Karen Elizabeth Cromie (24 September 1979 – 28 January 2011)[1] was a Northern Irish rower, wheelchair basketball player and Paralympian. She competed at the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing, where she in came fifth in the mixed double sculls, with James Roberts.[2]
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| Full name | Karen Elizabeth Cromie | |||||||||||||||||
| Born | 24 September 1979 | |||||||||||||||||
| Died | 28 January 2011 (aged 31) | |||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  Northern Ireland | |||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Wheelchair basketball Adaptive rowing | |||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Career
editCromie won silver at the 2005 and 2006 Paralympic Wheelchair Basketball World Cups with the National GB Team.[3] In 2009, she transferred to the National Irish Team.[4]
Family
editKaren's sister is a doctor in the United Kingdom, and her brother is a chiropractor in Norway.[3]
Death
editCromie died by suicide on 28 January 2011. She was 31.[1][5][6]
References
edit- ^ a b "Talented athlete dies in second suicide bid on same bridge... could it have been prevented?". Belfast Telegraph. 29 January 2011.
- ^ "Karen Cromie". Paralympic.org. International Paralympic Committee.
- ^ a b "Tributes paid to talented athlete". newsletter.co.uk.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Karen Cromie". sini.co.uk. Sports Institute for Northern Ireland. Archived from the original on 29 September 2011.
- ^ "Funeral held for tragic paralympian". newsletter.co.uk. 1 February 2011. Archived from the original on 5 March 2017. Retrieved 5 October 2018.
- ^ "Paralympic medal winner who inspired all who knew her". The Irish Times. 2 April 2011.
External links
edit- Karen Cromie at World Rowing
- Karen Cromie at British Rowing at the Wayback Machine (archived 2011-02-03)
- Karen Cromie at the International Paralympic Committee
- Karen Cromie on Twitter
- Karen Cromie at PassedAway.com
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