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Fintan McCarthy

1996 - Today

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Fintan McCarthy (born 23 November 1996) is an Irish lightweight rower. He is an Irish national champion, world champion and double Olympic gold medallist. 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. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 19 in 2024). Fintan McCarthy is the 9,560th most popular athlete (down from 9,055th in 2024), the 582nd most popular biography from Ireland (down from 559th in 2019) and the 26th most popular Irish Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Fintan McCarthy ranks 9,560 out of 6,025. Before him are Kendall Ellis, Sergio Suzuki, George Nash, Sibusiso Matsenjwa, Juraj Tužinský, and Justin Olsen. After him are Dóra Madarász, Éric Delaunay, Sharone Vernon-Evans, Etienne Kinsinger, Kristian Pulli, and Mallory Franklin.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1996, Fintan McCarthy ranks 1,369. Before him are Cameron Brannagan, Makoto Kawanishi, Rahart Adams, Kendall Ellis, Molly Renshaw, and Tomoya Kitamura. After him are Etienne Kinsinger, Masaya Yoshida, Dan Olaru, Pravin Jadhav, Ramnarong Sawekwiharee, and Jacqueline Simoneau.

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In Ireland

Among people born in Ireland, Fintan McCarthy ranks 582 out of 549. Before him are Stephen O'Halloran (1987), Cillian Sheridan (1989), Fionn O'Shea (1997), Jennifer Gadirova (2004), Paddy McCarthy (1983), and Nathan Collins (2001). After him are Paul O'Donovan (1994), Yana Hladiychuk (1993), Niamh Fahey (1987), Eoin Morgan (1986), Colin Doyle (1985), and Fionnuala McCormack (1984).

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Among ATHLETES In Ireland

Among athletes born in Ireland, Fintan McCarthy ranks 26. Before him are Michael Carruth (1967), Cian O'Connor (1979), Olive Loughnane (1976), Robert Heffernan (1978), Gillian O'Sullivan (1976), and Derval O'Rourke (1981). After him are Paul O'Donovan (1994), Yana Hladiychuk (1993), Fionnuala McCormack (1984), Eimear Lambe (1997), Aifric Keogh (1992), and Annalise Murphy (1990).

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