2016 Summer Olympics / Participant (Ireland)

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Ireland participated in the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro . It was the 21st participation in the Summer Olympics. The Olympic Council of Ireland nominated 77 athletes in 14 sports.

Boxer Michael O'Reilly tested positive in a doping test before his first fight and was excluded from the games.

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	Wang Yihan	0: 2 (7:21, 12:21)	52:84	3/3	eliminated
		Karin Schnaase	0: 2 (14:21, 19:21)
Men
Scott Evans	singles	Marc Zwiebler	2: 1 (9:21, 21:17, 21: 7)	112: 82	1/3	Viktor Axelsen	1: 2 (16:21, 12:21)	eliminated
		Ygor Coelho de Oliveira	2: 1 (21: 8, 19:21, 21: 8)

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	Light weight up to 60 kg	-		bye		Mira Potkonen	1: 2	eliminated
Men
Paddy Barnes	Half fly weight up to 49 kg	bye		Samuel Carmona	1: 2	eliminated
Brendan Irvine	Fly weight up to 52 kg	Shahobiddin Zoirov	0: 3	eliminated
Michael Conlan	Bantam weight up to 56 kg	bye		Aram Avagjan	3-0	Vladimir Nikitin	0: 3	eliminated
David Joyce	Light weight up to 60 kg	Andrique Allisop	3-0	Albert Selimow	0: 3	eliminated
Steven Donnelly	Welter weight up to 69 kg	Zohir Kedache	3-0	Bjambyn Tüwschinbat	2: 1	Mohammed Rabii	1: 2	eliminated
Michael O'Reilly	Average weight up to 75 kg	bye		Misael Rodríguez	without a fight	eliminated
Joe Ward	Lightweight up to 81 kg	bye		Carlos Andrés Mina	1: 2	eliminated

golf

Athletes	Round 1	round 2	Round 3	Round 4	total	par	rank
Women
Leona Maguire	74	65	74	69	282	-2	T21
Stephanie Meadow	77	66	71	72	286	+2	T31
Men
Pádraig Harrington	70	71	67	73	281	−3	T21
Séamus Power	71	67	74	67	279	−5	T15

hockey

competition	Men
Athletes	Jonny Bell Chris Cargo Peter Caruth Mitch Darling Paul Gleghorne Kyle Good Ronan Gormley David Harte Conor Harte John Jackson John Jermyn Eugene Magee Shane O'Donoghue Alan Sothern Kirk Shimmins Michael Watt
Trainer	Craig Fulton
Group stage	India 2: 3 (0: 2) Netherlands 0: 5 (0: 2) Germany 2: 3 (1: 1) Canada 4: 2 (3: 0) Argentina 2: 3 (1: 2)
Quarter finals	eliminated
Semifinals
final
placement	10th place

athletics

Running and walking

Athletes	competition	Round 1		Semifinals		final		rank
		time	rank	time	rank	time	rank
Women
Ciara Everard	800 m	2: 07.91 min	57	eliminated				57
Ciara Mageean	1500 m	4: 11.51 min	24	4: 08.07 min	17th	eliminated		17th
Fionnuala McCormack	10,000 m	not started
Breege Connolly	marathon	-		-		2:44:41 h	76	76
Lizzie Lee	marathon	-		-		2:39:57 h	57	57
Fionnuala McCormack	marathon	-		-		2:31:22 h	20th	20th
Michelle Finn	3000 m obstacle	9: 49.45 min	39	-		eliminated		39
Kerry O'Flaherty	3000 m obstacle	9: 45.53 min	34	-		eliminated		34
Sara Louise Treacy	3000 m obstacle	9: 46.24 min	37	-		9: 52.70 min	17th	17th
Men
Mark English	800 m	1: 46.40 min	14th	1: 45.93 min	17th	eliminated		17th
Mick Clohisey	marathon	-		-		2:26:34 h	103	103
Paul Pollock	marathon	-		-		2:16:24 h	32	32
Kevin Seaward	marathon	-		-		2:20:06 h	64	64
Alex Wright	20 km walking	-		-		1:25:25 h	46	46
Brendan Boyce	50 km of walking	-		-		3:53:59 h	19th	19th
Robert Heffernan	50 km of walking	-		-		3:43:55 h	6th	6th
Alex Wright	50 km of walking	-		-		not finished		-
Thomas Barr	400 m hurdles	48.93 s	10	48.39 s	10	47.97 s	4th	4th

Jumping and throwing

Athletes	competition	qualification		final		rank
		Width / height	rank	Width / height	rank
Women
Tori Pena	Pole vault	4.30 m	27	eliminated		27

Modern pentathlon

Athletes	fencing		swim		horse riding		Combined		Points	rank
	Balance sheet	Points	time	Points	time	Points	time	Points
Women
Natalya Coyle	19:16	215	2: 17.38 min	288	0	300	12: 58.13 min	522	1325	6th
Men
Arthur Lanigan-O'Keeffe	16:19	198	2: 03.03 min	331	0	300	11: 23.96 min	617	1446	11

Cycling

train

Athletes	competition	qualification		Finals		rank
		time	rank	time	rank
Women
Shannon McCurley	Keirin	-	5	not qualified		21st

Street

Athletes	competition	time	rank
Men
Daniel Martin	Road racing	6:13:03 h	13
Nicolas Roche	Road racing	6:19:43 h	29

horse riding

Dressage riding
Athletes	competition	percent			rank
		Grand Prix	GP Special	GP freestyle
Judy Reynolds with Vancouver K	singles	74,700	74.090	75.696	18th

Leap
Athletes	competition	Penalty points					rank
		1. Qualification	Nations Cup		Singles final
			1st round	2nd round	1st round	2nd round
Greg Patrick Broderick with Going Global	singles	(8th)	(5)	-	-	-	50

versatility
Athletes	competition	Minus points dressage	Minuses terrain	Leap		Total negative points	rank
Clare Abbott with Euro Prince	singles	47.00	107.9	0.00	eliminated	112.6	36
Jonty Evans with Cooley Rorkes Drift	singles	41.80	22.80	0.00	0.00	64.60	9
Mark Kyle with Jemilla	singles	50.40	50.80	8.00	eliminated	109.20	33
Padraig McCarthy with Simon Porloe	singles	46.80	eliminated	-	-	-	-
Clare Abbott with Euro Prince Jonty Evans with Cooley Rorkes Drift Mark Kyle with Jemilla Padraig McCarthy with Simon Porloe	team	135.60	123.80	8.00	eliminated	286.40	8th

rowing

Athletes	competition	leader			Reunion			Quarter finals			Semifinals			final		rank
		time	space	qualification	time	space	qualification	time	space	qualification	time	space	qualification	time	space
Women
Sanita Pušpure	One	9: 11.45 min	2	Quarter finals	-			7: 28.68 min	4th	Semifinals C	7: 53.48 min	1	C final	7: 27.60 min	1	13
Sinéad Lynch Claire Lambe	Lightweight double scull	7: 10.91 min	2	Semifinals	-			-			7: 18.24 min	3	final	7: 13.09 min	6th	6th
Men
Paul O'Donovan Gary O'Donovan	Lightweight double scull	6: 23.72 min	1	Semifinals	-			-			6: 35.70 min	3	final	6: 31.23 min	2	silver

swim

Athletes	competition	leader		Semifinals		final		rank
		time	rank	time	rank	time	rank
Women
Fiona Doyle	100 m chest	1: 07.58 min	20th	eliminated				20th
Fiona Doyle	200 m chest	2: 29.76 min	25th	eliminated				25th
Women
Shane Ryan	50 m freestyle	22.88 s	43	eliminated				43
Shane Ryan	100 m freestyle	49.82 s	40	eliminated				40
Nicholas Quinn	100 m chest	1: 01.29 min	32	eliminated				32
Nicholas Quinn	200 m chest	2: 11.67 min	19th	eliminated				19th
Shane Ryan	100 m back	53.85 s	14th	54.40 s	16	eliminated		16

sailing

Fleet Race

Athletes	competition	qualification		Medal Race		Points	rank
		Points	rank	Points	rank
Women
Annalize Murphy	Laser Radial	57	3	10	5	67	silver
Andrea Brewster Saskia Tidey	49erFX	119	12	eliminated		119	12
Men
Finn Lynch	laser	243	32	eliminated		243	32
Matt McGovern Ryan Seaton	49er	103	8th	18th	9	121	10

Triathlon

Athletes	competition	time	rank
Women
Aileen Reid	singles	2:01:14 h	21st
Men
Bryan Keane	singles	1:52:09 h	40

do gymnastics

Apparatus gymnastics

Athletes	competition	qualification		final		rank
		Points	rank	Points	rank
Women
Ellis O'Reilly	All-around single	48.732	57	eliminated		57
Men
Kieran Behan	All-around single	82.232	38	eliminated		38

Diving

Athletes	competition	Pre-fight		Semifinals		final		rank
		Points	rank	Points	rank	Points	rank
Men
Oliver Dingley	Jump 3 m	399.80	13	414.25	9	442.90	8th	8th

Web links

• Ireland. Official website of the Olympic Movement. The International Olympic Committee ( IOC ), accessed June 2, 2016 . 

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b} Rio Olympics 2016: Irish boxer Michael O'Reilly failed doping test before flying to the Games , telegraph.co.uk from August 4, 2016. Accessed August 26, 2016.