Charlie Elwes

Rower // Men's Squad
Date of Birth: 15th Jul 1997 (26 years old)
Club: Leander Club

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Charlie Elwes is an Olympic bronze medallist and three-time European Champion in the men's eight (M8+).

Charlie first rowed for GB as a junior, competing at the World Rowing Junior Championships for three years from 2013-2015, winning silver medals in the coxed and then coxless fours in 2014 and 2015. He went on to win two silvers and a gold, also in the coxless four, at the U23 World Championships from 2017-2019.

Following his promotion to the senior team, he won the men’s eights (M8+) at the European Rowing Championships in 2021, 2022 and 2023, and finished third to take the bronze medal at the Tokyo Olympic Games, also in the eight.

He attended Yale University, USA.

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, JPA
M8+
2021 World Rowing Cup II
Sabaudia, ITA
M8+
2021 European Rowing Championships
Varese, ITA
M8+
2019 World Rowing Under 23 Championships
Sarasota-Bradenton, USA
BM4-
2018 World Rowing Under 23 Championships
Poznan, POL
BM4-
2017 World Rowing Under 23 Championships
Plovdiv, BUL
BM4-
2015 World Rowing Junior Championships
Rio de Janeiro, BRA
JM4-
2014 World Rowing Junior Championships
Hamburg, GER
JM4+
2013 World Rowing Junior Championships
Trakai, LTU
6 JM4+
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, JPA
Position:
Boat:
M8+
Year:
2021
Event:
World Rowing Cup II
Sabaudia, ITA
Position:
Boat:
M8+
Year:
2021
Event:
European Rowing Championships
Varese, ITA
Position:
Boat:
M8+
Year:
2019
Event:
World Rowing Under 23 Championships
Sarasota-Bradenton, USA
Position:
Boat:
BM4-
Year:
2018
Event:
World Rowing Under 23 Championships
Poznan, POL
Position:
Boat:
BM4-
Year:
2017
Event:
World Rowing Under 23 Championships
Plovdiv, BUL
Position:
Boat:
BM4-
Year:
2015
Event:
World Rowing Junior Championships
Rio de Janeiro, BRA
Position:
Boat:
JM4-
Year:
2014
Event:
World Rowing Junior Championships
Hamburg, GER
Position:
Boat:
JM4+
Year:
2013
Event:
World Rowing Junior Championships
Trakai, LTU
Position:
6
Boat:
JM4+