Heather Stanning

Quick Facts

Full Name	Heather Stanning
Occupation	Rower
Date Of Birth	Jan 26, 1985(1985-01-26)
Age	39
Birthplace	Yeovil
Country	United Kingdom
Birth City	England
Horoscope	Capricorn

Heather Stanning Biography

Heather Stanning is one of the most popular and richest Rower who was born on January 26, 1985 in Yeovil, England, United Kingdom. Heather Mary Stanning OBE, born 26 January 1985, is a British professional rower. She was also a member the Great Britain Rowing Team and Royal Artillery Officer. She is the number one female rower worldwide, having been ranked as double Olympic champion, double World champions, quadruple World Cup champs, and double European champion. She and Helen Glover were the World, Olympic and World Cup, European record holders and the reigning Olympic, World Cup, and European champions in women’s coxless pairs. She was also a British champion in the women’s quad sculls and fours.

Robin Williams began coaching Glover and Stanning in July. They finished 16th and 17th respectively in their event, and were considered reserves for the women’s eight. They have improved so quickly that they won a silver medal at the 2010 World Rowing Championships in New Zealand at Lake Karapiro in November behind Rebecca Scown and Juliette Haigh.

Glover and Stanning finished second in the 2011 World Rowing Championships at Lake Bled, Slovenia, 0.1 seconds behind the winning New Zealand crew of Haigh and Scown, despite both getting a stomach bug when they arrived in Slovenia. Their coach Robin Williams described it as a gold medal performance without getting the gold medal. In 2015, after retaining their world championship, Stanning said “Thinking back four years we were clear water ahead but lost it on the line. We certainly haven’t forgotten that lesson.

In 2011 Glover and Stanning won the coxless pair event at the GB Rowing Team Senior Trials at Eton-Dorney with a time of 7 minutes 15 seconds. They went on to win both the Munich and Lucerne World Rowing Cup regattas, beating the reigning world champions Haigh and Scown of New Zealand. Great Britain did not enter round 2 of the World Cup in Hamburg due to an E. coli outbreak in the area.

Stanning, who was commissioned by Sandhurst into the Royal Artillery, was stationed at Larkhill Garrison, Salisbury Plain, Wiltshire, in August 2008. She was promoted to Captain and served with the 32nd Regiment Royal Artillery. In December 2015, she was promoted to Major and resumed full-time service in the army in February 2017. She attended Staff College in September 2017.

Heather Stanning Net Worth

Heather Stanning is one of the richest Rower from United Kingdom. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Heather Stanning 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Stanning began rowing in 2006 and was selected to the Team GB “Start” programme, where she was coached at Paul Stannard. She teamed up with Olivia Whitlam in 2007 to win the World Rowing U23 Championships women’s pair competition. She won the Remenham Challenge Cup 2008 for women’s eights at Henley Royal Regatta. She tried out for TeamGB in 2009 and joined the crew of women’s eight with Victoria Bryant and Ruth Walczak. They placed seventh at the European Rowing Championships in Brest, Belarus.

She won a British Army Scholarship while in sixth grade and continued her studies at Bath University, England. In 2006, she began rowing under the Team GB Start Program. After graduating from University in 2007, she went on to Sandhurst with her brother Martin, who was a member of the Black Watch. Alistair, another brother, is a Navy physician. Jonny Howse is her husband and is also in British Army.

Stanning was given leave from the army in 2010 to train for Olympic competition and was paired with Helen Glover in the women’s coxless pair. At the 2010 World Rowing Cup they finished 9th in Bled and 5th in Munich, but were unable to race at Lucerne due to Glover’s illness.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

Heather Stanning height 5 ft 11 in Heather weight Not Known & body measurements will update soon.

Who is Heather Stanning Dating?

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Stanning was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2013 New Year Honours and Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 2017 Birthday Honours, both for services to rowing.

Facts & Trivia

Heather Ranked on the list of most popular Rower. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United Kingdom. Heather Stanning celebrates birthday on January 26 of every year.

At the British Rowing Championships on 18–19 October at Holme Pierrepont (Nottingham), Stanning was part of the composite crew that won gold in both the women’s fours sweep event and the quad sculls. Racing under the acronym LIMA, the crew comprised: Jessica Eddie – London RC; Zoe Lee – Imperial College BC; Helen Glover – Minerva-Bath RC; and Heather Stanning – Army RC.

What is Heather Stanning doing now?

She is a British Army officer and currently holds the rank of Major, in the Royal Artillery but had been given dispensation from the army to pursue an Olympic career with the British team at both the 2012 Summer Olympics in London and the 2016 Summer Olympics.

Is Helen Glover retired?

Glover and Stanning remained undefeated through the entire four-year cycle leading up to the Rio 2016 Olympic Games and successfully defended their title in Brazil. Glover retired after the Games and had three children but returned to the boat in 2021, partnering Polly Swann.

Is Heather Stanning still in the army?

Today, as a Major in the Royal Artillery, she fully embraces her Army career and has no regrets about retiring from rowing.

Who was Kelly Holmes married to?

Early life and army career Her mother was 17 at the time of her birth, and seven years later she married painter and decorator Michael Norris , whom Holmes regards as her father.

What is the person at the front of a rowing boat called?

In a rowing crew, the coxswain (/ˈkɒksən/ KOK-sən; colloquially known as the cox or coxie) is the member who does not row but steers the boat and faces forward, towards the bow. The coxswain is responsible for steering the boat and coordinating the power and rhythm of the rowers.