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Harry Amos is a British endurance athlete, businessman and former British Army officer based in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. He was part of a four-person crew that rowed across the Pacific Ocean from California to Hawaii in 2023. In February 2025, he set a Guinness World Record for the fastest crossing of the United Arab Emirates on foot.
Early life and education
Amos attended Marlborough College from 1999 to 2004.[1]
Military career
Amos commissioned from the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst on 9 August 2008 as a second lieutenant in The Light Dragoons.[2]
In 2009, Amos deployed to Afghanistan as 1st Troop Leader, A Squadron, The Light Dragoons. During the deployment, Lance Corporal Richard Brandon, a vehicle mechanic supporting Amos's troop, was killed when his vehicle struck an improvised explosive device south of Gereshk. In the Ministry of Defence casualty notice, Amos paid tribute to Brandon on behalf of 1st Troop.[3]
Amos returned to Afghanistan in 2012, serving with the 12 Mechanised Brigade Reconnaissance Force. During the deployment he served with Cayle Royce MBE, who was seriously injured by an improvised explosive device during a raid on a Taliban weapons cache in May 2012.[4] Royce's military service, injury and recovery are described in the book One Step in a Poppy Field by Bronwyn Royce.[5]
Amos later cited Royce's recovery and subsequent endurance achievements as an inspiration for his own endurance challenges.[6]
Business career
After leaving the military, Amos worked in the Middle East. He later joined Kestrel Global, a Dubai-based strategic advisory company, where he serves as CEO.[7]
Endurance challenges
Pacific Ocean row
In 2023, Amos was a member of the four-person Brothers 'n Oars crew, alongside his brother Oliver Amos, Barney Lewis and Paris Norriss.
The crew rowed from Monterey, California, to Kauai, Hawaii, completing the Pacific crossing in 39 days, 4 hours and 28 minutes.[8]
The expedition raised funds for the Invictus Games Foundation and the Blue Marine Foundation. The crew encountered storms and severe weather during the crossing before reaching Hawaii in July 2023.[9]
Seven Emirates Challenge
In February 2025, Amos completed a 630-kilometre crossing of the seven emirates of the United Arab Emirates, beginning in Fujairah and finishing near Al Batha on the UAE–Saudi Arabia border.[10]
He completed the crossing in 5 days, 21 hours and 27 minutes, setting the Guinness World Record for the fastest crossing of the United Arab Emirates on foot. Contemporary media reports, which recorded the time rounded to 5 days, 21 hours and 30 minutes, reported that he had broken the previous record by more than an hour.[11]
The challenge was undertaken to raise awareness of diabetes and funds to support diabetes-related causes in the UAE.[12]
Amos's record was subsequently surpassed in 2026.[13]
References
[edit]- ↑ Goodwin, Kate (2025-05-16). "Relentless: A World Record Crossing of the United Arab Emirates – 630km in under 6 days". The Marlburian Club. Retrieved 2026-09-22.
- ↑ "The London Gazette, Supplement No. 1" (PDF). The Gazette. The Stationery Office. 30 September 2008. p. 14912. Retrieved 21 September 2026.
- ↑ "Lance Corporal Richard James Brandon killed in Afghanistan". GOV.UK. Retrieved 2026-09-22.
- ↑ "Brothers rowing to raise funds in support of Invictus Games Foundation". Invictus Games. Retrieved 2026-09-22.
- ↑ One Step in a Poppy Field. 2023-11-30. ISBN 978-1-3990-5736-3.
- ↑ One Step in a Poppy Field. 2023-11-30. ISBN 978-1-3990-5736-3.
- ↑ "Our Team". Kestrel Global - uncovering opportunities. Retrieved 2026-09-22.
- ↑ Webster, Nick. "Dubai-based rowers arrive in Hawaii after trans-Pacific crossing". The National. Retrieved 2026-09-22.
- ↑ Webster, Nick. "Dubai-based rowers arrive in Hawaii after trans-Pacific crossing". The National. Retrieved 2026-09-22.
- ↑ Webster, Nick. "British runner sets new record in seven-emirates challenge". The National. Retrieved 2026-09-22.
- ↑ Webster, Nick. "British runner sets new record in seven-emirates challenge". The National. Retrieved 2026-09-22.
- ↑ Webster, Nick. "British runner sets new record in seven-emirates challenge". The National. Retrieved 2026-09-22.
- ↑ "Fastest crossing of the United Arab Emirates on foot". Guinness World Records. Archived from the original on 2025-04-11. Retrieved 2026-09-22.
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