Eimear Lambe (/ˈmər ˈlæm/; born 11 August 1997) is an Irish rower.[1] She competed in the women's coxless four event at the 2020 Summer Olympics and won a bronze medal.[2][3][4] Along with her team-mates, she was named as the Irish Times/Sport Ireland Sportswoman for July 2021.[5]

Eimear Lambe
Lambe 2022
Personal information
NationalityIrish
Born (1997-08-11) 11 August 1997 (age 27)
Cabra, Ireland
Sport
SportRowing
Medal record
Women's rowing
Representing  Ireland
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2020 Tokyo Coxless four
European Championships
Silver medal – second place 2022 Munich Coxless four

Lambe was awarded a UCD Ad Astra Elite Athlete Scholarship [6] and graduated from University College Dublin with a Bachelor of Commerce - International (BComm Int) in 2019. She is the recipient of the 2022 UCD Alumni Award in Law

References

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  1. ^ "Eimear Lambe". Olympedia. OlyMADmen. Retrieved 26 July 2021.
  2. ^ "Rowing - Heat 2 Results". Tokyo 2020. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 24 July 2021. Retrieved 26 July 2021.
  3. ^ O'Brien, Brendan (28 July 2021). "Ireland celebrates first Olympic medal as women's four rowing crew delivers bronze". Irish Examiner.
  4. ^ "Tokyo 2020: Irish rowing quartet battle their way to bronze". RTE Sport. 28 July 2021. Retrieved 28 July 2021.
  5. ^ Hannigan, Mary (11 November 2021). "Amy Hunter named Irish Times/Sport Ireland Sportswoman for October". The Irish Times. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
  6. ^ "Olympics 2020: Record number of UCD Ad Astra alumni and students qualify for Tokyo Games". www.ucd.ie. Retrieved 19 August 2022.
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