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]

Karen Cromie
Personal information
Full nameKaren Elizabeth Cromie
Born24 September 1979 (1979-09-24)
Died28 January 2011 (2011-01-29) (aged 31)
Sport
Country Northern Ireland
SportWheelchair basketball
Adaptive rowing
Medal record
Women's wheelchair basketball
Representing  Great Britain
Wheelchair Basketball World Cup
2005 Team
2006 Team

Career

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]

Family

Karen's sister is a doctor in the United Kingdom, and her brother is a chiropractor in Norway.[3]

Death

Cromie committed suicide by jumping off a bridge on 28 January 2011. She was 31.[1][5][6]

References
  1. "Talented athlete dies in second suicide bid on same bridge... could it have been prevented?". Belfast Telegraph. 29 January 2011.
  2. "Karen Cromie". Paralympic.org. International Paralympic Committee.
  3. "Tributes paid to talented athlete". newsletter.co.uk.
  4. "Karen Cromie". sini.co.uk. Sports Institute for Northern Ireland. Archived from the original on 29 September 2011.
  5. "Funeral held for tragic paralympian". newsletter.co.uk. 1 February 2011. Archived from the original on 5 March 2017. Retrieved 5 October 2018.
  6. "Paralympic medal winner who inspired all who knew her". The Irish Times. 2 April 2011.


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