Michaela Corcoran Explained

Michaela Corcoran
Birth Date:	7 August 2002
Birth Place:	Houston, Texas, United States
Country:	Ireland, United States
Sport:	Canoe slalom
Event:	C1

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]}

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]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Michaela Corcoran. https://web.archive.org/web/20200927005613/http://www.teamusa.org/usa-canoe-kayak/athletes/Michaela-Corcoran. September 27, 2020. Team USA. dead.
2. Web site: Michaela CORCORAN . CanoeSlalom.net . 8 July 2023.
3. News: Gillen. Nancy. Peru shine on final day of Lima 2019 surfing as Rosas and Mesinas qualify for Tokyo 2020. August 5, 2019. InsideTheGames.biz. April 17, 2020.
4. News: Lima 2019 - August 4. https://web.archive.org/web/20201029030031/https://www.teamusa.org/Lima-2019-Pan-American-Games/Results-By-Day/August-4. October 29, 2020. August 4, 2019. Team USA. April 17, 2020. dead.
5. Web site: Weekly Update 4 Feb 2021 . olympics.ie . Olympic Federation of Ireland . 21 October 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 .