Madison Corcoran

Irish canoeist (born 2002)

Madison Corcoran
Madison Corcoran-2022 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships
Personal information
Born (2002-08-07) 7 August 2002 (age 22)[1]
Sport
CountryIreland
SportCanoe slalom
EventK1

Madison Corcoran (born 7 August 2002) is an Irish slalom canoeist selected to compete at the 2024 Paris Olympics.

Early life

Born in the United States, she grew up in Maryland, and competed for USA as a junior. She studies neuroscience at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee.[2]

Career

She made her Ireland debut at the 2021 European Canoe Slalom Championships in Italy.[3][4] She competed at the 2022 European Canoe Slalom Championships in Slovenia.[5]

She competed at the European Games in 2023 Kraków, Poland where her performance gained a qualification place for Ireland at the 2024 Olympic Games.[6][7] In July 2024, she was officially selected to compete at the 2024 Paris Olympics in the K1 Women's event.[8][9]

Personal life

Her twin sister Michaela Corcoran also competed in canoe slalom for Ireland. Their father Mike Corcoran was also a canoe slalomist who represented Ireland at the 1992 and 1996 Olympics.[10]

References

  1. ^ "Madison Corcoran". Olympics.com. Retrieved July 24, 2024.
  2. ^ "Madison Corcoran". RTE. July 22, 2024. Retrieved July 24, 2024.
  3. ^ "Madison Corcoran". Olympics.ie. Retrieved July 24, 2024.
  4. ^ "2021 Canoe Slalom European Championships & Olympic Qualifier". canoe.ie. May 17, 2021. Retrieved July 24, 2024.
  5. ^ "Canoe Slalom European Championships 2022". canoe.ie. June 9, 2022. Retrieved July 24, 2024.
  6. ^ "Madison Corcoran Qualifies Third Irish Boat for Canoe Slalom at Paris 2024". afloat.ie. October 10, 2023. Retrieved July 24, 2024.
  7. ^ "EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT TEAM IRELAND'S ATHLETES HEADING TO THE 2023 EUROPEAN GAMES". Her Sport. June 13, 2023. Retrieved July 24, 2024.
  8. ^ "Four Paddlers Selected for Team Ireland at Paris 2024". afloat.ie. July 21, 2024. Retrieved July 24, 2024.
  9. ^ "Corcoran Twins To Make Olympic Canoeing Debut for Team Ireland". Sport for Business. July 17, 2024. Retrieved July 24, 2024.
  10. ^ Kissane, Sinead (July 16, 2024). "'It's still so surreal' – Madison and Michaela Corcoran provide 'twinspiration' for Irish Olympic canoe slalom team". Independent.ie. Retrieved July 24, 2024.