Katherine Copeland

Katherine Copeland
Personal information
Nationality British
Born (1990-12-01) 1 December 1990
Ashington, Northumberland, England
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 7 1⁄2 in)
Weight 59 kg (130 lb)
Sport
Country  Great Britain
Sport Rowing
Club Tees Rowing Club
Medal record
Olympic Games
2012 London Women's Lwt Double
World Championships
2015 Aiguebelette LW2x
European Championships
2015 Poznan LW2x
2014 Belgrade LW2x

Katherine Sarah Copeland[1] MBE (born 1 December 1990) is a British rower. In 2012, she was selected to represent Great Britain in the 2012 London Olympics in the Women's lightweight double sculls with Sophie Hosking,[2][3] winning the gold medal.[4]

Personal life

She was born in Ashington, and was 14 when she first learnt to row at Yarm School. She is a member of Tees Rowing Club, Stockton-on-Tees. As a teacher, she also runs an after school art club for autistic children in conjunction with the Three Wings Trust.[5][6]

She was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2013 New Year Honours for services to rowing.[7][8]

See also

References

  1. ↑ GRO reference: December 1990, Vol. 1, Page 1826
  2. ↑ "Katherine Copeland". www.london2012.com. Retrieved 29 July 2012.
  3. ↑ "Katherine Copeland". www.britishrowing.co.uk. Retrieved 29 July 2012.
  4. ↑ "Olympics rowing: Sophie Hosking & Katherine Copeland win gold". BBC Sport. 4 August 2012.
  5. ↑ 'Three Wings Trust'
  6. ↑ London2012 athlete profile http://www.london2012.com/athlete/copeland-katherine-1083088/
  7. ↑ The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 60367. p. 24. 29 December 2012.
  8. ↑ Cabinet Office
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