Gary O'Donovan
Gary O'Donovan (* the thirtieth December 1992 in Skibbereen ) is an Irish lightweight - rowers .
Gary O'Donovan competed in the lightweight double scull at the U23 World Championships 2013 together with Shane O'Driscoll, the two finished twelfth; In 2014, they finished tenth.
In 2015, Gary and his younger brother Paul O'Donovan formed a new lightweight double scull. At the European Championships the two crossed the finish line in fifth place, at the World Championships they qualified for the 2016 Olympic Games with eleventh place. In May of the 2016 Olympic year, the two brothers won the title at the European Championships in Brandenburg an der Havel . In August 2016, the French Jérémie Azou and Pierre Houin won the 2016 Olympic Games , half a second behind the two Irish won the silver medal. It was the first ever Olympic medal for rowers from the Republic of Ireland. At the European Championships in 2017 , the French won again before the two Irish. The following year, the Norwegians Kristoffer Brun and Are Strandli won the European Championships ahead of the O'Donovans. At the 2018 World Championships, however, the Irish won by one and a half seconds over the Italians Stefano Oppo and Pietro Ruta .
Web links
- Gary O'Donovan at Worldrowing.com ( FISA database )
- Gary O'Donovan in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
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|---|---|
| SURNAME | O'Donovan, Gary |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Irish rower |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 30, 1992 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Skibbereen |