Ireland at the 2015 European Games

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Ireland at the
2015 European Games
Flag of Ireland.svg
IOC code IRL
NOC Olympic Federation of Ireland
Website olympics.ie
in Baku, Azerbaijan
12 – 28 June 2015
Competitors62 in 15 sports
Flag bearer Katie Taylor
Medals
Ranked 25th
Gold
2
Silver
1
Bronze
3
Total
6
European Games appearances (overview)

Ireland competed at the 2015 European Games , in Baku, Azerbaijan from 12 to 28 June 2015. [1]

Contents

Boxer Brendan Irvine guaranteed Ireland its first ever European Games medal on 22 June by winning his quarterfinal in the men's 49 kg boxing event, thus ensuring at worst a bronze medal.

Medal summary

MedalNameSportEventDate
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Michael O'Reilly Boxing Men's 75 kg 27 June
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Katie Taylor Boxing Women's 60 kg 27 June
Silver medal icon.svg Silver Brendan Irvine Boxing Men's 49 kg 25 June
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Seán McComb Boxing Men's 60 kg 26 June
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Joshua Magee
Sam Magee
Badminton Men's doubles 26 June
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Chloe Magee
Sam Magee
Badminton Mixed doubles 27 June
Medals by sport
SportsGold medal icon.svgSilver medal icon.svgBronze medal icon.svgTotal
Boxing 2114
Badminton 0022

Archery

Ireland qualified two archers for the 2015 Games; as a result, Ireland was also eligible to field a team in the mixed pairs competition.

AthleteEventRanking roundRound of 64Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal / BM
ScoreSeedOpposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank
Darren Wallace Men's individual 63052 Pasqualucci
Flag of Italy.svg
L 2–6
Did not advance52
Sinead Cuthbert Cunningham Women's individual 59657 Erdyniyeva
Flag of Russia.svg
L 0–6
Did not advance57
Darren Wallace
Sinead Cuthbert Cunningham
Mixed Team 122627Did not advance27

Badminton

Ireland qualified an entrant in each of the five events, including the top seeds in men's singles and mixed doubles, and the sixth seed in women's singles.

AthleteEventGroup StagesRound of 16
Opposition
Result
Quarterfinals
Opposition
Result
Semifinals
Opposition
Result
Final
Opposition
Result
Rank
Match 1
Opposition
Result
Match 2
Opposition
Result
Match 3
Opposition
Result
Pool

Rank
Scott Evans Men's singles Charalambidis
Flag of Greece.svg
W 2–0
21–7, 21–9
Krausz
Flag of Hungary.svg
W 2–0
21–16, 21–7
Tan
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg
W 2–1
14–21, 21–13, 21–13
1 Q Kisyov
Flag of Bulgaria.svg
W 2–0
21–6, 21–13
Holst
Flag of Denmark.svg
L 0–2
17–21, 14–21
Did not advance
Chloe Magee Women's singles Tolmoff
Flag of Estonia.svg
L 0–2
18–21, 17–21
Šefere
Flag of Latvia.svg
W 2–0
21–9, 21–7
Tan
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg
W 2–1
11–21, 22–20, 21–12
3Did not advance
Joshua Magee
Sam Magee
Men's doubles Mogensen &
Boe
Flag of Denmark.svg
L 0–2
21–17, 21–16
 Silva &
R Silva
Flag of Portugal.svg
W 2–0
21–13, 21–6
Florián &
Kopřiva
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg
W 2–0
21–16, 21–7
2 Q Dierickx &
Golinski
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg
W 2–1
23–21, 19–21, 21–14
Ivanov &
Sozonov
Flag of Russia.svg
L
0–2
5–21, 9–21
Did not advanceBronze medal icon.svg
Rachel Darragh
Sara Boyle
Women's doubles Lindholm &
Nyström
Flag of Finland.svg
L 0–2
15–21, 15–21
Baumann &
Fontaine
Flag of France.svg
L 0–2
19–21, 18–21
Bolotova &
Kosetskaya
Flag of Russia.svg
L 2–0
21–9, 21–9
4Did not advance
Chloe Magee
Sam Magee
Mixed doubles Bartušis &
Fomkinaitė
Flag of Lithuania.svg
W 2–0
21–8, 21–10
Cali &
Sadowski
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W 2–0
21–3, 21–2
Bitman &
Bášová
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg
W 2–1
21–11, 19–21, 21–14
1 Q Pietryja &
Wojtkowska
Flag of Poland.svg
W 2–0
21–18, 21–12
Mittelheisser &
Fontaine
Flag of France.svg
L 0–2
15–21, 21–23
Did not advanceBronze medal icon.svg

Basketball (3x3)

Ireland have qualified a women's team of four for the 3x3 Basketball competition because of results at the 2014 European 3x3 Championships.

AthleteEventGroup StagesRound of 16
Opposition
Result
Quarterfinals
Opposition
Result
Semifinals
Opposition
Result
Final
Opposition
Result
Rank
Match 1
Opposition
Result
Match 2
Opposition
Result
Match 3
Opposition
Result
Pool

Rank
Flag of Ireland.svg
Ireland
Niamh Dwyer
Grainne Dwyer
Suzanne Maguire
Orla O'Reilly
Women's 3x3 Flag of Slovenia.svg
Slovenia
L 10–14
Flag of Slovakia.svg
Slovakia
W 20–12
Flag of Spain.svg
Spain
L 11–21
3 Q Flag of the Czech Republic.svg
Czech Republic
W 17–13
Flag of Russia.svg
Russia
L 15–21
Did not advance5

Boxing

Ireland has qualified boxers for the following events.

Men
AthleteEventRound of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Brendan Irvine 49 kg Banabakov
Flag of Bulgaria.svg
W 3–0
Alizada
Flag of Azerbaijan.svg
W 2–1
Zamotayev
Flag of Ukraine.svg W 3–0
Sagaluev
Flag of Russia.svg L 2–1
Silver medal icon.svg
Myles Casey 52 kg Fihurenka
Flag of Belarus.svg
W 3–0
Mamishzada
Flag of Azerbaijan.svg
L 0–3
Did not advance
Kurt Walker 56 kg Nazirov
Flag of Russia.svg
L 1–2
Did not advance
Seán McComb 60 kg Beliak
Flag of Ukraine.svg
W 3–0
Cosenza
Flag of Italy.svg
W 3–0
Yilmaz
Flag of Turkey.svg
W 3–0
Selimov
Flag of Azerbaijan.svg
L 0–3
Did not advanceBronze medal icon.svg
Dean Walsh 64 kg Dadashev
Flag of Russia.svg
W 2–1
Sopa
Flag of Germany.svg
L 3–0
Did not advance
Adam Nolan 69 kg Beqiri
Flag of Albania.svg
W 3–0
Morelo
Flag of Italy.svg
W 3–0
Kelly
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg
L 1–2
Did not advance
Michael O'Reilly 75 kg Vrgoc
Flag of Croatia.svg
W 3–0
Sabotic
Flag of Montenegro.svg
W 3–0
Venko
Flag of Slovenia.svg
W 3–0
Koptyakov
Flag of Russia.svg
W WO
Musalov
Flag of Azerbaijan.svg
W 3–0
Gold medal icon.svg
Darren O'Neill 91 kg Jinaru
Flag of Romania.svg
W 3–0
Sinkevics
Flag of Latvia.svg
W 3–0
Manukian
Flag of Ukraine.svg L 1–2
Did not advance
Dean Gardiner +91 kg Vianello
Flag of Italy.svg
W 3–0
Yoka
Flag of France.svg
L 0–3
Did not advance
Women
AthleteEventRound of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Ceire Smith 51 kg Johansen
Flag of Norway.svg
W 3–0
Sagataeva
Flag of Russia.svg
L 1–2
Did not advance
Michaela Walsh 54 kg Saveleva
Flag of Russia.svg
L 0–3
Did not advance
Katie Taylor 60 kg Eliseeva
Flag of Bulgaria.svg
W 3–0
Lundblad
Flag of Sweden.svg
W 3–0
Alekseevna
Flag of Azerbaijan.svg
W 2–1
Mossely
Flag of France.svg
W 3–0
Gold medal icon.svg

Canoeing

AthleteEventHeatsSemifinalsFinal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Peter Egan
Simas Dobrovolskis
Men's K2 1000 m 3:49.41773:38.5879Did not advance
Men's K2 200 m 35.0487Did not advance
Tom Brennan Men's K1 200 m 36.446636.1918Did not advance
Andrzej Jezierski Men's C1 200 m 42.336640.2275Did not advance
Jennifer Egan Women's K1 200 m 42.643642.6578Did not advance
Women's K1 500 m 1:55.46861:52.5367Did not advance

Cycling

AthleteEventTimeRank
Ryan Mullen Men's time trial 1:02:17.868
Ryan Mullen Men's road race DNF
Sean Downey DNF
Eddie Dunbar 5:42:0948
Jack Wilson DNF
Conor Dunne 5:33:3645
Caroline Ryan Women's time trial 35:29.5515
Women's road race DNF

Diving

Ireland sent one diver to the games.

AthleteEventPreliminariesFinal
PointsRankPointsRank
Natasha McManus Women's 1 m springboard 319.7019Did not advance
Women's 3 m springboard 358.2010 Q381.5010

Gymnastics

Artistic

Judo

AthleteEventRound of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsRepechageFinal / BM
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Eoin Fleming 73 kg Vanlıoğlu
Flag of Turkey.svg
L 000-100|
Did not advance

Karate

AthleteEventGroup phaseSemifinalFinal / BM
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
RankOpposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank
Karen Dolphin Women's Kata Flag of Spain.svg  Sánchez  (ESP)
L 5–0
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Miskova  (CZE)
L 5–0
Flag of France.svg  Scordo  (FRA)
L 5–0
4Did not advance

Shooting

Ireland secured one quota in the shotgun events based on the European rankings on 31 December 2014.

Men
AthleteEventQualificationSemi-finalFinal
PointsRankPointsRankPointsRank
Derek Burnett Men's trap 12010Did not advance

Swimming

Taekwondo

Based on the WTF rankings as at 31 March 2015,Ireland secured one quota for the Games.

AthleteEventRound of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsRepechageBronze medalFinal
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Chloe Aboud Women's −67 kg Flag of Sweden.svg  Johansson  (SWE)
L 6–14
Did not advance=13

Triathlon

Ireland had three quota places in the Triathlon events. Aileen Reid gained the best result, 6th, in the women's race.

AthleteEventSwim (1.5 km)Trans 1Bike (40 km)Trans 2Run (10 km)Total timeRank
Russell White Men's triathlon 19:280:5057:370:2636:201:54:4136
Aaron O'Brien DNF
Aileen Reid Women's triathlon 20:460:471:06:190:2935:372:03:586

Wrestling

Men's freestyle
AthleteEventQualificationRound of 16QuarterfinalSemifinalRepechage 1Repechage 2Final / BM
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Soslan Tuaev 74 kg BYEDNC
Alex Dolly 86 kg Flag of Spain.svg  Friev  (ESP)
L 4–0
Did not advance

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