| Ireland at the 2002 Winter Olympics | |
|---|---|
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| IOC code | IRL |
| NOC | Olympic Federation of Ireland |
| Website | olympics |
| in Salt Lake City | |
| Competitors | 6 (5 men, 1 woman) in 4 sports |
| Flag bearer | Tamsen McGarry (alpine skiing) |
| Medals |
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| Winter Olympics appearances (overview) | |
Ireland competed at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, United States.
The Irish team failed to secure any medals, with Clifton Wrottesley securing the highest finishing position by coming 4th in the Skeleton event.
| Athlete | Event | Race 1 | Race 2 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Time | Time | Rank | ||
| Patrick-Paul Schwarzacher-Joyce | Downhill | 1:54.42 | 53 | ||
| Patrick-Paul Schwarzacher-Joyce | Super-G | 1:31.30 | 33 | ||
Men's combined
| Athlete | Downhill | Slalom | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Time 1 | Time 2 | Total time | Rank | |
| Patrick-Paul Schwarzacher-Joyce | DSQ | – | – | DSQ | – |
| Athlete | Event | Race 1 | Race 2 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Time | Time | Rank | ||
| Tamsen McGarry | Giant Slalom | 1:29.18 | 1:26.91 | 2:56.09 | 46 |
| Tamsen McGarry | Slalom | 1:05.44 | 1:05.56 | 2:11.00 | 35 |
| Sled | Athletes | Event | Run 1 | Run 2 | Run 3 | Run 4 | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | |||
| IRL-1 | Peter Donohoe Paul Kiernan | Two-man | 48.50 | 25 | 48.95 | 29 | 48.51 | 22 | 48.51 | 23 | 3:14.47 | 26 |
| Athlete | Qualifying round | Quarter finals | Semi finals | Finals | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Final rank | |
| Paul O'Connor | 4:33.82 | 69 | did not advance | |||||
| Athlete | Run 1 | Run 2 | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | |
| Clifton Wrottesley | 51.07 | 3 | 51.50 | 9 | 1:42.57 | 4 |
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