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Charlotte Henshaw

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Charlotte Henshaw, born Charlotte Sarah Henshaw on 16 January 1987, is a British Paralympic full time athlete across multiple disciplines. Originally a para swimmer, she changed to para canoe in 2017 and became the reigning world champion in the KL2 and VL3 200 metre events. In September 2021 at the delayed 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo she became a Paralympic champion, at her fourth Games, winning the women's KL2, and in Paris in 2024 she was the only paracanoe athlete to win double gold, winning the inaugural VL3 event and retaining her KL2 title. As a swimmer she also took gold in the breaststroke at the 2009 British Championships.

Facts
Birth Year
1987 1
Gender
Female 1
Medals or Titles Band
2-4 1
Gold Medals
3 1
Classification
Competition Category
Para or Adaptive 1
Connections

Competed In

Paralympic Games, Competitions
Source Charlotte Henshaw (Wikipedia)

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From the pool to the water: Charlotte Henshaw switches sports, Articles

Plays

Canoeing, Sports
Source Charlotte Henshaw (Wikipedia)
Swimming, Sports
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Nationality

United Kingdom

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Source Charlotte Henshaw (Wikipedia)Lead, competition category
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Charlotte Sarah Henshaw (born 16 January 1987) is a British Paralympic full-time athlete across multiple disciplines.
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1. Charlotte Henshaw (Wikipedia)
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    (born 16 January 1987)
  • Lead, gender
    Originally a Para swimmer, she changed to Para canoe in 2017, becoming the reigning World champion in the KL2 (eight-time) and VL3 (four-time) 200m events.
  • Lead, competition category
    Charlotte Sarah Henshaw (born 16 January 1987) is a British Paralympic full-time athlete across multiple disciplines.
  • Lead, gold medals
    In September 2021, at the delayed 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo, she became a Paralympic champion at her fourth games, winning the Women's KL2 event. In Paris at the 2024 Summer Paralympics, Henshaw was the only Paracanoe athlete to win double gold - winning the inaugural VL3 event and retaining her KL2 title.
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