Erin Kennedy

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Erin Kennedy
MBE
Personal information
Birth nameErin Wysocki-Jones
NationalityBritish
Born (1992-08-05) 5 August 1992 (age 29)
Plymouth
Height160 cm (5 ft 3 in)
Weight53 kg (117 lb)
Sport
Country United Kingdom
SportParalympic rowing
ClubLeander Club
Medal record
Paralympic rowing
Representing  United Kingdom
Paralympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2020 Tokyo PR3 Mix4+
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2018 Plovdiv PR3 Mix4+
Gold medal – first place 2019 Linz Ottensheim PR3 Mix4+
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2021 Varese PR3 Mix4+

Erin Kennedy MBE (née Wysocki-Jones; born 5 August 1992) is a British Paralympic coxswain is a double World Champion, European Champion and World Record Holder in the mixed coxed four.[1][2]

Erin and her crew, consisting of Oliver Stanhope, Ellen Buttrick, Giedrė Rakauskaitė and James Fox set a new World Best Time at the 2019 World Rowing Championships in Linz Ottensheim in the PR3 Mix 4+ of 6:48.24 whilst also claiming a Qualification place for Tokyo 2020.[3] The crew now hold the Guinness World Record for the fastest row in the PR3 Mix 4+ and were featured in the 2021 Book of Guinness World Records.[4]

In 2021, the crew reformed for the European Rowing Championships in Varese, Italy.[5] The Great Britain team topped the medal table and Erin and her crew finished in first place, becoming European Champions for the first time.[6]

Kennedy was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2022 New Year Honours for services to rowing.[7][8]

References[]

  1. ^ "Erin Wysocki-Jones - Profile". British Rowing. 24 December 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  2. ^ "Pembroke alumna, Erin Wysocki-Jones selected for GB Rowing in the 2019 World Championships". Pembroke College Oxford. 22 August 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  3. ^ "World Rowing - Para PR3 Mixed Coxed Four (PR3 Mix4+) – Final". World Rowing. Retrieved 2021-06-18.
  4. ^ "Fastest para-row mixed coxed four (PR3)". Guinness World Records. Retrieved 2021-06-18.
  5. ^ "British Rowing selects full-strength team for European Championships". British Rowing. 2021-03-31. Retrieved 2021-06-18.
  6. ^ "GB Rowing Team Triumph on Final Day of 2021 European Championships". British Rowing. 2021-04-11. Retrieved 2021-06-18.
  7. ^ "No. 63571". The London Gazette (Supplement). 1 January 2022. p. N21.
  8. ^ "New Year Honours 2022: Jason Kenny receives a knighthood and Laura Kenny made a dame". BBC Sport. 31 December 2021.
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