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| Nationality | Irish | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 23 November 1996 Cork, Ireland | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Ireland | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Rowing | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | Lightweight double sculls | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Fintan McCarthy (born 23 November 1996) is an Irish lightweight rower. He is an Irish national champion, world champion and double Olympic gold medallist.[1] He won the men's lightweight double sculls championship title with Paul O'Donovan at the 2019 World Rowing Championships and at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics where he set a new world's best time for that event. He also won a bronze medal in lightweight single sculls at the 2020 European Rowing Championships.
- ^ Clarke, Ryan. "Paul O'Donovan and Fintan McCarthy row into history with another Olympic gold". RTE. Retrieved 2 August 2024.