Ellen Frances Buttrick (born 3 August 1995) is a British

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who competes in the mixed

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. Buttrick was appointed

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(MBE) in the

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for services to rowing. Buttrick studied at Northumbria University for a BSc in Geography. She currently studies at the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) where she is undertaking a MSc in Gender, Policy and Inequalities.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Buttrick, Ellen 1995 births Living people Sportspeople from Peterborough British female rowers Rowers at the 2020 Summer Paralympics Medalists at the 2020 Summer Paralympics Paralympic medalists in rowing Paralympic gold medalists for Great Britain Members of the Order of the British Empire