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
Born (1995-08-03) 3 August 1995
Leeds, England
Height177 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Sport
Country United Kingdom
SportPararowing
DisabilityMacular degeneration
ClubLeeds Rowing Club
Medal record
Pararowing
Representing  Great Britain
Paralympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2020 TokyoPR3 Mixed 4+
World Championships
Gold medal – first place2018 PlovdivPR3 Mixed 4+
Gold medal – first place2019 OttensheimPR3 Mixed 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.
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