Emily Craig

Emily Craig (born 30 November 1992) is a British lightweight three-time world champion rower.

Emily Craig
Craig at the World Championships in 2015
Personal information
NationalityBritish
Born (1992-11-30) 30 November 1992
Pembury, England
Height1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Sport
CountryGreat Britain
SportRowing
Event(s)Lightweight double sculls, Lightweight quadruple sculls
Medal record
Women's rowing
Representing  Great Britain
World Championships
Gold medal – first place2016 RotterdamLwt quad sculls
Gold medal – first place2022 RačiceLwt double sculls
Gold medal – first place2023 BelgradeLwt double sculls
Silver medal – second place2015 Aiguebelette-le-LacLwt quad sculls
Bronze medal – third place2019 OttensheimLwt double sculls
European Championships
Gold medal – first place2022 OberschleißheimLwt double sculls
Gold medal – first place2023 BledLwt double sculls
Silver medal – second place2021 VareseLwt double sculls
Bronze medal – third place2017 RačiceLwt double sculls

Rowing career

Craig was part of the British team that topped the medal table at the 2015 World Rowing Championships at Lac d'Aiguebelette in France, where she won a silver medal as part of the lightweight quadruple sculls with Brianna Stubbs, Ruth Walczak and Eleanor Piggott.[1]

At the 2016 World Rowing Championships in Rotterdam, Craig was part of the gold medal-winning team in the women's lightweight quadruple sculls, along with Brianna Stubbs, Eleanor Piggott and Imogen Walsh.[2][3] She won a bronze medal at the 2019 World Rowing Championships in Ottensheim, Austria as part of the lightweight double sculls with Imogen Grant.[4]

In 2021, she won a European silver medal in the lightweight double sculls in Varese, Italy.[5]

She won a gold medal in the Lightweight Double Sculls at the 2022 European Rowing Championships[6] and the 2022 World Rowing Championships.[7] Craig then retained her titles at the 2023 European Rowing Championships in Bled and the 2023 World Rowing Championships in Belgrade.[8]

References
  1. "2015 World Rowing Championships results". World Rowing.
  2. "(LW4x) Lightweight Women's Quadruple Sculls – Final". International Rowing Federation.
  3. "Gold for Pembroke Duo in 2016 Rowing World Championships". Pembroke College, University of Oxford. 1 September 2016. Retrieved 6 June 2017.
  4. "2019 World Championship results" (PDF). World Rowing.
  5. "Women's Lightweight Double Sculls Final A (Final)". World Rowing. Retrieved 11 June 2021.
  6. Woods, Mark (13 August 2022). "British rowing bounces back with four golds in European Championships". The Guardian. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  7. "World Rowing Championships: GB win four golds on penultimate day". BBC. 24 September 2022. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  8. "Rowing - World Championships - 2023". The Sports.org. Retrieved 18 September 2023.
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