Sam Lynch (born 29 November 1975 in

Limerick Limerick ( ; ga, Luimneach ) is a western city in Ireland situated within County Limerick. It is in the province of Munster and is located in the Mid-West which comprises part of the Southern Region. With a population of 94,192 at the 2016 ...

) is an Irish rower from

St Michael's Rowing Club Part of St Michael's Sporting Club which dates back to 1839,St Michael's Rowing Club is a rowing club located in Limerick, Ireland Ireland ( ; ga, Éire ; Ulster Scots dialect, Ulster-Scots: ) is an island in the Atlantic Ocean, North At ...

. He was a member of the Irish rowing team at the

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and

2004 Olympics The 2004 Summer Olympics ( el, Θερινοί Ολυμπιακοί Αγώνες 2004, ), officially the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad ( el, Αγώνες της 28ης Ολυμπιάδας, ) and also known as Athens 2004 ( el, Αθήνα 2004), ...

. Lynch is a doctor. His wife Sinead Jennings is also a doctor and a rower, who qualified for the

2016 Olympics ) , nations = 207 (including IOA and EOR teams) , athletes = 11,238 , events = 306 in 28 sports (41 disciplines) , opening = 5 August 2016 , closing = 21 August 2016 , opened_by = Vice President Michel Temer , cauldron = Vanderlei Cordeiro ...

. They have four children.

References

* 1975 births Living people Irish male rowers Sportspeople from Limerick (city) Rowers at the 1996 Summer Olympics Rowers at the 2004 Summer Olympics Olympic rowers of Ireland World Rowing Championships medalists for Ireland People educated at Ardscoil Rís, Limerick 21st-century Irish people {{Ireland-rowing-bio-stub