Morgan Bolding

Rower // Men's Squad
Date of Birth: 13th May 1995 (28 years old)
Club: Oxford Brookes University BC
Height: 193cm
Hometown: Withiel

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Morgan Bolding is reigning World and European champion in the men's eight (M8+).

He competed for Great Britain at junior and U23 level, winning bronze as part of the men’s eight at the 2017 U23 World Championships.

Morgan then made his debut for the senior GB team in 2019, finishing twelfth at the World Rowing Championships in the men’s pair. Still in the pair, he came seventh at the 2021 European Rowing Championships.

In 2022 he won gold in the eight at World Cups I and II and then at the European Rowing Championships and World Rowing Championships.

He kicked off his 2023 season by retaining his European title in the men’s eight.

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 Cup III
Lucerne, SUI
M8+
2022 World Cup I
Belgrade, SRB
M8+
2022 World Cup I
Belgrade, SRB
M4-
2021 World Cup II
Lucerne, SUI
M8+
2021 World Rowing Final Olympic Qualification Regatta
Lucerne, SUI
4 M2-
2021 European Rowing Championships
Varese, ITA
1 (FB Final) M2-
2019 World Rowing Championships
Linz Ottensheim, AUT
6 (FB Final) M2-
2019 World Rowing Cup III
Rotterdam, NED
6 M2-
2019 World Rowing Cup II
Poznan, POL
2 (FC Final) M2-
2017 World Rowing Under 23 Championships
Plovdiv, BUL
BM8+
2015 World Rowing Under 23 Championships
Plovdiv, BUL
5 BM8+
2013 World Rowing Junior Championships
Trakai, LTU
4 JM8+
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 Cup III
Lucerne, SUI
Position:
Boat:
M8+
Year:
2022
Event:
World Cup I
Belgrade, SRB
Position:
Boat:
M8+
Year:
2022
Event:
World Cup I
Belgrade, SRB
Position:
Boat:
M4-
Year:
2021
Event:
World Cup II
Lucerne, SUI
Position:
Boat:
M8+
Year:
2021
Event:
World Rowing Final Olympic Qualification Regatta
Lucerne, SUI
Position:
4
Boat:
M2-
Year:
2021
Event:
European Rowing Championships
Varese, ITA
Position:
1 (FB Final)
Boat:
M2-
Year:
2019
Event:
World Rowing Championships
Linz Ottensheim, AUT
Position:
6 (FB Final)
Boat:
M2-
Year:
2019
Event:
World Rowing Cup III
Rotterdam, NED
Position:
6
Boat:
M2-
Year:
2019
Event:
World Rowing Cup II
Poznan, POL
Position:
2 (FC Final)
Boat:
M2-
Year:
2017
Event:
World Rowing Under 23 Championships
Plovdiv, BUL
Position:
Boat:
BM8+
Year:
2015
Event:
World Rowing Under 23 Championships
Plovdiv, BUL
Position:
5
Boat:
BM8+
Year:
2013
Event:
World Rowing Junior Championships
Trakai, LTU
Position:
4
Boat:
JM8+

Beyond the Boat

When he’s not rowing, Morgan enjoys golf, tennis and cooking.