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Born | Houston, Texas, United States | August 7, 2002||||||||||||||
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Country | Ireland, United States | ||||||||||||||
Sport | Canoe slalom | ||||||||||||||
Event | C1 | ||||||||||||||
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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]
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