Fiona Murtagh (; born 11 July 1995) is an Irish

rower Rowing, often called crew in the United States, is the sport of racing boats using oars. It differs from paddling sports in that rowing oars (called blades in the United Kingdom) are attached to the boat using rowlocks, while paddles are ...

. She competed in the women's coxless four event at the

2020 Summer Olympics The officially the and officially branded as were an international multi-sport event that was held from 23 July to 8 August 2021 in Tokyo, Japan, with some of the preliminary sporting events beginning on 21 July 2021. Tokyo ...

and won a bronze medal. Murtagh attended

Fordham University Fordham University is a Private university, private Society of Jesus, Jesuit research university in New York City, United States. Established in 1841, it is named after the Fordham, Bronx, Fordham neighborhood of the Bronx in which its origina ...

from 2012 to 2016 on a rowing scholarship. Along with her team-mates, she was named as the Irish Times/Sport Ireland Sportswoman for July 2021.

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1995 births Living people Irish female rowers Olympic rowers for Ireland Fordham Rams athletes College women's rowers in the United States Sportspeople from Galway (city) Rowers at the 2020 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 2020 Summer Olympics Olympic medalists in rowing Olympic bronze medalists for Ireland Alumni of the University of Galway Rowers at the 2024 Summer Olympics 21st-century Irish sportswomen {{Ireland-rowing-bio-stub