Mike Corcoran (canoeist)

For other people named Michael Corcoran, see Michael Corcoran (disambiguation).

Michael Corcoran (born 12 April 1965)[1] is an Irish slalom canoeist who competed from the mid-1980s to the late 1990s.[citation needed] Originally from Dublin in Ireland, he has also lived in Maryland in the US.[2] Competing in two Summer Olympics, Corcoran earned his best finish of tenth in the C1 event in Atlanta in 1996.[3] His twin daughters, Michaela Corcoran and Madison Corcoran, have also competed internationally in canoe slalom events.[4][5]

  1. ^ "Mike Corcoran - Sports-reference.com profile". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020.
  2. ^ "Brookmont: A river runs by it, drawing everyone from paddlers to poets". Washington Post. 13 June 2019. Retrieved 21 October 2022. Michael Corcoran, a slalom canoeist who represented Ireland in the 1992 and 1996 Summer Olympics, moved to Brookmont from Ireland to train with members of the U.S. team in 1988
  3. ^ "Mike Corcoran". olympics.com. International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 21 October 2022.
  4. ^ "Michaela Corcoran". teamusa.org. United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee. Archived from the original on 27 September 2020. Retrieved 21 October 2022.
  5. ^ "Weekly Update 4 Feb 2021". olympics.ie. Olympic Federation of Ireland. Retrieved 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