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 committed suicide on 28 January 2011.[1]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Talented athlete dies in second suicide bid on same bridge... could it have been prevented?, belfasttelegraph.co.uk, 29 January 2011
  2. ↑ Karen Cromie's profile on paralympic.org
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Tributes paid to talented athlete, Belfast Newsletter, 31 January 2011
  4. ↑ Profile - Karen Cromie, sini.co.uk

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