Ellen Buttrick

Ellen Frances Buttrick MBE (born 3 August 1995) is a British Paralympic rower who competes in the mixed coxed four.[1][2][3]

Ellen Buttrick
MBE
Personal information
NationalityGBR
Born (1995-08-03) 3 August 1995
Leeds, Great Britain
Height177 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Sport
Country United Kingdom
SportParalympic rowing
DisabilityMacular degeneration
ClubLeeds Rowing Club
Medal record
Paralympic rowing
Representing  Great Britain
Paralympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2020 TokyoPR3 Mix4+
World Championships
Gold medal – first place2018 PlovdivPR3 Mix 4+
Gold medal – first place2019 Linz-OttensheimPR3 Mix 4+

Buttrick was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2022 New Year Honours for services to rowing.[4][5]

Buttrick studied at Northumbria University for a BSc in Geography. She currently studies at the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) where she is undertaking a MSc in Gender, Policy and Inequalities.[6][7]

References
  1. "Ellen Buttrick – British Rowing". British Rowing. 8 December 2019. Archived from the original on 8 December 2019.
  2. "Meet Ellen Buttrick – the Para-rower and charity worker making her World Championships debut". British Rowing. 9 September 2018. Archived from the original on 8 December 2019.
  3. "Geography student Ellen fights the odds for place in GB rowing squad". fenews.co.uk. 11 April 2019. Archived from the original on 8 December 2019.
  4. "No. 63571". The London Gazette (Supplement). 1 January 2022. p. N17.
  5. "New Year Honours 2022: Jason Kenny receives a knighthood and Laura Kenny made a dame". BBC Sport. 31 December 2021.
  6. "Ellen Buttrick". British Rowing. Retrieved 11 May 2022.
  7. "Rowing for Gold at Tokyo: Interviewing Paralympic Champion Ellen Buttrick". Students@LSE. 19 November 2021. Retrieved 11 May 2022.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.