Karen Cromie
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Karen Elizabeth Cromie 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.
Cromie won silver at the 2005 and 2006 Paralympic Wheelchair Basketball World Cups with the National GB Team. In 2009, she transferred to the National Irish Team.
Her sister is a doctor in the United Kingdom
, and her brother is a chiropractor in Norway
.
Karen Cromie committed suicide
on 28 January 2011.
Wheelchair basketball
Wheelchair basketball is basketball played by people in wheelchairs and is considered one of the major disabled sports practiced. The International Wheelchair Basketball Federation is the governing body for this sport. It is recognized by the International Paralympic Committee as the sole...
player and Paralympian
Paralympian
A Paralympian is an athlete who has participated in the Paralympic Games.A Paralympic athlete has a physical disability. The disability can be amputation, spinal cord injuries, visual impairment or cerebral palsy. An exception is the sighted guides for athletes with a visual impairment...
. She competed at the 2008 Summer Paralympics
Rowing at the 2008 Summer Paralympics
Rowing at the 2008 Summer Paralympics was held in Shunyi Olympic Rowing-Canoeing Park from 9 September to 11 September. This was the first time that rowing was competed at the Paralympic Games.-Classfication:...
in Beijing
Beijing
Beijing , also known as Peking , is the capital of the People's Republic of China and one of the most populous cities in the world, with a population of 19,612,368 as of 2010. The city is the country's political, cultural, and educational center, and home to the headquarters for most of China's...
, where she in came fifth in the Mixed Double Sculls, with James Roberts.
Cromie won silver at the 2005 and 2006 Paralympic Wheelchair Basketball World Cups with the National GB Team. In 2009, she transferred to the National Irish Team.
Her sister is a doctor in the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
, and her brother is a chiropractor in Norway
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
.
Karen Cromie committed suicide
Suicide
Suicide is the act of intentionally causing one's own death. Suicide is often committed out of despair or attributed to some underlying mental disorder, such as depression, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, alcoholism, or drug abuse...
on 28 January 2011.
External links
- Profile - Karen Cromie at BritishRowing
- Death Notice for Karen Cromie, passedaway.com