Rory Gibbs
Rower // Men's Squad
Date of Birth: 3rd Apr 1994 (30 years old)
Club: Oxford Brookes University BC
Height: 194cm
Hometown: Marlow
Rory Gibbs is a four-times European Champion and current World Champion who competed at the Tokyo Olympic Games.
He made his debut for the GB Rowing Team at the U23 World Championships in 2015 and 2016.
Since first being selected for the senior team in 2019, he has won four European Championships gold medals – in the men’s coxless four in 2019 and 2021, and in the men’s eight in 2022 and 2023. He raced in the coxless four at the Tokyo Olympic Games, finishing fourth.
Rory became World Champion in the men’s eight in 2022.
On The Water
GB Competitive Record
| Year | Event | Position | Boat |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | European Rowing Championships Bled, SLO |
M8+ | |
| 2022 | World Rowing Championships Racice, CZE |
M8+ | |
| 2022 | European Rowing Championships Munich, GER |
M8+ | |
| 2022 | World Rowing Cup III Lucerne, SUI |
M8+ | |
| 2022 | World Rowing Cup I Belgrade, SRB |
M8+ | |
| 2020 | Olympic Games Regatta Tokyo, JPN |
4 | M4- |
| 2021 | World Rowing Cup II Lucerne, SUI |
M4- | |
| 2021 | European Rowing Championships Varese, ITA |
M4- | |
| 2019 | World Rowing Championships Linz Ottensheim, AUT |
M4- | |
| 2019 | World Rowing Cup III Rotterdam, NED |
M4- | |
| 2019 | World Rowing Cup II Poznan, POL |
4 | M4- |
| 2019 | European Rowing Championships Lucerne, SUI |
M4- | |
| 2016 | World Rowing Under 23 Championships Rotterdam, NED |
5 | BM4+ |
| 2015 | World Rowing Under 23 Championships Plovdiv, BUL |
5 | BM8+ |
- Year:
- 2023
- Event:
- European Rowing Championships
Bled, SLO - Position:
- Boat:
- M8+
- Year:
- 2022
- Event:
- World Rowing Championships
Racice, CZE - Position:
- Boat:
- M8+
- Year:
- 2022
- Event:
- European Rowing Championships
Munich, GER - Position:
- Boat:
- M8+
- Year:
- 2022
- Event:
- World Rowing Cup III
Lucerne, SUI - Position:
- Boat:
- M8+
- Year:
- 2022
- Event:
- World Rowing Cup I
Belgrade, SRB - Position:
- Boat:
- M8+
- Year:
- 2020
- Event:
- Olympic Games Regatta
Tokyo, JPN - Position:
- 4
- Boat:
- M4-
- Year:
- 2021
- Event:
- World Rowing Cup II
Lucerne, SUI - Position:
- Boat:
- M4-
- Year:
- 2021
- Event:
- European Rowing Championships
Varese, ITA - Position:
- Boat:
- M4-
- Year:
- 2019
- Event:
- World Rowing Championships
Linz Ottensheim, AUT - Position:
- Boat:
- M4-
- Year:
- 2019
- Event:
- World Rowing Cup III
Rotterdam, NED - Position:
- Boat:
- M4-
- Year:
- 2019
- Event:
- World Rowing Cup II
Poznan, POL - Position:
- 4
- Boat:
- M4-
- Year:
- 2019
- Event:
- European Rowing Championships
Lucerne, SUI - Position:
- Boat:
- M4-
- Year:
- 2016
- Event:
- World Rowing Under 23 Championships
Rotterdam, NED - Position:
- 5
- Boat:
- BM4+
- Year:
- 2015
- Event:
- World Rowing Under 23 Championships
Plovdiv, BUL - Position:
- 5
- Boat:
- BM8+
Beyond the Boat
Outside rowing, Rory is a qualified personal trainer and has an MSc in Business Management. He runs his own online fitness coaching business, Rory Gibbs Fitness.
His favourite film genre is fantasy and favourite author is Dan Brown.
Rory is Lottery funded through UK Sport.