Ireland at the 2020 Summer Olympics

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Ireland at the
2020 Summer Olympics
Flag of Ireland.svg
IOC code IRL
NOC Olympic Federation of Ireland
Website olympics.ie
in Tokyo, Japan
July 23, 2021 (2021-07-23) – August 8, 2021 (2021-08-08)
Competitors116 in 19 sports
Flag bearers (opening) Kellie Harrington
Brendan Irvine
Flag bearer (closing) Natalya Coyle
Medals
Ranked 39th
Gold
2
Silver
0
Bronze
2
Total
4
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
Other related appearances
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain (1896–1920)

The team of the Olympic Federation of Ireland, which competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, represented athletes from both the Republic of Ireland and those from Northern Ireland who choose it instead of the Great Britain and Northern Ireland team. Originally scheduled to take place from 24 July to 9 August 2020, the Games were postponed to 23 July to 8 August 2021, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [1] It was the team's twenty-second appearance at the Summer Olympics, having attended every edition since 1924 (before then the whole of Ireland was represented by the Great Britain and Ireland team) except the 1936 Summer Olympics in Germany.

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Medalists

Bronze medalists in rowing Rowing at the 2020 Summer Olympics (Ireland).jpeg
Bronze medalists in rowing
MedalNameSportEventDate
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Paul O'Donovan
Fintan McCarthy
Rowing Men's lightweight double sculls 29 July
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Kellie Harrington Boxing Women's lightweight 8 August
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Aifric Keogh
Eimear Lambe
Fiona Murtagh
Emily Hegarty
Rowing Women's coxless four 28 July
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Aidan Walsh Boxing Men's welterweight 1 August
Medals by sport
SportGold medal icon.svgSilver medal icon.svgBronze medal icon.svgTotal
Boxing 1012
Rowing 1012
Total2024
Medals by gender
GenderGold medal icon.svgSilver medal icon.svgBronze medal icon.svgTotal
Male1012
Female1012
Total2024

Competitors

The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games. Note that reserves in field hockey are not counted:

SportMenWomenTotal
Athletics 131225
Badminton 101
Boxing 437
Canoeing 101
Cycling 527
Diving 112
Equestrian 527
Field hockey 01616
Golf 224
Gymnastics 112
Judo 112
Modern pentathlon 011
Rowing 4913
Rugby sevens 12012
Sailing 213
Shooting 101
Swimming 639
Taekwondo 101
Triathlon 112
Total6155116

Athletics

Irish athletes further achieved the entry standards, either by qualifying time or by world ranking, in the following track and field events (up to a maximum of 3 athletes in each event). [2] [3]

Key
Track & road events
Men
AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Marcus Lawler 200 m 20.736Did not advance
Leon Reid 20.535 q20.547Did not advance
Mark English 800 m 1:46.754Did not advance
Andrew Coscoran 1500 m 3:37.118 q3:35.8410Did not advance
Thomas Barr 400 m hurdles 49.022 Q48.264Did not advance
David Kenny 20 km walk 1:26:5429
Paul Pollock Marathon 2:27:4871
Stephen Scullion DNF
Kevin Seaward 2:21:4558
Brendan Boyce 50 km walk 3:53:4010
Alex Wright 4:06:2029
Women
AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Phil Healy 200 m 23.215Did not advance
400 m 51.984Did not advance
Síofra Cléirigh Büttner 800 m 2:04.627Did not advance
Nadia Power 2:03.747Did not advance
Louise Shanahan 2:03.577Did not advance
Sarah Healy 1500 m 4:09.7811Did not advance
Ciara Mageean 4:07.2910Did not advance
Sarah Lavin 100 m hurdles 13.167Did not advance
Michelle Finn 3000 m steeplechase 9:36.269Did not advance
Eilish Flanagan 9:34.8612Did not advance
Aoife Cooke Marathon DNF
Fionnuala McCormack 2:34:0925
Mixed
AthleteEventHeatFinal
ResultRankResultRank
Sophie Becker
Cillín Greene
Phil Healy
Chris O'Donnell
4 × 400 m relay 3:12.88 NR 4 Q3:15.048

Badminton

Ireland entered one badminton player into the Olympic tournament. Vietnamese-born Nhat Nguyen was selected to compete in the men's singles based on the BWF World Race to Tokyo Rankings. [4]

AthleteEventGroup StageEliminationQuarterfinalSemifinalFinal / BM
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
RankOpposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank
Nhat Nguyen Men's singles Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Karunaratne  (SRI)
W (21–16, 21–14)
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Wang T-w  (TPE)
L (12–21, 21–18, 12–21)
2Did not advance

Boxing

Ireland entered seven boxers (four men and three women) to compete in the following weight classes into the Olympic tournament. Six of them, including Rio 2016 Olympian Brendan Irvine (men's flyweight), secured the spots on the Irish squad in their respective weight divisions, either by winning the round of 16 match, advancing to the semifinal match, or scoring a box-off triumph, at the 2020 European Qualification Tournament in London and Paris. [5] [6] Kurt Walker completed the nation's boxing lineup by topping the list of eligible boxers from Europe in the men's featherweight division of the IOC's Boxing Task Force Rankings.

Men
AthleteEventRound of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Brendan Irvine Flyweight Flag of the Philippines.svg  Paalam  (PHI)
L 1–4
Did not advance
Kurt Walker Featherweight Flag of Spain.svg  Quiles  (ESP)
W 5–0
Flag of Uzbekistan.svg  Mirzakhalilov  (UZB)
W 4–1
Flag of the United States.svg  Ragan  (USA)
L 2–3
Did not advance
Aidan Walsh Welterweight ByeFlag of Cameroon.svg  Mengue  (CMR)
W 5–0
Flag of Mauritius.svg  Clair  (MRI)
W 4–1
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  McCormack  (GBR)
LWO
Did not advanceBronze medal icon.svg
Emmett Brennan Light heavyweight Flag of Uzbekistan.svg  Ruzmetov  (UZB)
L 0–5
Did not advance
Women
AthleteEventRound of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Kellie Harrington Lightweight ByeFlag of Italy.svg  Nicoli  (ITA)
W 5–0
Flag of Algeria.svg  Khelif  (ALG)
W 5–0
Flag of Thailand.svg  Seesondee  (THA)
W 3–2
Flag of Brazil.svg  Ferreira  (BRA)
W 5–0
Gold medal icon.svg
Michaela Walsh Featherweight ByeFlag of Italy.svg  Testa  (ITA)
L 1–4
Did not advance
Aoife O'Rourke Middleweight Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Li Q  (CHN)
L 0–5
Did not advance

Canoeing

Slalom

Ireland qualified one canoeist for the men's C-1 class by finishing in the top eleven at the 2019 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships in La Seu d'Urgell, Spain. [7]

AthleteEventPreliminarySemifinalFinal
Run 1RankRun 2RankBestRankTimeRankTimeRank
Liam Jegou Men's C-1 174.5718104.409104.4011 Q208.3915Did not advance

Cycling

Road

Ireland entered three riders to compete in the men's Olympic road race, by virtue of their top 50 national finish (for men) in the UCI World Ranking. [8]

AthleteEventTimeRank
Eddie Dunbar Men's road race 6:21:4676
Dan Martin 6:09:0416
Nicolas Roche Men's road race 6:21:4675
Men's time trial 1:01:23.1328

Track

Following the completion of the 2020 UCI Track Cycling World Championships, Irish riders accumulated spots for both men and women in the omnium and madison, based on their country's results in the final UCI Olympic rankings. [9]

Omnium
AthleteEventScratch raceTempo raceElimination racePoints raceTotal
RankPointsRankPointsRankPointsRankPointsPointsRank
Mark Downey Men's omnium 1610194194901817
Emily Kay Women's omnium 131613169241505613
Madison
AthleteEventPointsLapsRank
Mark Downey
Felix English
Men's madison DNF–40=12
Emily Kay
Shannon McCurley
Women's madison DNF–40=13

Diving

Ireland entered two divers into the Olympic competition after finishing in the top 12 each of the men's springboard and women's platform, respectively, at the 2021 FINA Diving World Cup in Tokyo, Japan. [10]

AthleteEventPreliminarySemifinalFinal
PointsRankPointsRankPointsRank
Oliver Dingley Men's 3 m springboard 335.0025Did not advance
Tanya Watson Women's 10 m platform 289.4016 Q278.1515Did not advance

Equestrian

Irish equestrians qualified a full squad in both the team dressage and eventing competitions; the former by securing the second of three available berths for Group A and B at the European Championships in Rotterdam, Netherlands, and the latter by finishing among the top six nations at the 2018 FEI World Equestrian Games in Tryon, North Carolina, United States. [11] [12] A team of jumping riders was added to the Irish equestrian squad by winning the gold medal at the FEI Nations Cup Final in Barcelona, Spain. [13] Tokyo 2020 would have been the first time that Ireland participated in an Olympic team dressage competition. [14]

The Irish eventing and jumping squads were named on 21 June 2021. The dressage squad was withdrawn following a series of individual withdrawals due to a horse retirement, veterinary and medical reasons. An individual dressage place had been sought and was eventually offered in favor of Heike Holstein. [15] James Connor and Dane Rawlins have appealed the decision to withdraw the dressage team. [16]

Dressage

AthleteHorseEventGrand PrixGrand Prix FreestyleOverall
ScoreRankTechnicalArtisticScoreRank
Heike Holstein Sambuca Individual 68.43237Did not advance

Qualification Legend: Q = Qualified for the final; q = Qualified for the final as a lucky loser

Eventing

Austin O'Connor and Colorado Blue had been named as reserves, but replaced Cathal Daniels and Rioghan Rua shortly before the competition commenced. [15]

AthleteHorseEventDressageCross-countryJumpingTotal
QualifierFinal
PenaltiesRankPenaltiesTotalRankPenaltiesTotalRankPenaltiesTotalRankPenaltiesRank
Sarah Ennis Woodcourt Garrison Individual 38.105037.6075.70414.0079.7036Did not advance79.7036
Austin O'Connor Colorado Blue38.00490.0038.00204.0042.0018 Q4.0046.001346.0013
Sam Watson Flamenco34.303813.0047.30318.0055.3030Did not advance55.3030
Sarah Ennis
Austin O'Connor
Sam Watson
See above Team 110.401350.60161.00816.00177.008177.008

Jumping

Shane Sweetnam and Alejandro were named the travelling alternates and replaced Cian O'Connor and Kilkenny before the team event. [15]

AthleteHorseEventQualificationFinal
PenaltiesRankPenaltiesTimeRank
Bertram Allen Pacino Amiro Individual 0=1 Q884.6415
Darragh Kenny Cartello0=1 Q885.1117
Cian O'Connor Kilkenny0=1 Q188.457
Bertram Allen
Darragh Kenny
Shane Sweetnam
Alejandro
Pacino Amiro
Cartello
Team Eliminateddid not advance

Field hockey

Summary

Key:

TeamEventGroup StageQuarterfinalSemifinalFinal / BM
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
RankOpposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank
Ireland women's Women's tournament Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa
W 2–0
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
L 0–4
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
L 2–4
Flag of India.svg  India
L 0–1
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
L 0–2
5Did not advance

Women's tournament

Ireland women's national field hockey team qualified for the Olympics by securing one of the seven team berths available from the 2019 Women's FIH Olympic Qualifiers, defeating Canada 4–3 in a penalty shoot-out, having drawn 0–0 on aggregate over a two-match playoff in Dublin. This will be the first time Ireland compete in women's field hockey at the Olympics. [17]

Team roster

The squad was announced on 21 June 2021. [18]

Head coach: Flag of Australia (converted).svg Sean Dancer

No.Pos.PlayerDate of birth (age)CapsGoalsClub
1GK Ayeisha McFerran (1996-01-10)10 January 1996 (aged 25)105{{{goals}}} Flag of the Netherlands.svg Kampong
2MF Chloe Watkins (1992-03-07)7 March 1992 (aged 29)229{{{goals}}} Flag of Ireland.svg Monkstown
3DF Hannah Matthews (1991-03-24)24 March 1991 (aged 30)152{{{goals}}} Flag of Ireland.svg Loreto
4FW Sarah Torrans (1999-02-14)14 February 1999 (aged 22)26{{{goals}}} Flag of Ireland.svg Loreto
5MF Nicola Daly (1988-04-03)3 April 1988 (aged 33)196{{{goals}}} Flag of Ireland.svg Loreto
6DF Róisín Upton (1994-04-01)1 April 1994 (aged 27)81{{{goals}}} Flag of Ireland.svg Catholic Institute
7DF Hannah McLoughlin (1999-12-02)2 December 1999 (aged 21)19{{{goals}}} Flag of Ireland.svg UCD
8FW Deirdre Duke (1992-06-09)9 June 1992 (aged 29)146{{{goals}}} Flag of Ireland.svg Old Alex
9FW Kathryn Mullan (Captain) (1994-04-07)7 April 1994 (aged 27)198{{{goals}}} Flag of Ireland.svg Ballymoney
10DF Shirley McCay (1988-06-07)7 June 1988 (aged 33)311{{{goals}}} Flag of Ireland.svg Pegasus
11MF Sarah Hawkshaw (1995-11-04)4 November 1995 (aged 25)38{{{goals}}} Flag of Ireland.svg Railway Union
12DF Elena Tice (1997-11-16)16 November 1997 (aged 23)114{{{goals}}} Flag of Ireland.svg Old Alex
13FW Naomi Carroll (1992-09-13)13 September 1992 (aged 28)115{{{goals}}} Flag of Ireland.svg Catholic Institute
14MF Elizabeth Holden (1990-01-04)4 January 1990 (aged 31)201{{{goals}}} Flag of Ireland.svg Belfast Harlequins
15DF Sarah McAuley (2001-09-25)25 September 2001 (aged 19)1{{{goals}}} Flag of Ireland.svg Muckross
16FW Anna O'Flanagan (1990-02-18)18 February 1990 (aged 31)212{{{goals}}} Flag of Ireland.svg Muckross
17MF Michelle Carey (1999-05-05)5 May 1999 (aged 22)5{{{goals}}} Flag of Ireland.svg UCD
18FW Zara Malseed (1997-06-11)11 June 1997 (aged 24)2{{{goals}}} Flag of Ireland.svg Ards
Group play

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 5500182+1615 Quarterfinals
2Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 5401137+612
3Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 5302115+69
4Flag of India.svg  India 520371476
5Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland 510441173
6Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 5005519140
Source: Tokyo 2020 and FIH
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) matches won; 3) goal difference; 4) goals for; 5) head-to-head result; 6) field goals scored.
24 July 2021 (2021-07-24)
21:15
v
Ireland  Flag of Ireland.svg2–0Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa
Upton Field hockey ball.svg 9'
Torrans Field hockey ball.svg 45'
Report
South Pitch
Umpires:
Kelly Hudson (NZL)
Emi Yamada (JPN)

26 July 2021 (2021-07-26)
10:00
v
Netherlands  Flag of the Netherlands.svg4–0Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland
Albers Field hockey ball.svg 8'
Pheninckx Field hockey ball.svg 49'
Leurink Field hockey ball.svg 50'
Matla Field hockey ball.svg 56'
Report
South Pitch
Umpires:
Michelle Meister (GER)
Liu Xiaoying (CHN)

28 July 2021 (2021-07-28)
12:15
v
Germany  Flag of Germany.svg4–2Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland
Altenburg Field hockey ball.svg 10', 40'
Pieper Field hockey ball.svg 20'
Hauke Field hockey ball.svg 55'
Report Tice Field hockey ball.svg 42'
McLoughlin Field hockey ball.svg 51'
South Pitch
Umpires:
Michelle Joubert (RSA)
Sarah Wilson (GBR)

30 July 2021 (2021-07-30)
11:45
v
Ireland  Flag of Ireland.svg0–1Flag of India.svg  India
Report Navneet Field hockey ball.svg 57'
North Pitch
Umpires:
Aleisha Neumann (AUS)
Annelize Rostron (RSA)

31 July 2021 (2021-07-31)
20:45
v
Ireland  Flag of Ireland.svg0–2Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
Report Townsend Field hockey ball.svg 17'
Martin Field hockey ball.svg 32'
North Pitch
Umpires:
Carolina de la Fuente (ARG)
Emi Yamada (JPN)

Golf

Ireland entered two male and two female golfers into the Olympic tournament. Rory McIlroy (world no. 10) and Shane Lowry (world no. 42) qualified directly among the top 60 eligible players for the men's event based on the IGF World Rankings of 20 June 2021.

AthleteEventRound 1Round 2Round 3Round 4Total
ScoreScoreScoreScoreScoreParRank
Shane Lowry Men's 70656870274−10=22
Rory McIlroy 69666767269−15=4
Leona Maguire Women's 71677071279−5=23
Stephanie Meadow 72666866272−127

Gymnastics

Artistic

Ireland entered one male and one female artistic gymnast into the Olympic competition. Rhys McClenaghan secured one of the two spots available for individual based gymnasts, neither part of the team nor qualified through the all-around, at the 2019 World Championships in Stuttgart, Germany. [19] [20] Megan Ryan received a re-allocated spot from the 2019 World Championships after North Korea withdrew from the Olympic Games. [21]

Men
AthleteEventQualificationFinal
ApparatusTotalRankApparatusTotalRank
F PH R V PB HB F PH R V PB HB
Rhys McClenaghan Pommel horse 15.26615.266=2 Q13.10013.1007
Women
AthleteEventQualificationFinal
ApparatusTotalRankApparatusTotalRank
F UB BB V F UB BB V
Megan Ryan All-around 13.20011.53310.46612.00047.19972Did not advance

Judo

Ireland entered two judoka (one man and one woman) into the Olympic tournament based on the International Judo Federation Olympics Individual Ranking. [22]

AthleteEventRound of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsRepechageFinal / BM
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Benjamin Fletcher Men's –100 kg Flag of Uzbekistan.svg  Khurramov  (UZB)
L 00–01
did not advance
Megan Fletcher Women's –70 kg Flag of Austria.svg  Polleres  (AUT)
L 00–01
did not advance

Modern pentathlon

Two-time Olympian Natalya Coyle secured her selection in the women's event with an eighth-place finish and fourth among those eligible for Olympic qualification at the 2019 European Championships in Bath, England. [23]

AthleteEventFencing
(épée one touch)
Swimming
(200 m freestyle)
Riding
(show jumping)
Combined: shooting/running
(10 m air pistol)/(3200 m)
Total pointsFinal rank
RRBRRankMP pointsTimeRankMP pointsPenaltiesRankMP pointsTimeRankMP Points
Natalya Coyle Women's 23–12132392:13.8813283662823413:08:5128512126824

Rowing

Ireland qualified five boats into the Olympic regatta, with the majority of crews confirming Olympic places for their boats at the 2019 FISA World Championships in Ottensheim, Austria and at the 2021 FISA Final Qualification Regatta in Lucerne, Switzerland. [24] [25] [26]

A place in the women's lightweight double sculls boat was awarded to the Irish rowing team after their third-place finish at the FISA Final Qualification Regatta, having received a vacant place from the 2021 Pan American Qualification Regatta in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. [27]

The crew in the women's four, Aifric Keogh, Eimear Lambe, Fiona Murtagh and Emily Hegarty, won a bronze medal, Ireland's first medal of the 2020 Games and the nation's second ever rowing medal. [28] In the men's lightweight double sculls, Paul O'Donovan and Fintan McCarthy won Ireland's first ever Olympic gold medal in rowing, which was also the nations's first Olympic gold by male athletes since boxer Michael Carruth in 1992. [29] [30]

Men
AthleteEventHeatsRepechageSemifinalsFinal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Ronan Byrne
Philip Doyle
Double sculls 6:14.404 R6:29.903 Q6:49.066 FB6:16.8910
Fintan McCarthy
Paul O'Donovan
Lightweight double sculls 6:23.741 SA/B6:05.33 WR 1 FA6:06.43Gold medal icon.svg
Women
AthleteEventHeatsRepechageQuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Sanita Pušpure Single sculls 7:46.081 QFBye7:58.301 SA/B7:34.405 FBDNS12
Aoife Casey
Margaret Cremen
Lightweight double sculls 7:17.675 R7:23.463 SA/B6:49.245 FB6:49.908
Aileen Crowley
Monika Dukarska
Pair 7:23.714 R7:31.003 SA/B7:06.075 FB7:02.2211
Aifric Keogh
Eimear Lambe
Fiona Murtagh
Emily Hegarty
Four 6:28.942 FABye6:20.48Bronze medal icon.svg

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

Rugby sevens

Summary
TeamEventPool StageQuarterfinalSemifinal/Pl.Final/Pl.
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
RankOpposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank
Ireland men's Men's tournament Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa
L 14–33
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
L 17–19
Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya
W 12–7
3did not advanceFlag of South Korea.svg  South Korea
W 31–0
Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya
L 0–22
10

Men's tournament

Ireland national rugby sevens team qualified for the first time at the Olympics by winning the gold medal at the 2020 Final Olympic Qualification Tournament in Monaco, defeating the favorites France in the final 28–19. [31]

Team roster

Ireland's 12-man squad plus one alternate was named on 6 July 2021. [32]

Head coach: Anthony Eddy

No.Pos.PlayerDate of birth (age)EventsPoints
1 FW Jack Kelly (1997-10-26)26 October 1997 (aged 23)860
2 FW Adam Leavy (1995-09-21)21 September 1995 (aged 25)815
3 FW Harry McNulty (1993-03-05)5 March 1993 (aged 28)1045
4 FW Foster Horan (1992-11-03)3 November 1992 (aged 28)420
5 FW Ian Fitzpatrick (1994-08-25)25 August 1994 (aged 26)320
6 BK Billy Dardis (c) (1990-05-31)31 May 1990 (aged 31)10164
7 BK Jordan Conroy (1994-03-10)10 March 1994 (aged 27)9225
8 BK Greg O'Shea (1995-03-23)23 March 1995 (aged 26)825
9 BK Mark Roche (1993-01-25)25 January 1993 (aged 28)881
10 BK Terry Kennedy (1996-07-04)4 July 1996 (aged 25)9120
11 BK Hugo Lennox (1999-03-06)6 March 1999 (aged 22)827
12 BK Gavin Mullin (1997-11-29)29 November 1997 (aged 23)00
13 BK Bryan Mollen (1995-09-25)25 September 1995 (aged 25)830
Group play
PosTeamPldWDLPFPAPDPtsQualification
1Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 33006431+339 Quarter-finals
2Flag of the United States.svg  United States 32015048+27
3Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland 31024359165
4Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 30032645193
Updated to match(es) played on 26 July 2021. Source: Tokyo 2020 and World Rugby
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head result; 3) Point difference; 4) Points scored.
26 July 2021 (2021-07-26)
11:00
South Africa  Flag of South Africa.svg33–14Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland
Try: Z. Davids 2' c
Visser 6' c
Geduld 8' c
Dry 12' c
Gans 13' m
Con: S. Davids (4/5) 2', 6', 8', 12'
(Tokyo 2020) Try: Mullin 7' c
Kennedy 10' c
Con: Dardis (2/2) 7', 10'
Tokyo Stadium, Tokyo
Attendance: 0
Referee: Craig Evans (Wales)

26 July 2021 (2021-07-26)
18:30
United States  Flag of the United States.svg19–17Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland
Try: Baker 1' c
Hughes 3' m
Tomasin 10' c
Con: Hughes (2/3) 2', 10'
(Tokyo 2020) Try: Lennox 7' m
McNulty 8' m
Horan 14' c
Con: Dardis (0/2)
Roche (1/1) 14'
Tokyo Stadium, Tokyo
Attendance: 0
Referee: James Doleman (New Zealand)

27 July 2021 (2021-07-27)
11:00
Kenya  Flag of Kenya.svg7–12Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland
Try: Onyala 13' c
Con: Taabu (1/1) 13'
(Tokyo 2020) Try: Lennox 1' m
McNulty 2' c
Con: Dardis (1/2) 2'
Tokyo Stadium, Tokyo
Attendance: 0
Referee: Jordan Way (Australia)

9–12th place playoff
27 July 2021 (2021-07-27)
16:30
Ireland  Flag of Ireland.svg31–0Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea
Try: Roche 1' m
Conroy (2) 2' m, 13' c
Mullin (2) 11' c, 14' c
Con: Roche (0/2)
Dardis (3/3) 12', 13', 14'
(Tokyo 2020)
Tokyo Stadium, Tokyo
Attendance: 0
Referee: Francisco González (Uruguay)

28 July 2021 (2021-07-28)
9:30
Ireland  Flag of Ireland.svg0–22Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya
(Tokyo 2020) Try: Olindi 5' c
Ojee 10' m
Ambaka 12' m
Taabu 14' m
Con: Olindi (1/1) 5'
Taabu (0/2)
Amonde (0/1)
Tokyo Stadium, Tokyo
Attendance: 0
Referee: Damián Schneider (Argentina)

Sailing

Irish sailors qualified one boat in each of the following classes through the class-associated World Championships, and the continental regattas. [33]

On 11 June 2020, the Irish Sailing Association decided to forgo the domestic selection trials for the women's Laser Radial class because of the worldwide pandemic. Instead, Rio 2016 silver medalist Annalise Murphy was officially nominated to the Irish roster for her third straight Games, after finishing twelfth, as the country's top-ranked sailor, at the class-associated Worlds in Melbourne, Australia four months earlier. [34]

AthleteEventRaceNet pointsFinal rank
123456789101112M*
Robert Dickson
Sean Waddilove
Men's 49er 1121113DSQDSQ81883171EL11213
Annalise Murphy Women's Laser Radial 35122437910123040EL16018

M = Medal race; EL = Eliminated – did not advance into the medal race; DSQ = Disqualified; 20 = worst race result is discarded

Shooting

Ireland granted an invitation from ISSF to send four-time Olympian Derek Burnett in the men's trap to the Olympics, as long as the minimum qualifying score (MQS) was fulfilled by 6 June 2021. [35]

AthleteEventQualificationFinal
PointsRankPointsRank
Derek Burnett Men's trap 11826Did not advance

Swimming

Irish swimmers further achieved qualifying standards in the following events, up to a maximum of 2 swimmers in each event at the Olympic Qualifying Time (OQT), and potentially 1 at the Olympic Selection Time (OST): [36] [37]

Men
AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Darragh Greene 100 m breaststroke 1:00.3029Did not advance
200 m breaststroke 2:11.0923Did not advance
Brendan Hyland 200 m butterfly 1:57.0923Did not advance
Shane Ryan 100 m backstroke DNSDid not advance
100 m butterfly 52.52 NR =37Did not advance
Daniel Wiffen 800 m freestyle 7:51.65 NR 14Did not advance
1500 m freestyle 15:07.69 NR 20Did not advance
Brendan Hyland
Finn McGeever
Jack McMillan
Shane Ryan
4 × 200 m freestyle relay 7:15.4814Did not advance
Women
AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Danielle Hill 50 m freestyle 25.7033Did not advance
100 m backstroke 1:00.8625Did not advance
Mona McSharry 100 m breaststroke 1:06.399 Q1:06.598 Q1:06.948
200 m breaststroke 2:25.08 NR 20Did not advance
Ellen Walshe 100 m butterfly 59.3524Did not advance
200 m individual medley 2:13.3419Did not advance

Taekwondo

Ireland enter one athlete into the taekwondo competition for the first time at the Games. With the Grand Slam winner already qualified through the WT Olympic Rankings, the automatic spot associated with the winner defaulted to the Olympic rankings list, from which the first five taekwondo practitioners had already won quota places. As the next highest-ranked eligible taekwondo practitioner, 2019 European silver medalist Jack Woolley thereby secured Ireland's first ever Olympic quota place, in the men's flyweight category (58 kg). [38]

AthleteEventRound of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsRepechageFinal / BM
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Jack Woolley Men's −58 kg Flag of Argentina.svg  Guzmán  (ARG)
L 19–22
Did not advance

Triathlon

Individual
AthleteEventSwim (1.5 km)Trans 1Bike (40 km)Trans 2Run (10 km)Total TimeRank
Russell White Men's 18:350:4457:400:3637:051:54:4048
Carolyn Hayes Women's 20:100:431:06:040:3034:432:02:1023

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