Emily Hegarty

Emily Hegarty

Rowing

BIOGRAPHY

Emily Hegarty is an Olympic Bronze medalist from Tokyo 2020, a historic achievement (Ireland’s first medal in women’s rowing) alongside her team mates Aifric Keogh, Eimear Lambe, and Fiona Murtagh.

Ten years after taking up the sport Emily won World U23 silver in a four in 2019, and European U23 bronze the following year.

After a lay-off of over eighteen months in 2022 and 2023, Hegarty made her Irish comeback at the opening World Cup of 2024 and made the Irish boat for the women’s four in Paris 2024 where they finished seventh.

Emily hails from Skibereen, has a degree in physiology and is a third cousin of Paul and Gary O’Donovan.

Gender

Female

Discipline

Women’s Four (W4-)

Date Of Birth

August 3, 1998

Hometown

Skibbereen, Co Cork

Games

Paris 2024, Tokyo 2020

OTHER ROWING ATHLETES

Nathan Timoney

Imogen Magner

Daire Lynch

Nathalie Long

Zoe Hyde

Holly Davis*

Ross Corrigan

Alison Bergin

Fiona Murtagh

Aifric Keogh

Monika Dukarska

Tara Hanlon

Eimear Lambe

Aileen Crowley

Ronan Byrne

Aoife Casey

Fintan McCarthy

Philip Doyle

Sanita Puspure

Margaret Cremen

Paul O’Donovan

ROWING NEWS

In The News – July 7th

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Sport Events Coming up in July

We are at the start of a jam packed July, check here for information on the upcoming events?   DATES EVENT (SPORT) 27 June – 6 July EQUESTRIAN Team Ireland – World Equestrian Festival CHIO Aachen – Aachen, Germany LINK 28-29 June ATHLETICS Team Ireland – European Athletics Team Championships Division 2 – Maribor, Slovenia LINK [...]

RTE Sportsperson of the Year | Paul O’Donovan

"Phenomenal" Paul O'Donovan was hailed "an all-time great" as he was crowned RTÉ Sport Sportsperson of the Year for 2024 on Sunday evening. The Cork rower became the first Irish Olympian to win medals at three consecutive Olympic Games in August as he claimed gold at the double sculls in Paris in a year where [...]

Nominations For RTE Sportsperson of the Year

Next Sunday evening, December 15th at 9:30 pm, the RTÉ Sport Awards 2024 will air live on RTÉ One and the RTÉ Player. Hosted by Joanne Cantwell, Darragh Maloney, and Jacqui Hurley from Studio 4 in RTÉ, the event will celebrate Irish sporting excellence in front of an audience filled with the nation’s top athletes. [...]

BACK-TO-BACK OLYMPIC GOLD FOR FINTAN MCCARTHY AND PAUL O’DONOVAN

Team Ireland rowers Fintan McCarthy and Paul O’Donovan (LM2x) have sensationally won back-to -back Olympic gold medals. The Skibbereen superstars rowed the perfect race to become double Olympic champions in front a massive Irish crowd in Paris. In doing the remarkable duo have won Team Ireland’s fifth medal at these Paris Olympic Games, after team [...]

Medal For Philip Doyle and Daire Lynch at Paris 2024

Team Ireland rowers Philip Doyle and Daire Lynch have won a brilliant Olympic bronze medal in the final of the Men’s Double Sculls (M2x) at the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris. In doing the Irish duo have won Team Ireland’s fourth medal at these Olympic Games, after Mona McSharry claimed bronze, Daniel Wiffen gold, and [...]

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