Karen Cromie
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]
Cromie 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]
Her sister is a doctor in the United Kingdom, and her brother is a chiropractor in Norway.[3]
Karen Cromie died, in unfortunate circumstances, on 28 January 2011.[1][5]
References
- ^ a b Talented athlete dies in second suicide bid on same bridge... could it have been prevented?, belfasttelegraph.co.uk, 29 January 2011
- ^ Karen Cromie at the International Paralympic Committee
- ^ a b Tributes paid to talented athlete, Belfast Newsletter, 31 January 2011
- ^ Profile - Karen Cromie, sini.co.uk
- ^ http://www.newsletter.co.uk/news/northern-ireland-news/funeral-held-for-tragic-paralympian-1-2367420
External links
- Profile - Karen Cromie at BritishRowing
- Death Notice for Karen Cromie, passedaway.com
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