Madison Corcoran Explained

Madison Corcoran
Birth Date:7 August 2002[1]
Country:Ireland
Sport:Canoe slalom
Event:K1

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]

Notes and References

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

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