Carlow man wins bronze at European Championships and secures Olympic Games spot

Finn Lynch narrowly missed out on winning silver.

MEDALLIST: Carlow man Finn Lynch won bronze at the ILCA European Championships and has secured Olympic qualification. Picture: INPHO/David Branigan

Finn Lynch has won the bronze medal at the ILCA European Championships in Athens on Friday after a three-race final day that ended a weather-hit event.

The Carlow and National Yacht Club sailor had a consistent day of top ten results to end the eight-race regatta on equal points with Hungary’s Jonatan Vadnai who took the silver on tie-break.