Fintan McCarthy

Fintan McCarthy
Personal information
NationalityIrish
Born (1996-11-23) 23 November 1996 (age 28)
Cork, Ireland
Height1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Sport
CountryIreland
SportRowing
EventLightweight double sculls
Medal record
Men's rowing
Representing  Ireland
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2024 Paris Lwt double sculls
Gold medal – first place 2020 Tokyo Lwt double sculls


World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2019 Ottensheim Lwt double sculls
Gold medal – first place 2022 Račice Lwt double sculls
Gold medal – first place 2023 Belgrade Lwt double sculls
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2021 Varese Lwt double sculls
Gold medal – first place 2022 Oberschleißheim Lwt double sculls
Bronze medal – third place 2020 Poznań Lwt single sculls

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.

  1. ^ Clarke, Ryan. "Paul O'Donovan and Fintan McCarthy row into history with another Olympic gold". RTE. Retrieved 2 August 2024.