Jeremiah McCarthy

Jeremiah Thomas McCarthy (born 20 July 1941) is a retired British rower who competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics.

Jeremiah McCarthy

Personal information
Full name	Jeremiah Thomas McCarthy
Nationality	British
Born	(1941-07-20) 20 July 1941 (age 83) Surrey
Sport
Sport	Rowing

Rowing career

McCarthy participated in the 1970 World Rowing Championships competing in the doubles sculls event with Patrick Delafield where they finished in seventh place overall after winning the B final.^[1] He then won the coxless pairs with Matthew Cooper, rowing for a Vesta and Argosies composite, at the inaugural 1972 National Rowing Championships^[2]

Following the National Championships he was selected by Great Britain in the men's coxless pair event at the 1972 Olympics, where the same pair reached the semi-finals.^[3][4]