Ireland at the 2012 Summer Olympics

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Ireland at the
2012 Summer Olympics
Flag of Ireland.svg
IOC code IRL
NOC Olympic Federation of Ireland
Website olympics.ie
in London
Competitors66 in 14 sports
Flag bearers Katie Taylor (opening)
Darren O'Neill (closing)
Medals
Ranked 41st
Gold
1
Silver
1
Bronze
4
Total
6
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
Other related appearances
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain (1896–1920)

Ireland competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, United Kingdom, from July 27 to August 12, 2012. This was the nation's twentieth appearance at the Summer Olympics.

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The Olympic Council of Ireland sent a total of 66 athletes to the Games, 36 men and 30 women, to compete in 14 sports. The International Olympic Committee allowed athletes from Northern Ireland the option to compete at the Olympic Games for either Great Britain or Ireland. Medallists Paddy Barnes and Michael Conlan were both born in Belfast, Northern Ireland and chose to compete for Team Ireland. Ireland had only a single competitor in the sprint canoeing, track cycling, equestrian dressage, judo, rowing and shooting events.

This was Ireland's most successful Olympics, winning a total of 6 medals (1 gold, 1 silver and 4 bronze) in three sports: boxing, athletics and equestrian show jumping. Boxer Katie Taylor, who was Ireland's flag bearer at the opening ceremony, won Ireland's first Olympic gold medal in 16 years. Light flyweight boxer Paddy Barnes defended his bronze medal from Beijing, becoming the second Irish athlete in 80 years to win medals at two consecutive Olympics. [1] [2] For the first time since 1980, Ireland also won an Olympic medal in more than a single sport.

Medallists

International media coverage

Katie Taylor's Olympic boxing success led to inaccurate coverage in the international media. While previewing her semi-final bout, The Daily Telegraph , a conservative English newspaper, incorrectly referred to Taylor as "British", prompting fierce criticism from other media outlets, and an apology from the Telegraph. [5] [6] [7] Fairfax Media of Australia also issued an apology, after articles published in The Age , Brisbane Times and The Sydney Morning Herald were widely condemned as "lazy stereotyping" of the Irish. Irish Ambassador to Australia Noel White issued a formal complaint about the article's reliance on Guinness, whiskey and potatoes to make a story. [5] USA Today was criticised after its article said: "Back home on the emerald-green isle, pints of Guinness flowed freely, perhaps enough to replenish the Irish Sea. The "punters" inside betting parlors [sic] wagered pounds [sic] as if they were bits of candy. It is not hyperbole to suggest that, when Taylor entered the ring, the weight of a prideful, scuffling nation rested on her muscular shoulders." [5] Also, Australian commentator Russell Barwick provoked "fury" [8] while on ESPN, comparing Team Ireland's independence from Team GB to Tasmanian athletes not performing for Australia. [8]

Athletics

The Irish team selection caused a number of controversies. In the women's marathon Linda Byrne, Ava Hutchinson and Caitriona Jennings were selected while Maria McCambridge, who had also run the 'A' qualifying standard missed out on selection, as only three athletes from a nation may compete in the event. Additionally the deadline for qualification for the marathon had been changed to allow Barbara Sanchez, who holds dual Irish and French citizenship, a chance to qualify. [9] The team for the women's 4 × 400 metres relay was changed after Joanna Mills won an appeal of her exclusion on the grounds of having a faster time than Catriona Cuddihy who had initially been selected. [10]

Irish athletes achieved qualifying standards in the following athletics events (up to a maximum of 3 athletes in each event at the 'A' Standard, and 1 at the 'B' Standard): [11] [12] [13]

Key
Mark Kenneally in men's marathon Mark Kenneally (Ireland) - London 2012 Mens Marathon.jpg
Mark Kenneally in men's marathon
Men
Track & road events
AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinal
ResultRankResultRankResultRank
Paul Hession 200 m 20.695Did not advance
Ciarán O'Lionaird 1500 m 3:48.3513Did not advance
Alistair Cragg 5000 m 13:47.0117Did not advance
Mark Kenneally Marathon 2:21:1357
Robert Heffernan 20 km walk 1:20:189
Brendan Boyce 50 km walk 3:55:0129
Colin Griffin DSQ
Robert Heffernan 3:37:54 NR Bronze medal icon.svg
Women
Track & road events
AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinal
ResultRankResultRankResultRank
Joanne Cuddihy 400 m 52.094 q51.885Did not advance
Fionnuala Britton 5000 m 15:12.9710Did not advance
10000 m 31:46.7115
Derval O'Rourke 100 m hurdles 12.914 q12.915Did not advance
Stephanie Reilly 3000 m steeplechase 9:44.779Did not advance
Jessie Barr
Claire Bergin
Michelle Carey
Catriona Cuddihy
Joanne Cuddihy
Marian Heffernan
4 × 400 m relay 3:30.556Did not advance
Linda Byrne Marathon 2:37:1366
Ava Hutchinson 2:37:1768
Caitriona Jennings 3:22:11107
Olive Loughnane 20 km walk 1:29:3913
Laura Reynolds 1:31:0220
Field events
AthleteEventQualificationFinal
DistancePositionDistancePosition
Tori Pena Pole vault NMDid not advance
Deirdre Ryan [14] High jump 1.8527Did not advance

Badminton

Ireland qualified two badminton players for the Games. Scott Evans competed in the men's singles and Chloe Magee in the women's singles.; each made their second appearance at an Olympic Games. [15]

AthleteEventGroup stageEliminationQuarterfinalSemifinalFinal / BM
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
RankOpposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank
Scott Evans Men's singles Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Lin D  (CHN)
L 8–21 14–21
2Did not advance
Chloe Magee Women's singles Flag of Egypt.svg  Hosny  (EGY)
W 21–17 21–6
Flag of France.svg  Pi  (FRA)
L 21–16 18–21 14–21
2Did not advance

Boxing

Ireland qualified boxers for the following events.

Boxer Katie Taylor wins Ireland's first gold in 16 years Katie Taylor 2012 (cropped).jpg
Boxer Katie Taylor wins Ireland's first gold in 16 years
Men
AthleteEventRound of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Paddy Barnes Light flyweight ByeFlag of Cameroon.svg  Essomba  (CMR)
W 15–10
Flag of India.svg  Singh  (IND)
W 23–18
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Zou  (CHN)
L 15–15+
Did not advanceBronze medal icon.svg
Michael Conlan Flyweight ByeFlag of Ghana.svg  Micah  (GHA)
W 19–8
Flag of France.svg  Oubaali  (FRA)
W 22–18
Flag of Cuba.svg  Ramírez  (CUB)
L 10–20
Did not advanceBronze medal icon.svg
John Joe Nevin Bantamweight Flag of Denmark.svg  Ceylan  (DEN)
W 21–6
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Abutalipov  (KAZ)
W 15–10
Flag of Mexico.svg  Valdez  (MEX)
W 19–13
Flag of Cuba.svg  Álvarez  (CUB)
W 19–14
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Campbell  (GBR)
L 11–14
Silver medal icon.svg
Adam Nolan Welterweight Flag of Ecuador.svg  Sánchez  (ECU)
W 14–8
Flag of Russia.svg  Zamkovoy  (RUS)
L 9–18
Did not advance
Darren O'Neill Middleweight Flag of Nigeria.svg  Akanji  (NGR)
W 15–6
Flag of Germany.svg  Hartel  (GER)
L 12–19
Did not advance
Women
AthleteEventRound of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Katie Taylor Lightweight ByeFlag of the United Kingdom.svg  Jonas  (GBR)
W 26–15
Flag of Tajikistan.svg  Chorieva  (TJK)
W 17–9
Flag of Russia.svg  Ochigava  (RUS)
W 10–8
Gold medal icon.svg

Canoeing

Slalom

Ireland qualified boats for the following events.

AthleteEventPreliminarySemifinalFinal
Run 1RankRun 2RankTotalRankTimeRankTimeRank
Eoin Rheinisch Men's K-1 89.97690.721189.9712 Q153.9814Did not advance
Hannah Craig Women's K-1 117.0714108.9911108.9914 Q116.1210 Q127.369

Sprint

Ireland qualified boats for the following events.

AthleteEventHeatsSemifinalsFinal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Andrzej Jezierski Men's C-1 200 m 41.4042 Q42.0124 FB44.0419

Qualification Legend: FA = Qualify to final (medal); FB = Qualify to final B (non-medal)

Cycling

Road

AthleteEventTimeRank
Dan Martin Men's road race 5:46:3790
David McCann Men's road race 5:46:3755
Men's time trial 56:03.7727
Nicolas Roche Men's road race 5:46:3789

Track

Omnium
AthleteEventFlying lapPoints raceElimination raceIndividual pursuitScratch raceTime trialTotal pointsRank
TimeRankPointsRankRankTimeRankRankTimeRank
Martyn Irvine Men's omnium 13.5049476154:32:9481491:04:558116413

Equestrian

By rankings Ireland qualified one athlete in dressage, an eventing team and two athletes in jumping.

Dressage

AthleteHorseEventGrand PrixGrand Prix SpecialGrand Prix FreestyleOverall
ScoreRankScoreRankTechnicalArtisticScoreRank
Anna Merveldt Coryolano Individual 69.77233Did not advance

Eventing

AthleteHorseEventDressageCross-countryJumpingTotal
QualifierFinal
PenaltiesRankPenaltiesTotalRankPenaltiesTotalRankPenaltiesTotalRankPenaltiesRank
Aoife Clark Master Crusoe Individual 48.90323.6052.50210.0052.50120.0052.50752.507
Mark Kyle Coolio58.70617.2065.90356.0071.90324.0075.902175.9021
Joseph Murphy Electric Cruise55.60531.8060.40290.0060.40240.0060.401460.4014
Michael Ryan Ballylynch Adventure60.2064EliminatedDid not advance
Camilla Speirs Portersize Just A Jiff47.6027EliminatedDid not advance
Aoife Clark
Mark Kyle
Joseph Murphy
Michael Ryan
Camilla Speirs
See above Team 152.101036.70178.8076.00184.805184.805

Show jumping

AthleteHorseEventQualificationFinalTotal
Round 1Round 2Round 3Round ARound B
PenaltiesRankPenaltiesTotalRankPenaltiesTotalRankPenaltiesRankPenaltiesTotalRankPenaltiesRank
Cian O'Connor Blue Loyd Individual 01 Q8831 Q122038 Q01 Q112 JO1Bronze medal icon.svg
Billy Twomey Tinka442 Q81256Did not advance

Gymnastics

Ireland qualified a single gymnast for London; Kieran Behan, just the second Irish gymnast in history to qualify for the Olympics, competed in the artistic gymnastics discipline. [16]

Artistic

Men
AthleteEventQualificationFinal
ApparatusTotalRankApparatusTotalRank
F PH R V PB HB F PH R V PB HB
Kieran Behan Floor 13.96613.96653Did not advance

Judo

AthleteEventRound of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsRepechageFinal / BM
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Lisa Kearney Women's −48 kg ByeFlag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Wu Sg  (CHN)
L 0012–1011
Did not advance

Modern pentathlon

Ireland qualified 2 athletes.

AthleteEventFencing
(épée one touch)
Swimming
(200 m freestyle)
Riding
(show jumping)
Combined: shooting/running
(10 m air pistol)/(3000 m)
Total pointsFinal rank
ResultsRankMP pointsTimeRankMP pointsPenaltiesRankMP pointsTimeRankMP points
Arthur Lanigan-O'Keeffe Men's 14–21297362:02.44913328020112011:08.69262328551625
Natalya Coyle Women's 19–16118562:19.17201132405116012:12.4513207252209

Rowing

Ireland qualified the following boats.

Women
AthleteEventHeatsRepechageQuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Sanita Pušpure Single sculls 7:49:353 QFBye7:44:194 SC/D7:51.691 FC7:59.7713

Qualification Legend: FA=Final A (medal); FB=Final B (non-medal); FC=Final C (non-medal); FD=Final D (non-medal); FE=Final E (non-medal); FF=Final F (non-medal); SA/B=Semifinals A/B; SC/D=Semifinals C/D; SE/F=Semifinals E/F; QF=Quarterfinals; R=Repechage

Sailing

Ireland qualified 1 boat for each of the following events.

Men
AthleteEventRaceNet pointsFinal rank
234567895M*
James Espey Laser 38443936464227272535EL31336
Scott Flanigan
Ger Owens
470 1625242515222527165EL17323
David Burrows
Peter O'Leary
Star 26145111297117209510
Women
AthleteEventRaceNet pointsFinal rank
12345678910M*
Annalise Murphy Laser Radial 1111819210375444
Open
AthleteEventRaceNet pointsFinal rank
123456789101112131415M*
Matt McGovern
Ryan Seaton
49er 481521219119147157131616EL14914

M = Medal race; EL = Eliminated – did not advance into the medal race;

Shooting

Men
AthleteEventQualificationFinal
PointsRankPointsRank
Derek Burnett Trap 11627did not advance

Swimming

Irish swimmers achieved qualifying standards in the following events (up to a maximum of 2 swimmers in each event at the Olympic Qualifying Time (OQT), and 1 at the Olympic Selection Time (OST)): [17] [18]

Men
AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Barry Murphy 50 m freestyle 22.7629Did not advance
100 m breaststroke 1:01.5729Did not advance

Qualifiers for the latter rounds (Q) of all events were decided on a time only basis, therefore positions shown are overall results versus competitors in all heats.

Women
AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Sycerika McMahon 100 m breaststroke 1:08.8026Did not advance
200 m individual medley 2:14.7622Did not advance
Gráinne Murphy 200 m freestyle DNSDid not advance
400 m freestyle 4:19.0731Did not advance
800 m freestyle DNSDid not advance
400 m individual medley DNSDid not advance
Melanie Nocher 100 m backstroke 1:02.4433Did not advance
200 m backstroke 2:16.2934Did not advance

Qualifiers for the latter rounds (Q) of all events were decided on a time only basis, therefore positions shown are overall results versus competitors in all heats.

Triathlon

Ireland qualified the following athletes.

AthleteEventSwim (1.5 km)Trans 1Bike (40 km)Trans 2Run (10 km)Total TimeRank
Gavin Noble Men's 17:2418:0158:501:17:2132:261:49:4723
Aileen Morrison Women's 19:3620:171:31:161:31:5238:082:08:1643

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