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Olympic gold medallist & resilience expert

Rory Gibbs

Transform team performance with Olympic gold medallist Rory Gibbs, resilience and adaptability expert. Rory equips professionals with mental toughness strategies and teamwork frameworks, drawing from his Paris 2024 victory and back-to-back World Championship titles in elite rowing.

Trusted by Team GB, British men's eight, Henley Royal Regatta

Rory Gibbs, Speaker | Olympic Gold Rower & Coach
Rory Gibbs

Rory Gibbs

London, United Kingdom

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£2k–5k

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Rory Gibbs's biography

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  • Olympic gold medallist in rowing at Paris 2024
  • Two time World Champion rower with Team GB
  • Five time European Champion and elite performance coach
Rory Gibbs is an Olympic gold medallist and World Champion rower whose journey from a rugby injury to the top of his sport offers a powerful lesson in adaptability and resilience. As part of the British men's eight, Rory claimed gold at Paris 2024, adding to back-to-back World Championship titles in 2022 and 2023. He is a five-time European Champion and six-time winner at Henley Royal Regatta, having made his senior debut for Team GB in 2019. Rory's path to elite sport was unconventional. He came to rowing later than most of his competitors, forced off the rugby pitch by injury. That late start gave him a unique perspective on rapid skill development, mental toughness, and the role communication plays inside high-performing teams. He now channels that experience into coaching working professionals and aspiring athletes through health and fitness programmes, helping others unlock performance gains in their own lives and careers. Audiences who hear Rory speak come away with practical strategies for building mental resilience under pressure, a clear framework for adapting quickly when circumstances change, and honest insight into what it takes to perform at the highest level as part of a team. His examples are drawn directly from Olympic and World Championship campaigns, grounded in real results rather than theory. Book Rory to give your audience a first-hand account of what gold-medal teamwork and adaptability look like in practice.

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Why we recommend booking Rory

Rory brings Olympic-level insight into rapid adaptation and team performance, drawn from his unconventional route to Paris 2024 gold after a rugby injury redirected his career. His framework for building resilience under pressure translates directly to high-stakes commercial environments where agility and communication determine outcomes.

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Trusted by Team GB, British men's eight, Henley Royal Regatta

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Email rory.gibbs@getapeptalk.com or call PepTalk on +44 20 3835 2929 (UK) or +1 737 888 5112 (US), and one of our speaker agents will contact you within hours to confirm Rory's availability and fees. If you can, please include your budget upfront – it helps us fast-track your request. It’s also helpful to know the date, format (virtual or in-person), location, and a bit about your audience.
What is Rory Gibbs's speaking style like?
Rory Gibbs draws on his own athletic biography — from a rugby injury redirecting him to rowing, through to Olympic and World Championship success — to illustrate frameworks around adaptability, mental resilience, and team communication, with examples drawn directly from competitive campaigns rather than theory.
What topics does Rory Gibbs specialise in?
Rory Gibbs speaks on adaptability and resilience, high-performance teamwork, and mental toughness under pressure. He is an Olympic gold medallist, having won with the British men's eight at Paris 2024, and holds back-to-back World Championship titles from 2022 and 2023.
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