Rowan McKellar

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

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

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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