Fiona Murtagh

Fiona is from Galway and started rowing in 2009. Fiona studied Science in NUIG for one year before transferring to Fordham University in New York. Fiona is a member of NUIG Rowing Club.

Fiona’s highlights in rowing include winning the Head of Charles two years in a row and winning at the Irish Rowing Championships.

Fiona won Bronze at the 2020 European Rowing Championships in the Women’s Four and went on to win Silver at the 2021 European Rowing Championships in Varese.

The Galway native won a Bronze Medal in the Women’s Four at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. Fiona made history with Eimear, Emily and Aifric in winning Irish rowing’s first women’s Olympic Medal.