Gabriel Obholzer
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| Nationality | British | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 17 July 2003 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Great Britain | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Rowing | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Event | Eight | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Gabriel Obholzer (born 17 July 2003) is a British rower. He was a medalist at the 2026 World Rowing Championships having previously won a gold medal at the World Rowing U23 Championships. He was a winner competing for Cambridge at The Boat Race 2026.[1]
Biography
[edit]The son of Rupert Obholzer who won an Olympic gold in 1996, and nephew of Anton Obholzer was competed for Great Britain at the Seoul Olympics in 1988, his mother Andrea rowed for Cambridge in the 1991 Boat Race.[2]
Obholzer was educated at Radnor House School, Twickenham and rowed at Tideway Scullers School from the age of 11 years-old. He broke the British junior record at the British Rowing Indoor Championships as a teenager in 2020.[3]
Obholzer spent four years studying and competing at Harvard University in the United States and later competed for Cambridge University and was a member of the winning boat at the The Boat Race 2026. He was a gold medalist competing in the men’s eight at the World Rowing U23 Championships in 2024 and 2025.[4][5][6]
Obholzer won a silver medal at the 2026 World Rowing Championships in Amsterdam, in August 2026 as part of the men's eight.[7]
References
[edit]- ↑ "Gabriel Obholzer". World Rowing. Retrieved 31 August 2026.
- ↑ Luckhurst, Pheobe (28 March 2026). "Dad was Oxford, Mum was Cambridge. Now we're a Boat Race dynasty". The Times. Retrieved 31 August 2026.
- ↑ "Meet the 17-year-old Brit who broke the rowing internet". Yahoo.com. 5 December 2020. Retrieved 31 August 2026.
- ↑ "U23 World Champions Geffen and Obholzer: From transatlantic rivals to Great Britain teammates". British Rowing. 28 May 2026. Retrieved 31 August 2026.
- ↑ "Gabriel Obholzer". British Rowing. Retrieved 31 August 2026.
- ↑ "The Boat Race 2026 – Trial Eights Preview: Cambridge Men". jrn.news. 17 December 2025. Retrieved 31 August 2026.
- ↑ "Lauren Henry wins historic gold in the Women's Single Scull". British Rowing. 30 August 2026. Retrieved 30 August 2025.