Karen Cromie

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]

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

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]