Rowan McKellar
Personal information
Born (1994-05-24) 24 May 1994
Glasgow, Scotland
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Sport
CountryGreat Britain
SportRowing
ClubLeander Club
Medal record
Women's rowing
Representing  Great Britain
World Championships
Gold medal – first place2022 RačiceCoxless four
Bronze medal – third place2023 BelgradeCoxless four
European Championships
Gold medal – first place2022 MunichCoxless four
Silver medal – second place2019 LucerneEight
Silver medal – second place2022 MunichEight
Silver medal – second place2023 BledCoxless four
Bronze medal – third place2021 VareseCoxless four

Rowan McKellar (born 24 May 1994) is a British rower.[1]

Career

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]

Early life

McKellar graduated from the University of California with a degree in sociology. In 2017 she was a member of 2016 NCAA winning eight.[7]

References

  1. ↑ "Athlete Profile". British Rowing. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
  2. ↑ "European Rowing Championships: Great Britain men's four win gold in Lucerne". BBC Sport. BBC. 2 June 2019. Retrieved 6 June 2019.
  3. ↑ "Women's Four Final A (Final)". World Rowing. Retrieved 11 June 2021.
  4. ↑ Woods, Mark (13 August 2022). "British rowing bounces back with four golds in European Championships". The Guardian. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  5. ↑ "World Rowing Championships: GB win four golds on penultimate day". BBC. 24 September 2022. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  6. ↑ "Rowing - World Championships - 2023". The Sports.org. Retrieved 18 September 2023.
  7. ↑ Ruey, Yen. "Tokyo Calympian: Rowan McKellar, Rowing, Great Britain". writeforcalifornia.com. Retrieved 22 July 2021.


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