Gary O’Donovan
- January 10, 2024
- Rower
Quick Facts
| Full Name | Gary O'Donovan |
| Occupation | Rower |
| Date Of Birth | Dec 30, 1992(1992-12-30) |
| Age | 32 |
| Country | Ireland |
| Birth City | Skibbereen |
| Horoscope | Sagittarius |
Gary O'Donovan Biography
| Name | Gary O'Donovan |
| Birthday | Dec 30 |
| Birth Year | 1992 |
| Home Town | Skibbereen |
| Birth Country | Ireland |
| Birth Sign | Sagittarius |
| Siblings | Paul O'Donovan |
Gary O'Donovan is one of the most popular and richest Rower who was born on December 30, 1992 in Skibbereen, Ireland. Gary O’Donovan was born on December 30, 1992, to Trish O’Donovan and Teddy O’Donovan, and grew up in Lisheen close to Skibbereen within County Cork. He was a student at Lisheen National School, later St. Faustina’s De La Salle secondary school in Skibbereen. He also went on to study for a short time in the Cork Institute of Technology in 2011 and graduated with a an MBA in the year 2016.
In April of 2016, Paul and Gary O’Donovan were awarded silver medals at the double sculls of lightweight in the very first World Rowing Cup events of the year in Varese, Italy. The following month, the duo took home their gold medal in the European Rowing Championships gold medal in the double sculls event in Brandenburg, Germany.
At the 2018 European Championships in Glasgow, the O’Donovan brothers won silver in the lightweight double sculls, and later became world champions in the same event at the 2018 World Rowing Championships.
In August 2016 , at the Rio Olympics at Rio, the O’Donovan brothers were awarded silver in the second place behind France in the lightweight double sculls. It was the first rowing gold medal won by Ireland at the Olympics.
Gary O'Donovan Net Worth
| Net Worth | $5 Million |
| Source Of Income | Rower |
| House | Living in own house. |
Gary O'Donovan is one of the richest Rower from Ireland. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Gary O'Donovan 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)
Gary O’Donovan (born 30 December 1992) is an Irish rower. Along with his brother Paul O’Donovan, he took home an Olympic gold medal for the lightweight double sculls in the 2016 European Rowing Championships, silver in the same discipline at the 2016 Summer Olympics with gold medals at the 2018 World Rowing Championships. He was the flag-bearer for Ireland in the closing ceremonies of the 2015 Summer Olympics.
Gary as well as his brother Paul started rowing in 2001 when Paul was just eight years old. The father of Gary, also a rower was a rower, took his two siblings to Skibbereen Rowing Club where he was a coach in the sport. They were picked to be part of their Irish junior team for the Home International Regatta which was held within Wales in 2008. They were awarded gold medals for the quadsculls juniors.
In 2017, the brothers won silver in men’s lightweight double sculls at the European Rowing Championships in May 2017. They also won silver at the second World Rowing Cup regatta of the season in Poland in June, and bronze at the third in July.
Height, Weight & Body Measurements
| Height | 5 ft 8 in |
| Weight | 70 kg |
Gary O'Donovan height 5 ft 8 in Gary weight 70 kg & body measurements will update soon.
Who is Gary O'Donovan Dating?
According to our records, Gary O'Donovan is possibily single & has not been previously engaged. As of December 1, 2023, Gary O'Donovan’s is not dating anyone.
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Facts & Trivia
Gary Ranked on the list of most popular Rower. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Ireland. Gary O'Donovan celebrates birthday on December 30 of every year.
What happened to the other O'Donovan Brother?
Gary lost out to Fintan for a seat in the Irish rowing doubles back in 2019 and when trials came around earlier this year, he was unable to get his place back on the boat.
What does Gary O'Donovan work as?
Gary O’Donovan (born 30 December 1992) is an Irish rower.
Is Gary ó Donovan at Olympics?
The nation will awaken this day three weeks to news of Ireland’s fate in the lightweight double sculls final at the Tokyo Olympics. By then, armchair fans will know that the O’Donovan brothers, Paul and Gary, who won the silver medal in the event at the Rio Games, are no longer crewing the boat.
Why are the O'Donovan brothers not rowing together anymore?
Gary suffered a wrist injury training in New Zealand earlier this year that has hampered him. It meant he missed a lot of time in the boat and hasn’t spent as much time on the water as he would have liked.
Where are Gary and Paul O'Donovan from?
Gary and Paul O’ Donovan’s life training started on a West Cork farm, long before they hopped in a boat. Picture: Naoise Culhane. There are just the two of us brothers. We’re from a village called Aughadown, a few miles west of Skibbereen in the countryside of West Cork.