Eve McMahon

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Eve McMahon
Personal information
Born (2004-02-25) 25 February 2004 (age 21)
Howth, County Dublin, Ireland
Alma mater Institute of Education
University College Dublin
Sport
Country Ireland
Sport Laser Radial
Medal record
Representing Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland
World Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg2025 QingdaoILCA 6
World Youth Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2022 The HagueILCA 6

Eve McMahon (born 25 February 2004) [1] is an Irish sailor from Howth, County Dublin. [2] She competed at the 2024 Paris Olympics in the ILCA 6 Dinghy class, finishing in 13th position. [2] [3]

She is a two-time Under-21 World Champion. [4] [5] [6] She won a bronze medal at the 2025 ILCA World Championships in Qingdao in May 2025, [7] [8] [9] [1] having finished outside the top 50 in the 2023 event in The Hague. [10]

She has been shortlisted in the RTÉ Young Sportsperson of the Year on three occasions. [11] [12]

A member of Howth yacht club, she attended the Institute of Education and University College Dublin (UCD), [13] [8] on a sports scholarship, [8] and was named UCD's Sportsperson of the Year in 2024. [14]

References

  1. 1 2 "Eve McMahon". IntersportStats.com. Archived from the original on 12 June 2025. Retrieved 29 May 2025.
  2. 1 2 "Eve McMahon". Olympics.ie . Archived from the original on 12 June 2025. Retrieved 29 May 2025.
  3. "Irish sailor Eve McMahon: 'Winning an Olympic medal is something I've dreamed of since I was a little girl'". Independent.ie . 18 April 2025. Archived from the original on 19 April 2025. Retrieved 29 May 2025.
  4. Gill, Sarah. "Women in Sport: Ireland's youngest female Olympic sailor Eve McMahon". Image.ie . Archived from the original on 12 June 2025. Retrieved 29 May 2025.
  5. "Female One Person Dinghy Overall results". Manage2Sail.com. Archived from the original on 6 April 2023. Retrieved 29 May 2025.
  6. "2022 ILCA 6 Youth World Championship – Day 6 – ILCA". ILCASailing.org. Archived from the original on 12 June 2025. Retrieved 29 May 2025.
  7. "Eve McMahon, Olympic Sailing Campaigner". Afloat.ie. Archived from the original on 12 June 2025. Retrieved 29 May 2025.
  8. 1 2 3 "Ad Astra sailing ace Eve McMahon secures historic first for Ireland at Senior World Championships". UCD.ie . Retrieved 29 May 2025.
  9. "World Sailing - Eve Mcmahon". Sailing.org. Archived from the original on 12 May 2025. Retrieved 29 May 2025.
  10. "Results Centre". Allianz Sailing World Championships, The Hague 2023. 13 August 2023. Archived from the original on 16 February 2025. Retrieved 11 February 2025.
  11. "Eve McMahon". RTÉ Sport . 19 June 2024. Archived from the original on 12 June 2025. Retrieved 29 May 2025.
  12. "RTE Young Sportsperson of the Year". Sailing.ie . Archived from the original on 12 June 2025. Retrieved 29 May 2025.
  13. Moloney, Orla (17 July 2024). "Alumni Spotlight: Eve McMahon | Team Ireland Olympian". InstituteOfEducation.ie . Archived from the original on 12 June 2025. Retrieved 29 May 2025.
  14. "Sailing ace Eve McMahon named UCD's 'Sportspersons of the Year'". UCD.ie . Archived from the original on 19 April 2025. Retrieved 29 May 2025.

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