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Michaela Corcoran
Personal information
Born (2002-08-07) August 7, 2002 (age 22)
Houston, Texas, U.S.
Sport
CountryIreland, United States
SportCanoe slalom
EventC1
Medal record
Women's canoe slalom
Representing  United States
Pan American Games
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Lima C1

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 for the United States. She competed at the 2024 Olympic Games for Ireland.[3]

Early life

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Corcoran was born in the United States and grew up in Maryland, near the Potomac River. She attended Holton-Arms School in Bethesda, Maryland and later studied biochemistry at the University of Miami. She was first in a kayak aged five, and by the age of ten years-old was receiving outside coaching.[3]

Career

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She won the bronze medal in the women's slalom C1 event at the 2019 Pan American Games in Lima, Peru.[4][5]

From 2021, Corcoran represented Ireland in international competition and had eligibility to race for Ireland at the European Championships/ Olympic Qualifier in May 2021 at the event held in Italy.[6]

She competed at the World Under-23 Slalom Championships in Liptovsky, Slovakia in July 2024, where she finished 14th overall. [7] Later that month, she was officially selected to compete for Ireland at the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, France.[8][9]

Personal life

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She has a twin sister, Madison Corcoran, who has competed in canoe slalom in the K1 event. Michaela was born a minute before Madison. Their Dublin-born father Mike Corcoran competed as a slalom canoeist, and represented Ireland at the 1992 and 1996 Olympic Games. He had relocated to the United States in 1990 from Glasnevin and ran a prosthetics business.[10][3]

References

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  1. ^ "Michaela Corcoran". Team USA. Archived from the original on September 27, 2020.
  2. ^ "Michaela CORCORAN". CanoeSlalom.net. Retrieved July 8, 2023.
  3. ^ a b c Greaves, Colm (July 30, 2024). "Gentle nudge from father led to American twins representing Ireland". Irish Examiner. Retrieved April 26, 2025.
  4. ^ Gillen, Nancy (August 5, 2019). "Peru shine on final day of Lima 2019 surfing as Rosas and Mesinas qualify for Tokyo 2020". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved April 17, 2020.
  5. ^ "Lima 2019 - August 4". Team USA. August 4, 2019. Archived from the original on October 29, 2020. Retrieved April 17, 2020.
  6. ^ "Weekly Update 4 Feb 2021". olympics.ie. Olympic Federation of Ireland. Retrieved April 26, 2025. 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
  7. ^ "Michaela Corcoran". RTE. July 22, 2024. Retrieved April 26, 2025.
  8. ^ "Four Paddlers Selected for Team Ireland at Paris 2024". afloat.ie. July 21, 2024. Retrieved April 26, 2025.
  9. ^ "Corcoran Twins To Make Olympic Canoeing Debut for Team Ireland". Sport for Business. July 17, 2024. Retrieved April 26, 2025.
  10. ^ Kissane, Sinead (July 16, 2024). "'It's still so surreal' – Madison and Michaela Corcoran provide 'twinspiration' for Irish Olympic canoe slalom team". Independent.ie. Retrieved April 26, 2025.
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