With the 2024 Olympics in Paris marking Helen Glover’s fourth time at the Games, the rower is a familiar face to sports fans across the globe.
But besides competing in this year’s competition, the two-time Olympic champion has been given a very special role which will see her be one of the flag bearers at the opening ceremony on Friday, 26 July.
Joining Tom Daley in the role, 38 year old Helen revealed how carrying the British flag would be “the biggest honour of my life” after previously coming out of retirement to compete in the Olympics in Tokyo in 2021.
So, as she prepares to compete for her third Olympic title, let’s take a closer look at Helen’s life… Born in Cornwall, Helen took up rowing just four years before she and rowing partner Heather Stanning won Team GB’s first gold medal at the London 2012 Olympic Games in the women’s coxless pair.
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