Hannah Scott

Hannah Scott was born on June 18, 1999, in Coleraine, Northern Ireland. Her rowing journey began at Bann Rowing Club in Coleraine at the age of 13, inspired by local Olympians. This early environment not only fostered her athletic development but also highlighted the power of sport in building community relations in Northern Ireland. She pursued both academic and athletic excellence at Princeton University in the United States, where she became a captain of the Princeton Women’s Crew, leading them to two Ivy League Championships in the Varsity Eight. Her international potential was further demonstrated with two silver medals at the U23 World Championships in 2018 and 2019.

Scott made her Olympic debut as the youngest member of the Great Britain rowing team at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, finishing seventh in the quadruple sculls. Following this, she achieved a silver medal at the 2021 European Rowing Championships and a bronze at the 2023 European Rowing Championships, both in the quadruple sculls. A significant milestone occurred in 2023 when she earned a gold medal at the World Rowing Championships in Belgrade as part of Great Britain’s women’s quadruple sculls team. The team continued its dominance by winning the European Championships in Szeged in 2024.

Her crowning achievement came at the Paris 2024 Olympics, where she and her teammates secured a gold medal in the women’s quadruple sculls, marking her as the first female athlete from Northern Ireland to win an Olympic rowing gold medal in over five decades. For her contributions to rowing, Hannah was appointed a Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2025 New Year Honours.