Heidi Long

Heidi Long
Long at the 2022 European Championships
Personal information
Born (1996-11-29) 29 November 1996 (age 29)
Hillingdon, England
Home townChalfont St Peter, England
Height175 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Sport
CountryGreat Britain
SportRowing
College teamVirginia Cavaliers (2015–2019)
ClubLeander Club
Medal record
Women's rowing
Representing  Great Britain
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place2024 ParisEight
World Championships
Gold medal – first place2022 RačiceCoxless four
Silver medal – second place2026 AmsterdamEight
Bronze medal – third place2023 BelgradeCoxless four
Bronze medal – third place2025 ShanghaiEight
European Championships
Gold medal – first place2022 OberschleißheimCoxless four
Gold medal – first place2025 PlovdivEight
Silver medal – second place2022 OberschleißheimEight
Silver medal – second place2023 BledCoxless four
Silver medal – second place2024 SzegedEight
Silver medal – second place2026 VareseEight
Bronze medal – third place2025 PlovdivCoxless four

Heidi Long (born 29 November 1996) is a British rower.

Career

Long won a gold medal in the coxless four at the 2022 European Rowing Championships and the 2022 World Rowing Championships.

At the 2023 World Rowing Championships in Belgrade, she won the World Championship bronze medal in the women's coxless four.

She won a bronze medal as part of the Great Britain eight at the 2024 Summer Olympics.

Long became the President of the Oxford University Boat Club for the 2025-26 season. She rowed in the stroke seat of the Oxford Women’s Blue Boat in the 80th Women’s Boat Race on 4 April 2026. Oxford won for the first time since 2016 by 3 lengths.

References

  1. ↑ "Athlete Profile". British Rowing. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
  2. ↑ Woods, Mark (13 August 2022). "British rowing bounces back with four golds in European Championships". The Guardian. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  3. ↑ "World Rowing Championships: GB win four golds on penultimate day". BBC. 24 September 2022. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  4. ↑ "Rowing - World Championships - 2023". The Sports.org. Retrieved 18 September 2023.
  5. ↑ "Britain's men win gold and women bronze in eights". BBC Sport. 3 August 2024. Retrieved 3 August 2024.
  6. ↑ fergus.mainland@britishrowing.org (1 April 2026). "United, Driven, and Ready. Heidi Long's Oxford University BC". British Rowing. Retrieved 4 April 2026.
  7. ↑ Fraser, Alexandra (12 March 2026). "Crews announced for the Chanel J12 Boat Race 2026 between Oxford and Cambridge". British Rowing. Retrieved 4 April 2026.
  8. ↑ "The Women's Boat Race Results". The CHANEL J12 Boat Race. Retrieved 4 April 2026.