Shelagh Donohoe
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"Shelagh Donohoe" is an American olympic
rower.
on January 22, 1965, and attended Keith Hall, now a part of Lowell Catholic High School
from 1981-1985.
She later attended the University of Massachusetts-Lowell from 1984–1988, and graduated with a B.A. in Business Administration.
She was on the Varsity rowing team all four years, and in 1987, her team won Bronze at the Varsity Four at the Dad Vail Regatta
in Philadelphia.
When Donohoe, with teammates; Cindy Ekert, Carol Feeney
, and Amy Fuller
, won the Silver in Barcelona, the August 2, 1992 Boston Globe article by John Powers reported:
From 1996-2006, Shelagh coached at the Northeastern University. With the following achievements:
Since 2006, Donohoe has been head coach of the University of Rhode Island
women's rowing. With the following achievements:
Olympic Games
The Olympic Games is a major international event featuring summer and winter sports, in which thousands of athletes participate in a variety of competitions. The Olympic Games have come to be regarded as the world’s foremost sports competition where more than 200 nations participate...
rower.
Early years
Shelagh was born in Lowell, MassachusettsLowell, Massachusetts
Lowell is a city in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA. According to the 2010 census, the city's population was 106,519. It is the fourth largest city in the state. Lowell and Cambridge are the county seats of Middlesex County...
on January 22, 1965, and attended Keith Hall, now a part of Lowell Catholic High School
Lowell Catholic High School
Lowell Catholic High School is a private, not-for-profit, college preparatory school in Lowell, Massachusetts. It is located in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston and is a ....
from 1981-1985.
She later attended the University of Massachusetts-Lowell from 1984–1988, and graduated with a B.A. in Business Administration.
She was on the Varsity rowing team all four years, and in 1987, her team won Bronze at the Varsity Four at the Dad Vail Regatta
Dad Vail Regatta
The Aberdeen Dad Vail Regatta is the largest regular intercollegiate rowing event in the USA, drawing over a hundred colleges and universities from North America. The event has been held annually on the Schuylkill River in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, since 1953. Briefly in late 2009, it was planned...
in Philadelphia.
Rowing career
1989-1992, Donohoe was a member of the U.S. National Rowing Team with the following achievements:- 1989 Bled, YugoslaviaBledBled is a municipality in northwestern Slovenia in the region of Upper Carniola. The area, within the Julian Alps, is a popular tourist destination.-History:...
World Championships. - 1990 Tasmania, Australia, World Championships. Silver Metal (women's Eight).
- 1991 Vienna, Austria, World Championships. Silver Metal (Coxless Fours).
- 1992 Barcelona, Spain, Summer Olympics. Silver Metal (Coxless) Fours).
When Donohoe, with teammates; Cindy Ekert, Carol Feeney
Carol Feeney
Carol Feeney was born October 4, 1964 in Oak Park, Illinois is an American rower who competed in the 1992 Summer Olympics.She attended college at the University of Wisconsin where she was on the 1986 Varsity Women's Eight team that won the collegiate national title at the Cincinnati Regatta in...
, and Amy Fuller
Amy Fuller
Amy Fuller was an American rower.- References :* at sports-reference.com...
, won the Silver in Barcelona, the August 2, 1992 Boston Globe article by John Powers reported:
BANYOLES, Spain -- Bobbing up and down at the finish, depleted and gasping, Shelagh Donohoe had no idea where her boat had finished.
"I didn't know if we were first -- or fourth," the Lowell, Mass., oarswoman said yesterday morning, an Olympic silver medal around her neck. "They told us it was a photo finish."
The photo was for third, between the Germans and the Chinese. There was no question about second. Donohoe and her mates in the US straight four had it nailed down from the start, when they latched onto world champion Canada and stayed within a quarter-length all the way…
Coaching career
- 1994, coached the U.S. Junior Women's National Team.
- 1994-1996, assistant coach at Boston UniversityBoston UniversityBoston University is a private research university located in Boston, Massachusetts. With more than 4,000 faculty members and more than 31,000 students, Boston University is one of the largest private universities in the United States and one of Boston's largest employers...
and Harvard UniversityHarvard UniversityHarvard University is a private Ivy League university located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States, established in 1636 by the Massachusetts legislature. Harvard is the oldest institution of higher learning in the United States and the first corporation chartered in the country...
. - 1996 Selected to attend the NCAA Women Coaches Academy.
From 1996-2006, Shelagh coached at the Northeastern University. With the following achievements:
- 2004, New England Assistant Coach of the Year.
Since 2006, Donohoe has been head coach of the University of Rhode Island
University of Rhode Island
The University of Rhode Island is the principal public research university in the U.S. state of Rhode Island. Its main campus is located in Kingston. Additional campuses include the Feinstein Campus in Providence, the Narragansett Bay Campus in Narragansett, and the W. Alton Jones Campus in West...
women's rowing. With the following achievements:
- 2007, Atlantic 10 Coach of the year.
- 2008, Atlantic 10 championship & coach of the year.
- 2010, Atlantic 10 championship & coach of the year.
Honors
- Shelagh was inducted into the U-Mass Lowell's Athletics Hall of Fame, 1993.
- Shelagh was inducted into the Lowell catholic High School Athletics Hall of Fame.