Philip Doyle

Rowing

BIOGRAPHY

Philip Doyle is two time Olympian and Olympic Bronze medalist in the Men’s Double Scull from Paris 2024, where he competed alongside Daire Lynch.

He took up rowing in 2014 while studying medicine in Queens University and won World silver with Ronan Byrne in 2019 before their Olympic debut in Tokyo where they placed tenth.

Doyle claimed bronze at the 2023 World Championships alongside Daire Lynch and in the run up to their Olympic medal, the duo won bronze and gold at World Cup level.

Team Ireland Number

882

Gender

Male

Discipline

Men’s Double Scull (M2x)

Games

Paris 2024, Tokyo 2020

Olympic Medals

Bronze, Paris 2024

Date Of Birth

September 17, 1992

Hometown

Banbridge, Co Down

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