Katherine Sarah Copeland[1] MBE (born 1 December 1990) is a retired British Olympic Gold Medal winning rower.
As a teacher, she also runs an after school art club for autistic children in conjunction with the Three Wings Trust.
[3][4] She was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2013 New Year Honours for services to rowing.
An U23 World Champion in the women's lightweight single sculls,[7] in 2012, she was selected to represent Great Britain in the 2012 London Olympics in the Women's lightweight double sculls with Sophie Hosking,[8][9] winning the gold medal, during the so-called "Super Saturday".
Copeland won another European bronze medal in the lightweight double sculls in 2017, this time with Emily Craig.