Ireland at the 2008 Summer Olympics
| Ireland at the Olympic Games | ||||||||||||
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| At the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 54 in 12 sports | |||||||||||
| Flag bearer | Ciara Peelo (Sailing) [1][2] | |||||||||||
| Medals Rank: 61 |
Gold 0 |
Silver 1 |
Bronze 2 |
Total 3 |
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Ireland competed in the 2008 Summer Olympics, held in Beijing, China. It was the 19th Summer Games that Ireland has contested as a nation under the Olympic Council of Ireland.
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[edit] Medalists
| Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Silver |
Kenny Egan | Boxing | Light heavyweight | August 24 |
 Bronze |
Darren Sutherland | Boxing | Middleweight | August 22 |
| Bronze |
Paddy Barnes | Boxing | Light flyweight | August 22 |
[edit] Results by event
[edit] 
Athletics
16 Irish athletes qualified for 17 different Olympic events in 2008.[3]
[edit] Men
| Athlete | Events | Heat | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||||
| Paul Hession | 200 m | 20.59 | 3 Q[4] | 20.32 | 1 Q[5] | 20.38 | 5 [6] | Did not advance | |||
| David Gillick | 400 m | 45.83 | 4 | Did not advance | |||||||
| Thomas Chamney | 800 m | 1:47.66 | 5 [7] | Did not advance | |||||||
| Alistair Cragg | 1500 m | 3:44.90 | 8 | Did not advance | |||||||
| Alistair Cragg | 5000 m | 13:38.57 | 6 Q[8] | Did not finish | |||||||
| Robert Heffernan | 20 km walk | 1:20:36 | 8 | ||||||||
| Jamie Costin | 50 km walk | 4:15:16 | 44[9] | ||||||||
| Colin Griffin | 50 km walk | DQ[9] | |||||||||
| Martin Fagan | Marathon | Did not finish | |||||||||
[edit] Women
| Athlete | Events | Heat | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Derval O'Rourke | 100 m hurdles | 13.22 | 6 | Did not advance | |||||
| Joanne Cuddihy | 400 m | 53.32 | 6 | Did not advance | |||||
| Michelle Carey | 400 m hurdles | 57.99 | 7 | Did not advance | |||||
| Fionnula Britton | 3000 m steeplechase | 9:43.57 | 10 | Did not advance | |||||
| Roisin McGettigan | 3000 m steeplechase | 9:28.92 | 2 Q | 9:55.89 | 14 | ||||
| Olive Loughnane | 20 km walk | 1:27:45 | 7 | ||||||
| Pauline Curley | Marathon | 2:47:16 | 63 | ||||||
| Eileen O'Keeffe | Hammer | 67.66m | 10 | Did not advance | |||||
[edit] 
Badminton
Men
| Athlete | Event | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Rank | ||
| Scott Evans | Singles |  Zwiebler (GER)L 18-21 21-18 19-21 [10] |
Did not advance | |||||
Women
| Athlete | Event | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Rank | |||
| Chloe Magee | Singles |  Tolmoff (EST)W 18-21 21-18 21-19 [11] |
 Jun Jae-youn (KOR)L 21-12 21-13 [12] |
Did not advance | |||||
[edit] 
Boxing
Ireland qualified five boxers for the Olympic boxing tournament. Barnes became the first when he qualified at the World Championships.[13] Nevin was the second, qualifying at the first European qualifying event.[14] Joyce, Sutherland, and Egan brought the number to five at the 2nd European tournament.[15]
| Athlete | Event | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | Overall Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
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| Paddy Barnes | Light flyweight | Bye |  José Luis MezaW 14-8 [16] |
 Łukasz MaszczykW 11-5 |
 Zou ShimingL 15-0 |
Did not advance |  |
| John Joe Nevin | Bantamweight |  Abdelhalim OurradiW 9-4 |
 Enkhbatyn Badar-UuganL 9-2 [17] |
Did not advance | |||
| John Joe Joyce | Light welterweight |  Gyula KateW 9-5 [18] |
 Felix DiazL +11-11 (CB) [19] |
Did not advance | |||
| Darren Sutherland | Middleweight | Bye | Nabil Kassel W RSC [20] |
 Alfonso BlancoW 11-1 |
James DeGale L 10-3 [21] |
Did not advance | |
| Kenny Egan | Light heavyweight |  Julius JacksonW 22-2 |
 Bahram MuzafferW 10-2 [22] |
 Washington SilvaW 8-0 |
Tony Jeffries W 10-3 |
Zhang Xiaoping L 11-7 |
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[edit] Canoeing
Ireland qualified one competitor for the Canoeing events in the 2008 Olympics. Eoin Rheinisch qualified an Irish boat in K1 Slalom event by virtue of his 17th place finish in the 2007 World Championships.[3] Ireland did not have any competitors in the flatwater events.
[edit] 
Slalom
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| Athlete | Event | Preliminary | Semifinal | Final | Total | Rank | |||||||
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| Run 1 | Rank | Run 2 | Rank | Total | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||||
| Eoin Rheinisch | K-1 | 88.52 | 18 | 87.81 | 12 | 176.33 | 15 Q | 88.85 | 10 Q | 88.06 | 4 | 176.91 | 4 [23] [24] |
[edit] Cycling
Ireland qualified 2 places for the road race as a result of UCI rankings. Robin Seymour qualified for his 3rd men's cross country race. On June 18, the Olympic Council of Ireland announced that David O'Loughlin had secured a place in the Individual Pursuit event of the track programme. Initially the UCI had announced a list of qualifiers that did not include O'Loughlin
[edit] 
Mountain Biking
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Men
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Robin Seymour | Cross-country | Did not finish | |
[edit] 
Road
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Men
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Philip Deignan | Road race | 6:39:42 (+15:53) | 81 |
| Nicholas Roche | Road race | 6:34:26 (+10:37) | 64 |
[edit] 
Track
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Men's Individual Pursuit
| Athlete | Event | Qualifying | 1st Round | Finals | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Opposition Time |
Rank | Opposition Time |
Rank | ||||
| David O'Loughlin | Men's individual pursuit | 4:26.102 | 11 [25] | Did not advance | |||||
[edit] 
Equestrian
Eventing
Although Ireland did not qualify for the team event in the 2008 Olympics, as a result of having 5 individual riding spots qualify, they were automatically entered into the team event.
| Athlete | Horse | Event | Dressage | Cross-country | Jumping | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Qualifier | Final | |||||||||||
| Penalties | Rank | Penalties | Rank | Penalties | Rank | Penalties | Rank | Penalties | Rank | |||
| Geoffrey Curran | Kilkishen | Individual | 61.70 | 59 | 30.40 | 39 | 2.00 | 33 | Did not advance | 94.10 | 32 | |
| Niall Griffin | Lorgaine | Individual | 50.60 | 35 | 26.40 | 41 | 12.00 | 39 | Did not advance | 109.00 | 38 | |
| Louise Lyons | Watership Down | Individual | 57.40 | 55 | 28.40 | 35 | 9.00 | 34 | Did not advance | 94.80 | 33 | |
| Austin O'Connor | Hobby Du Mee | Individual | 52.80 | 42 | 34.40 | 36 | 0.00 | 27 Q | 0.00 | 26 | 87.20 | 21 |
| Patricia Ryan | Fernhill Clover Mist | Individual | 78.70 | 68 | 34.80 | 47 | 13.00 | 44 | Did not advance | 126.50 | 43 | |
| From: Geoffrey Curran Niall Griffin Louise Lyons Austin O'Connor Patricia Ryan |
as above | Team | 160.80 | 10 | 265.10 | 8 | 276.10 | 8 | ||||
- Individual Jumping
As a result of Jessica Kürten's world ranking, Ireland earned one individual place in show jumping at the 2008 games. As Kürten opted not to ride in the Olympics, the place was awarded to Denis Lynch.
Lynch and his mount Lantinus progressed to the finals stage. However, along with riders and horses from four other finalists, Lynch was suspended from taking part in the final, following a positive test for a banned substance.[26]
| Athlete | Horse | Event | Ind. Round 1 | Ind. Round 2 | Ind. Round 3 | Final | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round A | Round B | Total | ||||||||||||||
| Penalties | Rank | Penalties | Total | Rank | Penalties | Total | Rank | Penalties | Rank | Penalties | Rank | Penalties | Rank | |||
| Denis Lynch | Lantinus | Individual | 1 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 8 Q | Withdrawn[27] | |||||
[edit] 
Fencing
Siobhan Byrne secured her place in the Olympics by winning silver at the qualifying tournament in Istanbul in April.
Women
| Athlete | Event | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
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| Siobhan Byrne | Individual sabre | Irena Więckowska L 8-15 |
Did not advance | ||||
[edit] 
Rowing
Ireland qualified with two boats for the rowing events. The Men's heavyweight four qualified by finishing tenth at the 2007 World Championship. The Lightweight four took the last available qualifying spot by finishing 2nd at the last Olympic qualifying regatta in Poznan in June 2008.
Alan Martin and Richard Coakley were the travelling substitutes for the Coxless Fours and Lightweight Fours respectively.
Men
| Athlete(s) | Event | Heats | Repechage | Semifinals | 'B' Final | Overall | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Rank | |||
| Sean Casey Jonno Devlin Cormac Folan Sean O'Neill |
Fours | 6:02.85 | 3 Q | 5:58.14 | 6 | 6:07.97 | 4 | 10 | |||
| Richard Archibald Paul Griffin Cathal Moynihan Gearoid Towey* |
Lightweight fours |
5:52.32 | 4 R | 6:21.81 | 1 Q | 6:13.85 | 4 | 6:06.02 | 4 | 10 | |
* Replaced by Richard Coakley in B Final
Both teams reached the B Finals in their respective disciplines, both finishing fourth. In the Lightweight Fours B Final, Gearóid Towey had to withdraw due to illness, and was replaced by substitute Richard Coakley.[28] (A spate of illness circulated in the regatta field during the heats and finals, to the extent Germany's lightweight men's four had to withdraw entirely from the semifinal after three crew-members were affected.)
[edit] 
Sailing
Men
| Athlete | Event | Race | Score | Rank | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Medal race | ||||
| Philip Lawton Gerald Owens |
470 | 22 | 1 | 17 | 15 | 1 | 25 | 21 | 15 | 13 | 24 | Did not advance | 129 | 16 |
| Stephen Milne Peter O'Leary |
Star | 6 | 12 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 11 | 12 | Did not advance | 91 | 13 |
Women
| Athlete | Event | Race | Score | Rank | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Medal race | ||||
| Ciara Peelo | Laser Radial | 23 | 17 | 15 | 7 | 13 | 24 | 25 | 18 | 10 | Did not advance | 127 | 23 |
Open
| Athlete | Event | Race | Score | Rank | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Medal race | ||||
| Tim Goodbody | Finn | (22) | 13 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 21 | 15 | Did not advance | 112 | 21 |
[edit] 
Shooting
Men
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | Rank | Score | Total | ||||||
| Derek Burnett | Trap | 110 | 29 [29] | Did not advance | |||||
[edit] 
Swimming
(Qualifiers for the latter rounds of all events are decided on a time only basis, therefore positions shown are overall results versus competitors in all heats.)
| Athlete | Events | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Andrew Bree | Men’s 100 m breaststroke | 1:01.76 NR | 30 | Did not advance | |||
| Men’s 200 m breaststroke | 2:10.91 NR | 12 Q | 2:10.16 NR | 11 | Did not advance | ||
| Men’s 200 m individual medley | DNS | – | Did not advance | ||||
| Aisling Cooney | Women’s 100 m backstroke | 1:02.50 | 31 | Did not advance | |||
| Melanie Nocher | Women’s 200 m backstroke | 2:12.29 NR | 20 | Did not advance | |||
| Women’s 200 m freestyle | 2:04.29 | 43 | Did not advance | ||||
Key: NR=Irish Record; DNS=Did not start
[edit] 
Triathlon
Emma Davis became Ireland's first ever Olympic qualifier for the Triathlon when her 15th place at the 2008 World Championships guaranteed her enough ranking points.
Women
| Athlete | Event | Swim | Cycling | Run | Total | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Emma Davis | Individual | 20:17 | 1:06:03 | 39:09 | 2:06:29.36 | 37 |
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ ""Peelo flying high as Irish flagbearer"". The Irish Times. 2008-08-08. http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/sport/2008/0808/1218142761983.html. Retrieved 2008-08-21.
- ^ ""Ciara Peelo to carry Irish flag in Beijing tomorrow"". Irish Independent. 2008-08-07. http://www.independent.ie/breaking-news/sport/ciara-peelo-to-carry-irish-flag-in-beijing-tomorrow-1448905.html. Retrieved 2008-08-21.
- ^ a b Olympic Council of Ireland Irish Team profiles
- ^ ""Hession impresses in 200m"". RTÉ. 2008-08-18. http://www.rte.ie/sport/olympics2008/2008/0818/hessionp.html. Retrieved 2008-08-20.
- ^ ""Hession wins quarter-final"". RTÉ. 2008-08-18. http://www.rte.ie/sport/olympics2008/2008/0818/hessionpaul.html. Retrieved 2008-08-20.
- ^ ""Hession fails to qualify for 200m final"". RTÉ. 2008-08-19. http://www.rte.ie/sport/olympics2008/2008/0819/hession.html. Retrieved 2008-08-20.
- ^ ""Chamney finishes fifth in heat"". RTÉ. 2008-08-20. http://www.rte.ie/sport/olympics2008/2008/0820/chamney.html. Retrieved 2008-08-20.
- ^ ""Cragg through to 5000 metres"". RTÉ. 2008-08-20. http://www.rte.ie/sport/olympics2008/2008/0820/cragga.html. Retrieved 2008-08-20.
- ^ a b RTÉ - Schwazer wins 50km walk gold - 22.08.2008
- ^ ""Evans beaten by a whisker"". RTÉ. 2008-08-09. http://www.rte.ie/sport/olympics2008/2008/0809/evanss.html. Retrieved 2008-08-20.
- ^ ""Magee reveals her winning secret"". RTÉ. 2008-08-09. http://www.rte.ie/sport/olympics2008/2008/0809/mageec.html. Retrieved 2008-08-20.
- ^ ""Magee loses out in badminton tournament"". RTÉ. 2008-08-10. http://www.rte.ie/sport/olympics2008/2008/0810/mageec.html. Retrieved 2008-08-20.
- ^ World Boxing Championships Chicago 2007
- ^ 1st AIBA European Olympic Boxing Qualification Tournament
- ^ 2nd AIBA European Olympic Boxing Qualification Tournament
- ^ ""Barnes through to quarter-finals"". RTÉ. 2008-08-16. http://www.rte.ie/sport/olympics2008/2008/0816/barnes.html. Retrieved 2008-08-20.
- ^ ""Nevin bows out in last 16"". RTÉ. 2008-08-16. http://www.rte.ie/sport/olympics2008/2008/0815/nevin.html. Retrieved 2008-08-20.
- ^ ""Joyce praises sports psychologist"". RTÉ. 2008-08-12. http://www.rte.ie/sport/olympics2008/2008/0811/joycejj.html. Retrieved 2008-08-20.
- ^ ""Joyce bows out on countback"". RTÉ. 2008-08-14. http://www.rte.ie/sport/olympics2008/2008/0814/joycejj.html. Retrieved 2008-08-20.
- ^ ""Sutherland pummels his way into quarters"". RTÉ. 2008-08-16. http://www.rte.ie/sport/olympics2008/2008/0816/sutherlandd.html. Retrieved 2008-08-20.
- ^ ""Degale beats Sutherland in semifinal"". RTÉ. 2008-08-22. http://www.rte.ie/sport/olympics2008/2008/0822/sutherlandd.html. Retrieved 2008-08-22.
- ^ ""Egan eases into quarter-finals"". RTÉ. 2008-08-14. http://www.rte.ie/sport/olympics2008/2008/0814/egank.html. Retrieved 2008-08-20.
- ^ ""Eoin Rheinisch misses out on bronze"". RTÉ. 2008-08-12. http://www.rte.ie/sport/olympics2008/2008/0812/rheinisch.html. Retrieved 2008-08-20.
- ^ ""Rheinisch is happy with fourth place"". RTÉ. 2008-08-12. http://www.rte.ie/sport/olympics2008/2008/0812/rheinisch1.html. Retrieved 2008-08-20.
- ^ ""O'Loughlin 11th in Individual Pursuit"". RTÉ. 2008-08-15. http://www.rte.ie/sport/olympics2008/2008/0815/ireland1.html. Retrieved 2008-08-20.
- ^ RTÉ - Horse Sport Ireland make Lynch statement - 22.08.2008
- ^ Equestrian Jumping Individual Results Summary - The official website of the BEIJING 2008 Olympic Games
- ^ RTE sport - Ireland fourth in Lightweight Four B final
- ^ ""Burnett bows out in Beijing"". RTÉ. 2008-08-10. http://www.rte.ie/sport/olympics2008/2008/0810/burnettd.html. Retrieved 2008-08-20.
