Nathalie Long
Rowing
BIOGRAPHY
Born in South Africa with Irish grandparents on her father’s side Natalie moved to Cobh in 2007 with her dad, where initially she took up ocean rowing. She began classic rowing while studying for a degree in diagnostic radiography in London. She has only pursued the sport seriously since 2018 and a return to single sculling helped her break into the Irish squad in 2021 at the age of 32, but she did not make the team for Tokyo. Natalie won silver in the Four at Europeans in 2022, and was also seventh at 2022 Worlds in a pair.
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ROWING NEWS
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 [...]
DAY 3 MORNING REPORT FROM TEAM IRELAND | PARIS 2024
Reigning world champion Daniel Wiffen eased his way into tomorrow night’s 800m Freestyle final qualifying fastest of all eight swimmers in a time of 7:41.53. Team mate Ellen Walshe booked her spot in her first Olympic final tonight; her favoured event the women’s 400m Individual Medley by finishing fourth in her heat. Second time Olympian Danielle Hill [...]
TEAM IRELAND TO FEATURE IN TEN SPORTS ON OPENING DAY OF PARIS 2024
Day one of Paris 2024 is set to be a bumper one for Team Ireland as athletes from no less than ten sports will get their Olympic campaigns underway; Eventing (Dressage), Hockey, Swimming, Rowing, Canoe Slalom, Road Cycling, Boxing, Badminton, Gymnastics, and the Men’s Rugby Sevens team return to the pitch. Equestrian The Irish [...]