Michaela Corcoran (born August 7, 2002)[1] is an Irish-American slalom canoeist who has competed at the international level since 2018.[2] She started her career representing United States, but has been competing for Ireland since 2021. She won the bronze medal in the women's slalom C1 event at the 2019 Pan American Games in Lima, Peru.[3][4]
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| Born | August 7, 2002 Houston, Texas, United States | ||||||||||||||
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| Country | Ireland, United States | ||||||||||||||
| Sport | Canoe slalom | ||||||||||||||
| Event | C1 | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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She has a twin sister Madison, who has competed in canoe slalom in the K1 event. Their father Mike Corcoran is also a former slalom canoeist.[5]
References
edit- ^ "Michaela Corcoran". Team USA. Archived from the original on September 27, 2020.
- ^ "Michaela CORCORAN". CanoeSlalom.net. Retrieved July 8, 2023.
- ^ Gillen, Nancy (August 5, 2019). "Peru shine on final day of Lima 2019 surfing as Rosas and Mesinas qualify for Tokyo 2020". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved April 17, 2020.
- ^ "Lima 2019 - August 4". Team USA. August 4, 2019. Archived from the original on October 29, 2020. Retrieved April 17, 2020.
- ^ "Weekly Update 4 Feb 2021". olympics.ie. Olympic Federation of Ireland. Retrieved October 21, 2022.
Madison and Michaela Corcoran have switched allegiances to Ireland after competing in the US system [..] twin daughters of two time Olympian Mike Corcoran. Michaela Corcoran competes in the C1 Women class, and her sister, Madison, in the K1 Women
External links
edit- Michaela Corcoran at the International Canoe Federation
- Michaela Corcoran at Olympics.com
- Michaela Corcoran at Team USA (archived)
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