Rory Gibbs

Rory Gibbs (born 3 April 1994) is a British rower. He won the 2022 world championship title in the British men's eight.

Rory Gibbs
Personal information
NationalityBritish
Born (1994-04-03) 3 April 1994
Sport
CountryGreat Britain
SportRowing
Event(s)Coxless four
Medal record
Men's rowing
Representing  Great Britain
World Championships
Gold medal – first place2022 RačiceEight
Bronze medal – third place2019 OttensheimCoxless four
European Championships
Gold medal – first place2019 LucerneCoxless four
Gold medal – first place2021 VareseCoxless four
Gold medal – first place2022 MunichEight

Rowing career

Gibbs took up rowing after picking up injuries playing rugby.[1] He was educated at Millfield School and Oxford Brookes university.[2] He won a gold medal in the coxless four at the 2019 European Rowing Championships with Oliver Cook, Matthew Rossiter and Sholto Carnegie.[3] The same crew then won a bronze medal at the 2019 World Rowing Championships.[4]

In 2021, he won a second European gold medal coxless four at Varese, Italy.[5]

References
  1. "Rory Gibbs". British Rowing.
  2. "Men's Squad".
  3. "European Rowing Championships: Great Britain men's four win gold in Lucerne". BBC Sport. BBC. 2 June 2019. Retrieved 6 June 2019.
  4. "World Rowing Championships: Two gold & two bronze medals for Great Britain". BBC Sport.
  5. "Men's Four Final A (Final) In 2022 he was part of the Undefeated GB M8 crew winning both European and World Gold medals". World Rowing. Retrieved 11 June 2021.


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