on Instagram
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