Michael Corcoran (born 12 April 1965) is an Irish slalom canoeist who competed from the mid-1980s to the late 1990s. Originally from

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in Ireland, he has also lived in Maryland in the US. Competing in two

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, Corcoran earned his best finish of tenth in the C1 event in

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. His twin daughters, Michaela Corcoran and Madison Corcoran, have also competed internationally in canoe slalom events.

World Cup individual podiums

References

1965 births Canoeists at the 1992 Summer Olympics Canoeists at the 1996 Summer Olympics Irish male canoeists Living people Sportspeople from Dublin (city) Olympic canoeists for Ireland {{Ireland-canoe-bio-stub