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Madison Corcoran

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

Madison Corcoran (born August 7, 2002) is an American-born Irish slalom canoeist selected to compete at the 2024 Paris Olympics.[1]

Early life

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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

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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

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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

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  1. ^ a b c "Madison Corcoran". Paris 2024 Olympics. 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.
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