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Hannah Craig (born 10 February 1983 in
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1983 births Living people Sportspeople from Ballymoney Sportswomen from Northern Ireland Canoeists at the 2012 Summer Olympics Irish female canoeists Olympic canoeists for Ireland Canoeists from Northern Ireland People from Armoy {{Ireland-canoe-bio-stub
Hannah Craig (born 10 February 1983 in Ballymoney
Ballymoney ( ga, Baile Monaidh , meaning 'townland of the moor') is a small town and civil parish in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. It is within the Causeway Coast and Glens Borough Council area. The civil parish of Ballymoney is situated i ...
, Northern Ireland
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) is an Irish slalom canoer. At the 2012 Summer Olympics
The 2012 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXX Olympiad and also known as London 2012) was an international multi-sport event held from 27 July to 12 August 2012 in London, England, United Kingdom. The first event, th ...
she competed in the K-1 event, finishing 10th in the final.
In 2012, she was reported to be from Armoy
Armoy () is a village and civil parish in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. It is 5.5 miles (9 km) southwest of Ballycastle and 8 miles (13 km) northeast of Ballymoney. According to an estimate in 2013 by the Northern Irela ...
.
Telephone call
Famously, when a penalty was applied to Craig during the 2012 Summer Olympics, Carl Dunne, head of the Irish canoeing team, telephonedRTÉ
(RTÉ) (; Irish for "Radio & Television of Ireland") is the national broadcaster of Ireland headquartered in Dublin. It both produces and broadcasts programmes on television, radio and online. The radio service began on 1 January 1926, whil ...
's analyst to discuss the possibility of appealing the decision. The analyst took the telephone call live on television as a bemused Michael Lyster
Michael Lyster (born 11 April 1954) is an Irish radio and television broadcaster who works for RTÉ. He mainly covers sporting events, such as Gaelic games and Olympic Games. He is best known for presenting '' The Sunday Game Live'', which he h ...
watched on.
References
Sports-Reference.com profile
1983 births Living people Sportspeople from Ballymoney Sportswomen from Northern Ireland Canoeists at the 2012 Summer Olympics Irish female canoeists Olympic canoeists for Ireland Canoeists from Northern Ireland People from Armoy {{Ireland-canoe-bio-stub