Henry Fieldman (born 25 November 1988) is a British rowing coxswain. He has been twice a world champion and is a two-time Olympic medalist.[1][2]

Henry Fieldman
Fieldman at the 2015 World Rowing Championships
Personal information
NationalityBritish
Born (1988-11-25) 25 November 1988 (age 36)
Sport
CountryGreat Britain
SportRowing
Event(s)Women's eight, Men's eight, Men's coxed pair
ClubLeander Club
Medal record
Representing  Great Britain
Rowing
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2020 Tokyo Men's eight
Bronze medal – third place 2024 Paris Women's eight
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2015 Aiguebelette-le-lac Men's coxed pair
Gold medal – first place 2016 Rotterdam Men's coxed pair
Silver medal – second place 2014 Amsterdam Men's coxed pair
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Plovdiv Men's eight
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Ottensheim Men's eight
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2021 Varese Men's eight
Gold medal – first place 2023 Bled Men's eight
Silver medal – second place 2019 Lucerne Men's eight
Silver medal – second place 2023 Bled Women's eight
Silver medal – second place 2024 Szeged Women's eight

Rowing career

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Fieldman competed at the 2014 World Rowing Championships in Bosbaan, Amsterdam, where he won a silver medal steering the coxed pair of Alan Sinclair and Scott Durant.[3] The following year he was part of the British team that topped the medal table at the 2015 World Rowing Championships at Lac d'Aiguebelette in France, where he won a gold medal in the coxed pair with Nathaniel Reilly-O'Donnell and Matthew Tarrant.[4][5]

In 2016 he coxed Oliver Cook and Callum McBrierty to another gold medal at the 2016 World Rowing Championships.[6]

He won a bronze medal at the 2018 World Rowing Championships in Plovdiv, Bulgaria, in the stern of the British eight with James Rudkin, Alan Sinclair, Tom Ransley, Thomas George, Moe Sbihi, Oliver Wynne-Griffith, Tarrant and Will Satch.[7] The following year he won another bronze medal at the 2019 World Rowing Championships in Ottensheim, Austria in the eight with George, Rudkin, Josh Bugajski, Sbihi, Jacob Dawson, Wynne-Griffith, Tarrant and Thomas Ford.[8]

He coxed the British men's eight that won a bronze medal at the Tokyo Summer Olympics.[2]

In 2021, he won a European gold medal in the eight in Varese, Italy.[9] [10]

In 2022, he won the Grand Challenge Cup (the blue riband event at the Henley Royal Regatta), coxing for the Leander Club.[11]

He won a bronze medal as coxswain for the Great Britain women's eight at the 2024 Summer Olympics, making him the first person to win an Olympic medal in both men’s and women’s events.[2][12]

References

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  1. ^ "Profile". British Rowing. Retrieved 4 July 2023.
  2. ^ a b c Watkins, Alistair (3 August 2024). "Gold and bronze help GB rowers claim record haul". BBC Sport. Retrieved 3 August 2024.
  3. ^ "2014 World Rowing Championships: Event Information". WorldRowing.com. International Rowing Federation. Retrieved 19 August 2020.
  4. ^ "2015 World Rowing Championships results". World Rowing.
  5. ^ "2015 World Championships - M2+ results" (PDF). 4 September 2015. Retrieved 7 October 2018.
  6. ^ "2016 World Rowing Championships M2+ results" (PDF). 27 August 2016. Retrieved 7 October 2018.
  7. ^ "2018 World Championship results" (PDF). World Rowing.
  8. ^ "2019 Eight results" (PDF). World Rowing.
  9. ^ "Men's Double Sculls Final A (Final)". World Rowing. Retrieved 11 June 2021.
  10. ^ "Men's Eight Final FA (Final)". World Rowing. Retrieved 11 June 2021.
  11. ^ "Success for Brookes Rowing at Henley Regatta". Oxford Brookes University. Archived from the original on 10 July 2022. Retrieved 10 July 2022.
  12. ^ Ames, Nick (3 August 2024). "Team GB rowers sign off with men's eight gold and end regatta on a high". The Guardian. Retrieved 3 August 2024.
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