“They were like rock stars to us” – Gary and Paul O’Donovan on their childhood heroes
“It’s a funny one. I don’t want to be barging into the rowing club, imposing myself on them.” Growing up in Cork, Gary O’Donovan watched ‘a little bit of whatever sport was on the telly’ but was lucky to have his sporting heroes living just down the road. At the end of the summer, Gary […]
5 years ago
Gary O’Donovan on why he’s in the best form of his life
‘If you’re doing 6000 kilometres a year, you’re going to find it very hard to win a world championship’ Gary and Paul O’Donovan claimed the finest performance of their rowing careers last month with a gold medal win at the World Championships in Plovdiv, Bulgaria as the brothers from Skibbereen continue to go from strength to […]
8 years ago
Despite their success the O’Donovan brothers still look to Irish counterparts for inspiration
The O’Donovan brothers weren’t thinking of igniting a spark when they first took to the rowing down in Skibbereen, but they have, and they can’t stop it now. Last week they backed up their Olympic silver medals with World Championship gold in Bulgaria, and proved once again that Irish rowing is a force to be […]
8 years ago
Sanita Puspure takes inspiration from O’Donovan brothers following gold medal win
Sanita Puspure has revealed that she took some inspiration from brothers Gary and Paul O’Donovan following her women’s single sculls final win at the World Rowing Championships in Bulgaria on Sunday. The Latvian born Puspure won by a clear stretch in choppy conditions in Plovdiv to add to Ireland’s gold medal tally after the O’Donovan’s claimed […]
8 years ago
Gary and Paul O’Donovan deliver stirring speech after world championship win
“Arra, it should be fine all together. No bother with that… again.” Gary and Paul O’Donovan are world champions after blitzing the field at the world championship final. The brothers from Skibbereen defeated the Italians and Belgians to the gold medal, with three other leading rowing nations trailing in their wake. The O’Donovans romped home […]
8 years ago
‘Will you stop walking so loudly, we’re filming here for f**k sake’ – Brilliant O’Donovan brothers video
Olympic silver medalists Gary and Paul O’Donovan feature in the latest episode of Red Bull’s ‘Way of the Wildcard’ series which tells the story of unexpected athletes succeeding in the most unlikely circumstances. The O’Donovan’s shot to national prominence when they won silver medals in the Men’s lightweight double sculls at the 2016 Olympic Games in […]
8 years ago