Mrs Emma Twigg, MNZM, of Cambridge, for services to rowing
Emma Twigg has had a rowing career spanning 20 years and has represented New Zealand since 2003.
She has competed in four Olympic Games and won Gold in the Women’s Single Scull event at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.
In 2014 she was crowned World Champion and, the same year, named as World Rowing’s Female Rower of the Year.
Her career has included Olympic, Senior, U23 and Junior World titles in the single scull.
She is the first New Zealander to win the women’s single scull at the Olympic Games and is one of New Zealand’s most decorated female rowers. Mrs Twigg is an active advocate for LGBTQIA+ athletes.