Finn Lynch
Sailing
BIOGRAPHY
Born in Australia and living in Carlow since he was two, Finn started sailing on Blessington Lakes when he was eight. A silver medallist at World Youth Championships in 2012, he was World U19 champion in 2014, and has been training full-time since he completed his Leaving Cert. He was only 20 when he made his Olympic debut in Rio 2016 placing 32nd overall, but was deeply disappointed not to qualify for Tokyo 2020. He bounced back by winning World silver in Barcelona in 2021, also finishing ninth at Europeans in the same year. In 2022 he was sixth at the Worlds and rose to number two in the world rankings. He secured the Irish berth for Paris 2024 at the combined Sailing World Championships at The Hague in August 2023.
In January of this year he finished ninth at the Worlds in Australia; his third top 10 at that level in four years, and a month later took bronze at the Europeans. Finn was also sixth at the 2023 Paris test event, narrowly missing the podium in a very tight medal race.
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In The News – 13th July 2026
Three former Team Ireland European Youth Olympic Festival athletes spearheaded a week of outstanding performances for Irish sport, with Emer Heverin and Seth Dunwoody crowned European champions while Rían McCrystal claimed victory at the Quanta Capital Junior Tour of Ireland. There was also international success for Shane Sweetnam in Sweden, where he secured a prestigious [...]
Events Coming Up in July
Athletics Eugene Diamond League - July 4th Cork City Sports - July 8th Morton Games - July 10th Monaco Diamond League - July 10th Hungarian Athletics Grand Prix - July 14th London Diamond League - July 18th National Senior Track and Field Championships - July 25th & 26th Badminton Japan Open World Tour 750 [...]
Events Coming up in June 2026
Hockey IRL Men - FIH Hockey Nations Cup - South Africa - June 11 to 20 IRL Women - FIH Hockey Pro League Netherlands Stage - Rotterdam - June 13 to 18 IRL Women - FIH Hockey Pro League Germany Stage - Berlin - June 23 to 27 Swimming Sette Colli International, Rome, Italy, 26-28 [...]
PERFORMANCE ROUND UP – May 2026
A Month of Milestones, Momentum and Major Performances Team Ireland athletes delivered a powerful run of results across May and early June, producing historic wins, breakthrough performances and consistent podium finishes on the world stage. From Diamond League history in Shanghai to Nations Cup victory in Italy, and from European medals on the water to [...]
IN THE NEWS – MAY 25TH 2026
In the News – Team Ireland Round‑Up 25th May 2026 Irish athletes delivered standout performances across multiple sports this week, with personal bests, podium finishes and major milestones on the international stage. Sailing A superb week in Croatia saw Eve McMahon win U23 gold and finish fourth overall at the ILCA European Championships. In the [...]
In The News – May 18th 2026
Athletics Mark English made history with a landmark performance in the 800m, surging to victory in a meeting record time of 1:43.85 at the Shanghai Diamond League. The Donegal athlete becomes the first Irish male to win a Diamond League race, adding his name to a growing list of Irish winners on the circuit alongside [...]