Fiona Murtagh (F'YOH-na MUR-tah; born 11 July 1995) is an Irish rower.[2] She competed in the women's coxless four event at the 2020 Summer Olympics and won a bronze medal.[3] Murtagh attended Fordham University from 2012 to 2016 on a rowing scholarship.[1][4] Along with her team-mates, she was named as the Irish Times/Sport Ireland Sportswoman for July 2021.[5]
Murtagh at the 2020 Summer Olympics | ||||||||||||
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| Nationality | Irish | |||||||||||
| Born | 11 July 1995 Galway, Ireland[1] | |||||||||||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | |||||||||||
| Sport | ||||||||||||
| Sport | Rowing | |||||||||||
| College team | Fordham Rams | |||||||||||
Medal record
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References
edit- ^ a b "Fiona Murtagh". Tokyo 2020. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 27 July 2021. Retrieved 26 July 2021.
- ^ "Fiona Murtagh". Olympedia. Retrieved 26 July 2021.
- ^ "Rowing - Heat 2 Results". Tokyo 2020. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 24 July 2021. Retrieved 26 July 2021.
- ^ "Tokyo 2020: Irish rowing quartet battle their way to bronze". RTE Sport. 28 July 2021. Retrieved 28 July 2021.
- ^ "Amy Hunter named Irish Times/Sport Ireland Sportswoman for October". The Irish Times. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
External links
edit- Fiona Murtagh at World Rowing
- Fiona Murtagh at Olympics.com
- Fiona Murtagh at the Olympic Federation of Ireland
- Fiona Murtagh at Rowing Ireland
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