Karen Cromie

Karen Cromie

Personal information
Full name	Karen Elizabeth Cromie
Born	24 September 1979 (1979-09-24)
Died	28 January 2011 (2011-01-29) (aged 31)
Sport
Country	Northern Ireland
Sport	Wheelchair basketball Adaptive rowing
Medal record Women's wheelchair basketball Representing  Great Britain Wheelchair Basketball World Cup 2005 Team 2006 Team

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]

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 died by suicide 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.^{[permanent dead link‍]}
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.

External links

• Karen Cromie at World Rowing
• Karen Cromie at British Rowing at the Wayback Machine (archived 2011-02-03)
• Karen Cromie at the International Paralympic Committee
• Karen Cromie on Twitter
• Karen Cromie at PassedAway.com