Ireland at the 2024 Summer Olympics

Ireland at the 2024 Summer Olympics
IOC code	IRL
NOC	Olympic Federation of Ireland
Website	olympics.ie
in Paris, France 26 July 2024 (2024-07-26) – 11 August 2024 (2024-08-11)
Competitors	97 in 13 sports
Medals	Gold 0 Silver 0 Bronze 0 Total 0
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
1924 1928 1932 1936 1948 1952 1956 1960 1964 1968 1972 1976 1980 1984 1988 1992 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020 2024
Other related appearances
Great Britain (1896–1920)

Ireland is scheduled to compete at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris from 26 July to 11 August 2024, commemorating its centenary of the team's debut as an independent country in the same venue. Irish athletes have competed in every Summer Olympics edition of the modern era, either in its own right or as part of a Great Britain and Ireland team before 1924, except for the Nazi-ruled Berlin 1936.berlin

Competitors

The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.

Sport	Men	Women	Total
Athletics	2	6	8
Badminton	1	1	2
Boxing	3	3	6
Canoeing	2	2	4
Cycling	2	5	7
Equestrian	TBD	TBD	7
Field hockey	16	0	16
Gymnastics	1	0	1
Rowing	6	6	12
Rugby sevens	12	12	24
Sailing	3	1	4
Swimming	1	4 [1]	5 [1]
Taekwondo	1	0	1
Total	50	40	97

^{^} The Irish Women’s 4x100 Medley relay team has secured qualification, with regulations permitting only two 'relay-only' swimmers per qualified relay team. Similarly, while the Men’s Medley relay has also earned a qualifying spot, they are unable to participate [as of February 25th, 2024] unless at least two male swimmers meet individual qualification criteria, as the regulations allow for only two 'relay-only' swimmers per qualified relay team. ^[1]

Athletics

Main articles: Athletics at the 2024 Summer Olympics and Athletics at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Qualification

Irish track and field athletes achieved the entry standards for Paris 2024, either by passing the direct qualifying mark (or time for track and road races) or by world ranking, in the following events (a maximum of 3 athletes each): ^[2]

Key

• Note–Ranks given for track events are within the athlete's heat only
• Q = Qualified for the next round
• q = Qualified for the next round as a fastest loser or, in field events, by position without achieving the qualifying target
• NR = National record
• N/A = Round not applicable for the event
• Bye = Athlete not required to compete in round

Track & road events

Athlete	Event	Heat		Repechage		Semifinal		Final
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Andrew Coscoran	Men's 1500 m
Brian Fay	Men's 5000 m			—
Rhasidat Adeleke	Women's 200 m
	Women's 400 m
Ciara Mageean	Women's 1500 m
Sophie O'Sullivan
Sarah Healy
Sarah Lavin	Women's 100 m hurdles
Fionnuala McCormack	Women's marathon	—

Badminton

Main articles: Badminton at the 2024 Summer Olympics and Badminton at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Qualification

Ireland entered two badminton players into the Olympic tournament based on the BWF Race to Paris Rankings.

Athlete	Event	Group stage				Elimination	Quarterfinal	Semifinal	Final / BM
		Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank
Nhat Nguyen	Men's singles
Rachael Darragh	Women's singles

Boxing

Main articles: Boxing at the 2024 Summer Olympics and Boxing at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Qualification

Ireland entered six boxers (three men and three women) into the Olympic tournament. Tokyo 2020 Olympians Michaela Walsh (women's featherweight), Aoife O'Rourke (women's middleweight), and defending champion Kellie Harrington, along with two other rookies (Clancy and Marley), secured the spots on the Irish squad in their respective weight divisions, either by advancing to the semifinal match or finishing in the top two, at the 2023 European Games in Nowy Targ, Poland. ^[3] Joining the squad, Jude Gallagher (men's featherweight) earned a quota for himself by winning the quota bouts round, at the 2024 World Olympic Qualification Tournament 1 in Busto Arsizio, Italy. ^[4]

Athlete	Event	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final
		Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Jude Gallagher	Men's featherweight	0
Dean Clancy	Men's lightweight	0
Jack Marley	Men's heavyweight	—	0
Michaela Walsh	Women's featherweight	0
Kellie Harrington	Women's lightweight	0
Aoife O'Rourke	Women's middleweight	—	0

Canoeing

Main articles: Canoeing at the 2024 Summer Olympics and Canoeing at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Qualification

Slalom

Ireland qualified a boat in the men's C-1 class, and men's K-1 class at the 2023 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships in Lee Valley, London. They also qualified a boat in the women's C-1 class, and women's K-1 class, as a result of their result in the 2023 European Games. All slalom canoeists will also be eligible for the extreme kayak/kayak cross event. ^{[5] [6]}

Athlete	Event	Preliminary						Semifinal		Final
		Run 1	Rank	Run 2	Rank	Best	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
	Men's C-1
	Men's K-1
	Women's C-1
	Women's K-1

Cycling

Main articles: Cycling at the 2024 Summer Olympics and Cycling at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Qualification

Road

Ireland entered three road cyclists (two male and one female). Ireland qualified two male and one female through the UCI Nation Ranking and 2023 World Championships in Glasgow, Great Britain. ^[7]

Athlete	Event	Time	Rank
	Men's road race
	Men's time trial
	Women's road race

Track

A silver medal finish in the 2024 UCI Track Cycling Nations Cup event in Hong Kong ensured that the Ireland women's team pursuit team could not finish below tenth overall in the Team Pursuit world rankings, and thus guaranteed qualification in all three women's endurance events in Paris.

Pursuit

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Semifinals		Final
		Time	Rank	Opponent Results	Rank	Opponent Results	Rank
	Women's team pursuit

Omnium

Athlete	Event	Scratch race		Tempo race		Elimination race		Points race		Total
		Rank	Points	Rank	Points	Rank	Points	Rank	Points	Points	Rank
	Women's omnium

Madison

Athlete	Event	Points	Laps	Rank
	Women's madison

Equestrian

Main articles: Equestrian at the 2024 Summer Olympics and Equestrian at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Qualification

Ireland entered a full squad of equestrian riders each to the team eventing and jumping competitions through a top-five finish in jumping at the 2022 FEI World Championships in Herning, Denmark, and through a top-six finish at the Eventing Worlds on the same year in Pratoni del Vivaro, Italy. Ireland also entered one rider in the dressage individual events, through the establishments of final olympics ranking for Group A (North Western Europe). ^{[8] [9] [10]}

Dressage

Athlete	Horse	Event	Grand Prix		Grand Prix Freestyle		Overall
			Score	Rank	Technical	Artistic	Score	Rank
		Individual

Qualification Legend: Q = Qualified for the final based on position in group; q = Qualified for the final based on overall position

Eventing

Athlete	Horse	Event	Dressage		Cross-country			Jumping						Total
								Qualifier			Final
			Penalties	Rank	Penalties	Total	Rank	Penalties	Total	Rank	Penalties	Total	Rank	Penalties	Rank
		Individual
	See above	Team									—

Jumping

Athlete	Horse	Event	Qualification		Final
			Penalties	Rank	Penalties	Time	Rank
		Individual
	See above	Team

Field hockey

Main article: Field hockey at the 2024 Summer Olympics

Summary

Key:

• FT – After full-time.
• P – Match decided by penalty-shootout.

Team	Event	Group stage						Quarterfinal	Semifinal	Final / BM
		Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank
Ireland men's	Men's tournament

Men's tournament

Main articles: Field hockey at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament and Field hockey at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Men's qualification

Ireland men's national field hockey team qualified for the Olympics after a top three finish at the 2024 FIH Olympic Qualifiers in Valencia, Spain. ^[11]

Team roster

• Men's team event – one team of 16 players

Group play

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Belgium	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Quarter-finals
2	India	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	Australia	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	Argentina	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
5	New Zealand	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
6	Ireland	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

First match(es) will be played: 27 July 2024. Source: FIH
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) matches won; 3) goal difference; 4) goals for; 5) head-to-head result; 6) field goals scored.

27 July 2024 (2024-07-27) 10:30 v Belgium   v   Ireland Report Pitch 2

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29 July 2024 (2024-07-29) 10:00 v Ireland   v   Australia Report Pitch 1

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30 July 2024 (2024-07-30) 13:15 v Ireland   v   India Report Pitch 2

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1 August 2024 (2024-08-01) 13:15 v Argentina   v   Ireland Report Pitch 2

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2 August 2024 (2024-08-02) 17:00 v New Zealand   v   Ireland Report Pitch 1

Gymnastics

Main articles: Gymnastics at the 2024 Summer Olympics and Gymnastics at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Qualification

Artistic

Rhys McClenaghan achieved a quota place for Ireland at the Paris 2024 Artistic Gymnastics meet by winning gold in the Pommel horse at the 2023 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships. If selected, he is not expected to compete across all apparatus, but is entitled to do so.

Athlete	Event	Qualification								Final
		Apparatus						Total	Rank	Apparatus						Total	Rank
		F	PH	R	V	PB	HB			F	PH	R	V	PB	HB
	All-Around

Rowing

Main articles: Rowing at the 2024 Summer Olympics and Rowing at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Qualification

Irish rowers qualified boats in each of the following classes through the 2023 World Rowing Championships in Belgrade, Serbia.

Men

Athlete	Event	Heats		Repechage		Semifinals		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
	Double sculls
	Lightweight double sculls
	Coxless pair

Women

Athlete	Event	Heats		Repechage		Semifinals		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
	Double sculls
	Lightweight double sculls
	Coxless pair

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

Main article: Rugby sevens at the 2024 Summer Olympics

Summary

Team	Event	Pool round				Quarterfinal	Semifinal	Final / BM
		Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Ireland men's	Men's tournament
Ireland women's	Women's tournament

Men's tournament

Main articles: Rugby sevens at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament and Rugby sevens at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Men's qualification

Ireland national rugby sevens team qualified for the Olympics by winning the gold medal and securing an outright berth at the 2023 European Games in Kraków. ^{[12] [13]}

Team roster

• Men's team event – 1 team of 12 players

Women's tournament

Main articles: Rugby sevens at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament and Rugby sevens at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Women's qualification

Ireland women's national rugby sevens team qualified for the first time at the Olympics by securing the last of four available spots in the 2022–23 World Rugby Sevens Series, registering a historic victory over Fiji at the final leg in Toulouse. ^[14]

Team roster

• Women's team event – 1 team of 12 players

Sailing

Main articles: Sailing at the 2024 Summer Olympics and Sailing at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Qualification

Irish sailors qualified one boat in each of the following classes through the 2023 Sailing World Championships in The Hague, Netherlands, 2023 49er European Championship in Vilamoura, Portugal, and 2024 ILCA 6 World Championships in Mar del Plata, Argentina.

Medal race events

Athlete	Event	Race																Net points	Final rank
		1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	M*
	Men's ILCA 7											—
	Men's 49er
	Women's ILCA 6											—

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

Swimming

Main articles: Swimming at the 2024 Summer Olympics and Swimming at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Qualification

Irish swimmers achieved the entry standards in the following events for Paris 2024 (a maximum of two swimmers under the Olympic Qualifying Time (OST) and potentially at the Olympic Consideration Time (OCT)): ^[15] To assure their selection to the Irish roster, swimmers must attain the Olympic qualifying cut in the final (or in heat-declared winner races on time for long-distance freestyle) of each individual pool event at any of the domestic meets approved by World Aquatics, Olympic Federation of Ireland, and Swim Ireland: the 2023 World Aquatics Championships (23–30 July in Fukuoka), the 2024 World Aquatics Championships (2–18 February in Doha), and the 2024 Irish Open Championships (currently set for May 2024), if necessary and available. ^[16]

Athlete	Event	Heat		Semifinal		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
	Men's 400 m freestyle			—
	Men's 800 m freestyle			—
	Men's 1500 m freestyle			—
	Men's 4 × 100 m medley relay			—
	Women's 100 m breaststroke
	Women's 200 m medley
	Women's 4 × 100 m medley relay			—

Taekwondo

Main articles: Taekwondo at the 2024 Summer Olympics and Taekwondo at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Qualification

Ireland qualified one athlete to compete at the games. Jack Woolley qualified for Paris 2024 following the triumph of his victory in the men's under 58 kg semifinal, at the 2024 European Qualification Tournament in Sofia, Bulgaria.

Athlete	Event	Qualification	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Repechage	Final / BM
		Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Jack Woolley	Men's –58 kg

See also

• Ireland at the 2024 Winter Youth Olympics
• Ireland at the 2024 Summer Paralympics

References

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