Mike Corcoran (canoeist)

Michael Corcoran (born 12 April 1965)[1] is an Irish slalom canoeist who competed from the mid-1980s to the late 1990s. 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]

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

World Cup individual podiums
Season Date Venue Position Event
199318 July 1993[6]La Seu d'Urgell2nd[7]C1

References
  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". washingtonpost.com. 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
  6. "Official results - World Cup Race 1" (PDF). canoeslalom.net. 1993. Retrieved 21 October 2022.
  7. "Historic win for Ireland at Canoe Slalom World Cup in Pau". canoe-europe.org. 2020. Retrieved 21 October 2022. Ireland has been waiting for a medal at World cup races since 1993 when Mike Corcoran picked up silver medal in La Seu d'Urgell


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