Aifric Keogh
Rowing
BIOGRAPHY
Aifric Keogh is an Olympic bronze medalist from Tokyo 2020 where she was part of the Women’s Four alongside Emily Hegarty, Eimear Lambe and Fiona Murtagh
Keogh won European Championship silver in both 2021 and 2022 and a bronze medal in 2020.
She was paired with Fiona Murtagh in 2023 in the Women’s Pair and finished fourth at the 2023 World Championships.
At the Paris Games, the duo failed to progress from the ‘A’ semi-finals and finished second in the ‘B’ final.
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Medal For Philip Doyle and Daire Lynch at Paris 2024
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