Paul O'Donovan

Biographical information

Roles	Competed in Olympic Games
Sex	Male
Full name	Paul•O'Donovan
Used name	Paul•O'Donovan
Born	19 April 1994 in Skibbereen, Cork (IRL)
Measurements	177 cm / 70 kg
Affiliations	Skibbereen RC, Skibbereen (IRL) / UCC, Cork (IRL)
NOC	Ireland

Medals	OG
Gold	2
Silver	1
Bronze	0
Total	3

Results

Games	Discipline (Sport) / Event	NOC / Team	Pos	Medal	As
2016 Summer Olympics	Rowing	IRL			Paul O'Donovan
	Lightweight Double Sculls, Men (Olympic)	Gary O'Donovan	2	Silver
2020 Summer Olympics	Rowing	IRL			Paul O'Donovan
	Lightweight Double Sculls, Men (Olympic)	Fintan McCarthy	1	Gold
2024 Summer Olympics	Rowing	IRL			Paul O'Donovan
	Lightweight Double Sculls, Men (Olympic)	Fintan McCarthy	1	Gold

Olympic Records

Records may have been broken subsequently during the same competition.

Games	Date	Sport	Event	Phase	Mark	Pos
2020 Summer Olympics	28 July 2021	Rowing	Lightweight Double Sculls, Men	Semi-Finals A/B, Heat #2	6:05.33	1

Olympic family relations

Brother of Gary O'Donovan

List mentions

Listed in Rowers Who Successfully Defended Their Olympic Title in the Same Event in Back-to-Back Games (Lightweight Double Sculls, Men: Tokyo 2020/Paris 2024)