2012 Summer Olympics / Participant (Ireland)

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Ireland participated inthe 2012 Olympic Games in London . It was the 20th participation in the Olympic Summer Games. The Olympic Council of Ireland nominated 65 athletes in 14 sports.

The flag bearer at the opening ceremony was the boxer Katie Taylor .

Medals

Medal table

Medal table Ireland
space	sport				total
1	Boxing	1	1	2	4th
2	horse riding	-	-	1	1
Total		1	1	3	5

Medalist

gold

Surname	sport	competition
Katie Taylor	Boxing	lightweight

silver

Surname	sport	competition
John Joe Nevin	Boxing	Bantamweight

bronze

Surname	sport	competition
Paddy Barnes	Boxing	Lightweight and lightweight
Michael Conlan	Boxing	Flyweight
Cian O'Connor	horse riding	Leap

Participants by sport

badminton

Athletes	competition	Group stage				Round of 16		Quarter finals		Semifinals		final		rank
		opponent	Result	Points	rank	opponent	Result	opponent	Result	opponent	Result	opponent	Result
Women
Chloe Magee	singles	H. Hosny Pi Hongyan	2: 0 (21:11, 21: 8) 1: 2 (21:16, 18:21, 14:21)	3: 2 (95:77)	2	eliminated								17th
Men
Scott Evans	singles	Lin Dan	2: 0 (21:17, 21: 6)	-		eliminated								17th

Boxing

Athletes	competition	1 round		Round of 16		Quarter finals		Semifinals		final		rank
		opponent	Result	opponent	Result	opponent	Result	opponent	Result	opponent	Result
Women
Katie Taylor	Lightweight 57 to 60 kg	-		bye		Natasha Jonas	26:15	Mawsuna Choryeva	17: 9	Sofja Otschigawa	10: 8	gold
Men
Paddy Barnes	Half fly weight up to 49 kg	-		Thomas Essomba	15:10	Devendro Singh Laishram	23:18	Zou Shiming	15:15 lost	DNQ		bronze
Michael Conlan	Fly weight up to 52 kg	-		Duke Micah	19: 8	Nordine Oubaali	22:18	Robeisy Ramirez Carrazana	10:20	DNQ		bronze
John Joe Nevin	Bantam weight up to 56 kg	Dennis Ceylan	21: 6	Kanat Abutalipov	15:10	Óscar Valdez	19:13	Lázaro Álvarez Estrada	19:14	Luke Campbell	11:14	silver
Adam Nolan	Welter weight up to 69 kg	Carlos Sanchez Estacio	14: 8	Andrei Samkovoi	9:18	eliminated						9.
Darren O'Neill	Average weight up to 75 kg	Muideen Akanji	15: 6	Stefan Hartel	12:19	eliminated						9.

Judo

Athletes	competition	1 round		Round of 16		Quarter finals		Hope round semifinals		Semifinals		Hope round final		final		rank
		opponent	Result	opponent	Result	opponent	Result	opponent	Result	opponent	Result	opponent	Result	opponent	Result
Women
Lisa Kearney	Class up to 48 kg	bye		S. Wu	0012-1011	eliminated										9

canoe

Canoe racing

Athletes	competition	leader		Semifinals		final		rank
		time	rank	time	rank	time	rank
Men
Andrzej Jezierski	C-1 200 m	41.404 s	2	42.012 s	4th	44.041 s	1	9

Canoe slalom

Athletes	competition	leader		Semifinals		final		rank
		time	rank	time	rank	time	rank
Women
Hannah Craig	K-1	108.99 s	14th	116.12 s	10	127.36 s	10	10
Men
Eoin Rheinisch	K-1	89.97 s	12	153.98 s	14th	eliminated		14th

athletics

Running and walking

Athletes	competition	leader		Semifinals		final		rank
		time	rank	time	rank	time	rank
Women
Joanne Cuddihy	400 m	52.09	4th	51.88	5.	DNQ
Fionnuala Britton	10,000 m	-				31: 46.71 min	15th
Linda Byrne	marathon	-				2:37:13 h	65
Ava Hutchinson	marathon	-				2:37:17 h	67
Caitriona Jennings	marathon	-				3:22:11 h	106
Derval O'Rourke	100 m hurdles	12.91	3.	12.91	5.	DNQ
Stephanie O'Reilly	3000 m obstacle	-				9: 44.77	9.
Jessie Barr Claire Bergin Michelle Carey Catriona Cuddihy Joanne Cuddihy Marian Heffernan	4 × 400 m relay	-				2: 37.62	6th
Olive Loughnane	20 km walking	-				1-29: 39	13.
Laura Reynolds	20 km walking	-				1:31:02	20th
Men
Paul Hession	200 m	20.69 s	5	eliminated				27
Ciarán Ó Lionáird	1500 m	3: 48.35 min	13	eliminated				39
Alistair Ian Cragg	5000 m	13: 47.01 min	17th	eliminated				31
Mark Kenneally	marathon	-				2:21:13 h	57	57
Rob Heffernan	20 km walking	-				1:20:18 h	9	9
Brendan Boyce	50 km of walking	-				3:55:01 h	29	29
Colin Griffin	50 km of walking	-				disqualified		-
Rob Heffernan	50 km of walking	-				3:37:54 h	4th	4th

Jumping and throwing

Athletes	competition	qualification		final		rank
		Width / height	rank	Width / height	rank
Women
Deirdre Ryan	high jump	1.85 m	27	eliminated		27
Tori Pena	Pole vault	not a valid attempt		eliminated		-

Modern pentathlon

Athletes	fencing		swim		horse riding		Combined		Points	rank
	Balance sheet	Points	time	Points	time	Points	time	Points
Women
Natalya Coyle	19:16	856	2: 19.17 min	1132	72.20 s	1160	12: 12.45 min	2072	5220	9

Cycling

train

All-around

Athletes	250 m flying		Driving with points		Elimination drives	Individual pursuit		Scratch	Time trial		Points	rank
	time	rank	Points	rank	rank	time	rank	rank	time	rank
Omnium men
Martyn Irvine	13,504	9.	47	6th	15th	4: 32.948	14th	9.	1: 04.558	11.	64	13.

Street

Athletes	competition	time	rank
Men
Daniel Martin	Road racing	5:46:37 (+0: 00: 40)	90
Nicholas Roche	Road racing	5:46:37 (+0: 00: 40)	89
David McCann	Road racing	5:46:37 (+0: 00: 40)	55

horse riding

Dressage riding
Athletes	competition	Points	rank
Anna Merveldt on Coryolano	singles	69,772	33.

Show jumping
Athletes	competition	qualification				Final round			rank
		Part 1	Part 2	part 3	total	Jump-off	Part 1	Part 2
Billy Twomey on Tinka's Serenade	singles	4th	8th	dnq		eliminated			56.
Cian O'Connor on Blue Loyd 12	singles	0	8th	12	20th	4 46.64s	0	1	3.

versatility
Athletes	competition	dressage		Cross country		Leap		rank
		Minus points	rank	Minus points	rank	Minus points qualification / final	rank	Minus points	rank
Aoife Clarke on Master Crusoe	singles	48.90	32.	3.60	18th	0	1.	52.50	7th
Mark Kyle on Coolio	singles	58.70	61.	7.20	16.	10 6 /4	15. 26./10.	75.90	21st
Joseph Murphy on Electric Cruise	singles	55.60	53.	4.80	20th	0	1.	60.40	14th
Michael Ryan on Ballylynch Adventure	singles	60.20	64	DNF		DNS		DSQ
Camilla Speirs on Portersize Just a Jiff	singles	47.60	27.	DNF		DNS		DSQ
Aoife Clarke Mark Kyle Joseph Murphy Michael Ryan Camilla Speirs	team	152.10	-	15.60	-	6th	-	184.80	5.

Denis Lynch was originally nominated as a single starter in show jumping. After his planned Olympic horse Lantinus was excluded from the CHIO Aachen 2012, his nomination was withdrawn. Instead, Cian O'Connor was nominated.

rowing

Athletes	competition	Round 1		Quarter finals		Semifinals		final		rank
		time	rank	time	rank	time	rank	time	rank
Women
Sanita Pušpure	One	7: 49.35	3.	7: 44.19	4th	7: 51.69	C / D semi-finals: 2.	7: 59.77	C-final: 1.	13.

shoot

Athletes	competition	qualification		final		rank
		Rings	rank	Rings	rank
Men
Derek Burnett	Trap	116	27.	eliminated		27.

swim

Athletes	competition	leader		Semifinals		final		rank
		time	rank	time	rank	time	rank
Women
Gráinne Murphy	800 m freestyle	not started		-		eliminated		-
Sycerika McMahon	100 m chest	1: 8.80 min	8th	eliminated				26th
Melanie Nocher	200 m back	2: 16.29 min	7th	eliminated				34
Men
Barry Murphy	100 m chest	1: 01.57 min	?	eliminated				29

sailing

Fleet Race

Athletes	competition	qualification		Medal Race		Points	rank
		Points	rank	Points	rank
Women
Annalize Murphy	Laser Radial	34	3	10	5	44	4th
Men
James Espey	laser	313	36	eliminated		313	36
Ger Owens Scott Flanigan	470s	173	23	eliminated	173	23
Ryan Seaton Matt McGovern	49er	149	14th	eliminated		149	14th
Peter O'Leary David Burrows	Star boat	75	9	20th	10	95	10

Triathlon

Athletes	competition	time	rank
Women
Aileen Morrison	singles	2:08:16 h	43
Men
Gavin Noble	singles	1:49:47 h	3

do gymnastics

Apparatus gymnastics

Athletes	competition	qualification		final		rank
		Points	rank	Points	rank
Men
Kieran Behan	ground	13.966	53	eliminated		53

Web links

• Ireland - Athletes. In: Official London 2012 website. The London Organizing Committee of the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games Limited ( LOCOG ), accessed November 30, 2012 . 
• IRELAND. In: Official website of the Olympic Movement. The International Olympic Committee ( IOC ), accessed November 30, 2012 . 
• Ireland at the 2012 Summer Olympics on Sports-Reference.com

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Team Ireland London 2012 Qualifiers. Retrieved July 17, 2012 . 
2. ↑ LONDON 2012 Opening Ceremony - Flag Bearers. (PDF; 160 kB) IOC, accessed on December 17, 2012 (English). 
3. ↑ ^{a b c d} Results of the team ranking in riding: dressage , cross-country , jumping and overall .
4. ↑ Cian O'Connor to jump for Ireland at the Olympics , Amy Mathieson / Horse & Hound , July 10, 2012 (English).