Ireland at the 1996 Summer Olympics

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Ireland at the
1996 Summer Olympics
Flag of Ireland (3-2).svg
IOC code IRL
NOC Olympic Federation of Ireland
Website olympics.ie
in Atlanta
Competitors78 (62 men and 16 women) in 13 sports
Flag bearer Francie Barrett
Medals
Ranked 28th
Gold
3
Silver
0
Bronze
1
Total
4
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
Other related appearances
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain (1896–1920)

Ireland competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia, in the United States.

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Medalists

Ireland won three gold and one bronze medal at the 1996 Olympics, the highest number ever, and was placed 28th in the medals table. Sonia O'Sullivan, who was seen as the best medal chance prior to the competition, did not win a medal.

Michelle Smith was accused of doping, though the accusations were not substantiated at the time. Two years after the Atlanta Games, FINA banned Smith for four years for tampering with her urine sample using alcohol; the testers also found traces of a metabolic precursor of testosterone, Androstenedione. [1] [2] Smith was not stripped of her medals, as the test upon which the ban was based was conducted well after the Games. Her achievements at the Games remain controversial.

MedalNameSportEvent
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Michelle Smith Swimming Women's 400 metres Freestyle
Gold medal icon.svg GoldMichelle Smith Swimming Women's 200 metres Individual Medley
Gold medal icon.svg GoldMichelle Smith Swimming Women's 400 metres Individual Medley
Bronze medal icon.svg BronzeMichelle Smith Swimming Women's 200 metres Butterfly

Results by event

Archery

Ireland again sent only one archer to the Olympics. Keith Hanlon won his first match, but was defeated in the second round.

Men
AthleteEventRanking roundRound of 64Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinals
ScoreSeedOpposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Keith Hanlon Individual 65034Civil Ensign of Slovenia.svg  Koprivnikar  (SLO) (31)
W 155–151
Flag of South Korea (1984-1997).svg  Jang  (KOR) (2)
L 159–165
did not advance

Athletics

Men
AthleteEventsHeatQuarterfinalSemifinalFinal
ResultRankResultRankResultRankResultRank
Neil Ryan 100 m 10.787did not advance
Gary Ryan 200 m 20.783 Q20.898did not advance
Eugene Farrell 400 m 47.186did not advance
David Matthews 800 m 1:46.764 Q1:47.835did not advance
Niall Bruton 1500 m 3:37.423 Q3:42.8812did not advance
Shane Healy 1500 m 3:37.285 Q3:39.8111did not advance
Marcus O'Sullivan 1500 m 3:38.166did not advance
Cormac Finnerty 5000 m 13:54.0110 Q14:08.8810did not advance
Sean Dollman 10000 m 29:19.0319did not advance
Sean Cahill 110 m hurdles 14.287did not advance
T. J. Kearns 110 m hurdles 13.673 Q13.555did not advance
Tom McGuirk 400 m hurdles 50.765did not advance
Jimmy McDonald 20 km walk 1:32:1151
Mark Mandy High jump 2.2011did not advance
Nick Sweeney Discus throw 62.0413did not advance
Terry McHugh Javelin throw 72.8415did not advance
Roman Linscheid Hammer throw 68.1433did not advance
Women
AthleteEventsHeatQuarterfinalSemifinalFinal
ResultRankResultRankResultRankResultRank
Sinead Delahunty 1500 m 4:10.205 Q4:12.529did not advance
Sonia O'Sullivan 1500 m 4:19.7710did not advance
5000 m 15:15.801 QDNF-
Katy McCandless 5000 m 15:55.5610did not advance
Marie Davenport 5000 m 15:59.1214did not advance
Catherina McKiernan 10000 m 32:32.106 Q32:00.3811
Susan Smith 400 m hurdles 55.223 Q54.935did not advance
Deirdre Gallagher 10 km walk 45:4723

Boxing

AthleteEventRound of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Damaen Kelly Flyweight Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Strogov  (BUL)
W 12–11
Flag of Australia.svg  Hussein  (AUS)
W 27–20
Flag of Kazakhstan (3-2).svg  Jumadilov  (KAZ)
L 6–13
did not advance
Francis Barrett Light welterweight Flag of Brazil.svg  Ferreria  (BRA)
W 32–7
Flag of Tunisia (1959-1999).svg  Missaoui  (TUN)
L 6–18
did not advance
Brian Magee Middleweight Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Thompson  (CAN)
W 13–5
Flag of Cameroon.svg  Tietsia  (CMR)
W 11–6
Flag of Algeria.svg  Bahari  (ALG)
L 9–15
did not advance
Cathal O'Grady Heavyweight Flag of New Zealand.svg  da Silva  (NZL)
L RSC 1
did not advance

Canoeing

Slalom

AthleteEventRun 1RankRun 2RankTotalRank
Mike Corcoran Men's C-1 162.908173.6113162.9010
Stephen O'Flaherty Men's C-1 188.7521220.7323188.7525
Ian Wiley Men's K-1 145.213207.2635145.215
Andrew Boland Men's K-1 201.9234184.5131184.5140

Flatwater

AthleteEventHeatsRepechagesSemifinalsFinal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Conor Maloney
Gary Mawer
Men's K-2 500 m 1:43.07471:44.3757did not advance
Men's K-2 1000 m 4:03.43263:40.6566did not advance

Cycling

Road

Men
AthleteEventTimeRank
David McCann Road race 4:56:4972

Track

Pursuits
AthleteEventQualifyingQuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinals
TimeRankOpposition
Time
RankOpposition
Time
RankOpposition
Time
Rank
Phillip Collins Men's pursuit 4:41.20716did not advance
Points races
AthleteEventPointsRank
Declan Lonergan Men's points race 022

Mountain Bike

AthleteEventTimeRank
Martin Earley Men's cross-country 2:43:5625
Alister Martin Men's cross-country 2:47:4632

Equestrian

Eventing

AthleteHorseEventDressageCross-countryShow jumpingTotal
QualifierFinal
PenaltiesRankPenaltiesRankPenaltiesRankPenaltiesRankPenaltiesRank
David Foster Tilt 'n' Turn Individual 54.6020DNF--Eliminated-

Rowing

Men's Double Sculls

Men's Lightweight Fours

Shooting

Rifle
AthleteEventQualificationFinal
ScoreRankScoreRank
Gary Duff Men's 50 m prone rifle 58052did not advance
Rhona Barry Women's 10 m air rifle 38243did not advance

Swimming

Men
AthleteEventsHeatFinal
TimeRankTimeRank
Nicholas O'Hare 50 m freestyle 24.0348did not advance
Earl McCarthy 100 m freestyle 50.9927did not advance
200 m freestyle 1:53.6729did not advance
Adrian O'Connor 100 m backstroke 58.5641did not advance
200 m backstroke 2:08.9035did not advance
Women
AthleteEventsHeatFinal
TimeRankTimeRank
Marion Madine 200 m freestyle 2:04.9227did not advance
100 m butterfly 1:03.8031did not advance
Michelle Smith 400 m freestyle 4:09.002 Q4:07.25 Gold medal icon.svg
200 m butterfly 2:10.032 Q2:09.91 Bronze medal icon.svg
200 m individual medley 2:16.357 Q2:13.93 Gold medal icon.svg
400 m individual medley 4:43.793 Q4:39.18 Gold medal icon.svg

References

  1. De Bruin banned
  2. Morrisey, Rick (14 August 2000). "The Tarnished Golden Girl". The Seattle Times.