Jake McCarthy (rower)
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| Nationality | Irish | ||||||||||||||
| Born | Jacob McCarthy 23 November 1996 Cork, Ireland | ||||||||||||||
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| Country | Ireland | ||||||||||||||
| Sport | Rowing | ||||||||||||||
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Jake McCarthy (born 23 November 1996) is an Irish rower. He was a bronze medalist in the lightweight single sculls at the 2025 World Rowing Championships.
Biography
He is from Skibbereen, County Cork.[1] McCarthy and twin brother Fintan McCarthy both compete in rowing. A member of Skibbereen Rowing Club, McCarthy won his first national title in rowing with his brother in 2016.[2] The brothers qualified for the European Rowing Championships final in 2019.[3]
After missing two years of competition with a back injury,[4] McCarthy returned to racing and alongside Fintan and Jake, took silver in the directors’ challenge men’s quads at the Head of the Charles regatta in Boston, Massachusetts in October 2024.[5]
He won a place in the A final of the lightweight men’s single sculls with a second-place finish in his heat at the 2025 European Rowing Championships in Plovdiv in May 2025, placing fourth in the final.[6][7] He won the bronze medal at the 2025 World Rowing Championships in the lightweight single sculls competing in Shanghai, China, in September 2025.[8]
References
- ^ "Jake McCarthy". Rowing Ireland. Retrieved 27 September 2025.
- ^ "Jake McCarthy's chasing national glory as Skibbereen Rowing Club eyes magic 200". Southern Star. 10 July 2025. Retrieved 27 September 2025.
- ^ Gorman, Liam (20 July 2017). "Fintan and Jake McCarthy's world efforts show power of Skibbereen". The Irish Times. Retrieved 28 September 2025.
- ^ "'Delighted' Jake McCarthy adds to family medal haul with World bronze". RTE. 27 September 2025. Retrieved 27 September 2025.
- ^ Gorman, Liam (20 October 2024). "Olympic champion Fintan McCarthy and his twin brother Jake land silver at major regatta in Boston". Independent.ie. Retrieved 28 September 2025.
- ^ "Fintan McCarthy into heavyweight semi-final, Jake McCarthy qualifies for lightweight final". Southern Star. 29 May 2025. Retrieved 27 September 2025.
- ^ "Men's lightweight single sculls - Final A results" (PDF). World Rowing. 31 May 2025. Retrieved 27 September 2025.
- ^ Gorman, Liam (27 September 2025). "Jake McCarthy adds another medal to Irish haul at World Rowing Championships as he picks up bronze in Shanghai". Independent.ie. Retrieved 27 September 2025.