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| Nationality | Irish | |||||||||||||||||
| Born | 25 February 2002 [1] | |||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Ireland | |||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Rowing | |||||||||||||||||
| Event | Double sculls | |||||||||||||||||
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Alison Bergin (born 25 February 2002) is an Irish rower. She was selected for the 2024 Paris Olympics.
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| Born | 25 February 2002 [1] | |||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Ireland | |||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Rowing | |||||||||||||||||
| Event | Double sculls | |||||||||||||||||
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Alison Bergin (born 25 February 2002) is an Irish rower. She was selected for the 2024 Paris Olympics.
A member of Fermoy Rowing Club, she won a silver medal in the single sculls at the 2022 World Rowing U23 Championships. The following year she upgraded her medal at the event, winning a silver in the single sculls in 2023. [2] [3]
Alongside Zoe Hyde she was a heat winner at the senior 2023 World Rowing Championships, before placing fourth overall in the double sculls. [4] She was selected for the 2024 Paris Olympics with Bergin for the double sculls. [5]
She is a student of sport and exercise management at Munster Technological University. [6]
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