Ireland at the 2020 Summer Olympics

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Ireland at the
2020 Summer Olympics
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IOC codeIRL
NOCOlympic Federation of Ireland
Websiteolympics.ie
in Tokyo, Japan
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
 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.

Medalists[]

Further information: 2020 Summer Olympics medal table and List of 2020 Summer Olympics medal winners
Bronze medalists in rowing
Medal Name Sport Event Date
 Gold Paul O'Donovan
Fintan McCarthy		 Rowing Men's lightweight double sculls 29 July
 Gold Kellie Harrington Boxing Women's lightweight 8 August
 Bronze Aifric Keogh
Eimear Lambe
Fiona Murtagh
Emily Hegarty		 Rowing Women's coxless four 28 July
 Bronze Aidan Walsh Boxing Men's welterweight 1 August
Medals by sport
Sport 1st place, gold medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Total
Boxing 1 0 1 2
Rowing 1 0 1 2
Total 2 0 2 4
Medals by gender
Gender 1st place, gold medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Total
Male 1 0 1 2
Female 1 0 1 2
Total 2 0 2 4

Competitors[]

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

Sport Men Women Total
Athletics 13 12 25
Badminton 1 0 1
Boxing 4 3 7
Canoeing 1 0 1
Cycling 5 2 7
Diving 1 1 2
Equestrian 5 2 7
Field hockey 0 16 16
Golf 2 2 4
Gymnastics 1 1 2
Judo 1 1 2
Modern pentathlon 0 1 1
Rowing 4 9 13
Rugby sevens 12 0 12
Sailing 2 1 3
Shooting 1 0 1
Swimming 6 3 9
Taekwondo 1 0 1
Triathlon 1 1 2
Total 61 55 116

Athletics[]

Main articles: Athletics at the 2020 Summer Olympics and Athletics at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification

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
  • 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
  • DNF = Did not finish
Track & road events
Men
Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Marcus Lawler 200 m 20.73 6 Did not advance
Leon Reid 20.53 5 q 20.54 7 Did not advance
Mark English 800 m 1:46.75 4 Did not advance
Andrew Coscoran 1500 m 3:37.11 8 q 3:35.84 10 Did not advance
Thomas Barr 400 m hurdles 49.02 2 Q 48.26 4 Did not advance
David Kenny 20 km walk N/A 1:26:54 29
Brendan Boyce 50 km walk N/A 3:53:40 10
Alex Wright 4:06:20 29
Paul Pollock Marathon N/A 2:27:48 71
Stephen Scullion DNF
Kevin Seaward 2:21:45 58
Women
Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Phil Healy 200 m 23.21 5 Did not advance
400 m 51.98 4 Did not advance
Síofra Cléirigh Büttner 800 m 2:04.62 7 Did not advance
Nadia Power 2:03.74 7 Did not advance
Louise Shanahan 2:03.57 7 Did not advance
Sarah Healy 1500 m 4:09.78 11 Did not advance
Ciara Mageean 4:07.29 10 Did not advance
Sarah Lavin 100 m hurdles 13.16 7 Did not advance
Michelle Finn 3000 m steeplechase 9:36.26 9 N/A Did not advance
Eilish Flanagan 9:34.86 12 Did not advance
Aoife Cooke Marathon N/A DNF
Fionnuala McCormack 2:34:09 25
Mixed
Athlete Event Heat Final
Result Rank Result Rank
Sophie Becker

Cillín Greene
Phil Healy

Chris O'Donnell

4 × 400 m relay 3:12.88 NR 4 Q 3:15.04 8

Badminton[]

Main articles: Badminton at the 2020 Summer Olympics and Badminton at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification

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]

Athlete Event Group Stage Elimination Quarterfinal Semifinal Final / BM
Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Rank Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Rank
Nhat Nguyen Men's singles  Karunaratne (SRI)
W (21–16, 21–14) 		 Wang T-w (TPE)
L (12–21, 21–18, 12–21) 		2 Did not advance

Boxing[]

Main articles: Boxing at the 2020 Summer Olympics and Boxing at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification

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
Athlete Event Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Rank
Brendan Irvine Flyweight  Paalam (PHI)
L 1–4 		Did not advance
Kurt Walker Featherweight  Quiles (ESP)
W 5–0 		 Mirzakhalilov (UZB)
W 4–1 		 Ragan (USA)
L 2–3 		Did not advance
Aidan Walsh Welterweight Bye  Mengue (CMR)
W 5–0 		 Clair (MRI)
W 4–1 		 McCormack (GBR)
L WO 		Did not advance 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Emmett Brennan Light heavyweight  Ruzmetov (UZB)
L 0–5 		Did not advance
Women
Athlete Event Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Rank
Kellie Harrington Lightweight Bye  Nicoli (ITA)
W 5–0 		 Khelif (ALG)
W 5–0 		 Seesondee (THA)
W 3–2 		 Ferreira (BRA)
0 W 5–0 		1st place, gold medalist(s)
Michaela Walsh Featherweight Bye  Testa (ITA)
L 1–4 		Did not advance
Aoife O'Rourke Middleweight N/A  Li Q (CHN)
L 0–5 		Did not advance

Canoeing[]

Main articles: Canoeing at the 2020 Summer Olympics and Canoeing at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification

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]

Athlete Event Preliminary Semifinal Final
Run 1 Rank Run 2 Rank Best Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Liam Jegou Men's C-1 174.57 18 104.40 9 104.40 11 Q 208.39 15 Did not advance

Cycling[]

Main articles: Cycling at the 2020 Summer Olympics and Cycling at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification

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]

Athlete Event Time Rank
Eddie Dunbar Men's road race 6:21:46 76
Dan Martin 6:09:04 16
Nicolas Roche Men's road race 6:21:46 75
Men's time trial 1:01:23.13 28

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
Athlete Event Scratch race Tempo race Elimination race Points race Total
Rank Points Race
points 		Rank Points Rank Points Rank Points Points Rank
Mark Downey Men's omnium 16 10 –20 19 4 19 4 9 0 18 17
Emily Kay Women's omnium 13 16 –19 13 16 9 24 15 0 56 13
Madison
Athlete Event Points Laps Rank
Mark Downey
Felix English 		Men's madison DNF –40 =12
Emily Kay
Shannon McCurley 		Women's madison DNF –40 =13

Diving[]

Main articles: Diving at the 2020 Summer Olympics and Diving at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification

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]

Athlete Event Preliminaries
[11][12] 		Semifinals[13] Final
Points Rank Points Rank Points Rank
Oliver Dingley Men's 3 m springboard 335.00 25 Did not advance
Tanya Watson Women's 10 m platform 289.40 16 Q 278.15 15 Did not advance

Equestrian[]

Main articles: Equestrian at the 2020 Summer Olympics and Equestrian at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification

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.[14][15] 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.[16] Tokyo 2020 would have been the first time that Ireland participated in an Olympic team dressage competition.[17]

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.[18] James Connor and Dane Rawlins have appealed the decision to withdraw the dressage team.[19]

Dressage[]

Athlete Horse Event Grand Prix Grand Prix Freestyle Overall
Score Rank Technical Artistic Score Rank
Heike Holstein Sambuca Individual 68.432 37 Did 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.[18]

Athlete Horse Event Dressage Cross-country Jumping Total
Qualifier Final
Penalties Rank Penalties Total Rank Penalties Total Rank Penalties Total Rank Penalties Rank
Sarah Ennis Woodcourt Garrison Individual 38.10 50 37.60 75.70 41 4.00 79.70 36 Did not advance 79.70 36
Austin O'Connor Colorado Blue 38.00 49 0.00 38.00 20 4.00 42.00 18 Q 4.00 46.00 13 46.00 13
Sam Watson Flamenco 34.30 38 13.00 47.30 31 8.00 55.30 30 Did not advance 55.30 30
Sarah Ennis
Austin O'Connor
Sam Watson 		See above Team 110.40 13 50.60 161.00 8 16.00 177.00 8 N/A 177.00 8

Jumping[]

Shane Sweetnam and Alejandro were named the travelling alternates and replaced Cian O'Connor and Kilkenny before the team event.[18]

Athlete Horse Event Qualification Final
Penalties Rank Penalties Time Rank
Bertram Allen Pacino Amiro Individual 0 =1 Q 8 84.64 15
Darragh Kenny Cartello 0 =1 Q 8 85.11 17
Cian O'Connor Kilkenny 0 =1 Q 1 88.45 7
Bertram Allen
Darragh Kenny
Shane Sweetnam 		Alejandro
Pacino Amiro
Cartello 		Team Eliminated Did not advance

Field hockey[]

Main article: Field hockey at the 2020 Summer Olympics
Summary

Key:

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 women's Women's tournament  South Africa
W 2–0 		 Netherlands
L 0–4 		 Germany
L 2–4 		 India
L 0–1 		 Great Britain
L 0–2 		5 Did not advance

Women's tournament[]

Main articles: Field hockey at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament and Field hockey at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Women's qualification

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.[20]

Team roster
  • Women's team event – 1 team of 16 players
Group play
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Netherlands 5 5 0 0 18 2 +16 15 Quarterfinals
2  Germany 5 4 0 1 13 7 +6 12
3  Great Britain 5 3 0 2 11 5 +6 9
4  India 5 2 0 3 7 14 −7 6
5  Ireland 5 1 0 4 4 11 −7 3
6  South Africa 5 0 0 5 5 19 −14 0
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  2–0  South Africa
Upton Goal 9'
Torrans Goal 45' 		Report
South Pitch
Umpires:
Kelly Hudson (NZL)
Emi Yamada (JPN)
26 July 2021 (2021-07-26)
10:00
v
Netherlands  4–0  Ireland
Albers Goal 8'
Pheninckx Goal 49'
Leurink Goal 50'
Matla Goal 56' 		Report
South Pitch
Umpires:
Michelle Meister (GER)
Liu Xiaoying (CHN)
28 July 2021 (2021-07-28)
12:15
v
Germany  4–2  Ireland
Altenburg Goal 10', 40'
Pieper Goal 20'
Hauke Goal 55' 		Report Tice Goal 42'
McLoughlin Goal 51'
South Pitch
Umpires:
Michelle Joubert (RSA)
Sarah Wilson (GBR)
30 July 2021 (2021-07-30)
11:45
v
Ireland  0–1  India
Report Navneet Goal 57'
North Pitch
Umpires:
Aleisha Neumann (AUS)
Annelize Rostron (RSA)
31 July 2021 (2021-07-31)
20:45
v
Ireland  0–2  Great Britain
Report Townsend Goal 17'
Martin Goal 32'
North Pitch
Umpires:
Carolina de la Fuente (ARG)
Emi Yamada (JPN)

Golf[]

Main articles: Golf at the 2020 Summer Olympics and Golf at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification

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.

Athlete Event Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Round 4 Total
Score Score Score Score Score Par Rank
Shane Lowry Men's 70 65 68 70 274 −10 T22
Rory McIlroy 69 66 67 67 269 −15 T4
Leona Maguire Women's 71 67 70 71 279 −5 T23
Stephanie Meadow 72 66 68 66 272 −12 7

Gymnastics[]

Main articles: Gymnastics at the 2020 Summer Olympics and Gymnastics at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification

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.[21][22] Megan Ryan received a re-allocated spot from the 2019 World Championships after North Korea withdrew from the Olympic Games.[23]

Men
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Apparatus Total Rank Apparatus Total Rank
F PH R V PB HB F PH R V PB HB
Rhys McClenaghan Pommel horse N/A 15.266 N/A 15.266 =2 Q N/A 13.100 N/A 13.100 7
Women
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Apparatus Total Rank Apparatus Total Rank
F UB BB V F UB BB V
Megan Ryan All-around 13.200 11.533 10.466 12.000 47.199 72 Did not advance

Judo[]

Main articles: Judo at the 2020 Summer Olympics and Judo at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification

Ireland entered two judoka (one man and one woman) into the Olympic tournament based on the International Judo Federation Olympics Individual Ranking.[24]

Athlete Event Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Repechage Final / BM
Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Rank
Benjamin Fletcher Men's 100 kg  Khurramov (UZB)
L 00–01 		Did not advance
Megan Fletcher Women's 70 kg  Polleres (AUT)
L 00–01 		Did not advance

Modern pentathlon[]

Main articles: Modern pentathlon at the 2020 Summer Olympics and Modern pentathlon at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification

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.[25]

Athlete Event Fencing
(épée one touch) 		Swimming
(200 m freestyle) 		Riding
(show jumping) 		Combined: shooting/running
(10 m air pistol)/(3200 m) 		Total points Final rank
RR BR Rank MP points Time Rank MP points Penalties Rank MP points Time Rank MP Points
Natalya Coyle Women's 23–12 1 3 239 2:13.88 13 283 66 28 234 13:08:51 28 512 1268 24

Rowing[]

Main articles: Rowing at the 2020 Summer Olympics and Rowing at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification

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.[26][27][28]

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.[29]

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.[30] 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.[31][32]

Men
Athlete Event Heats Repechage Semifinals Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Ronan Byrne
Philip Doyle 		Double sculls 6:14.40 4 R 6:29.90 3 Q 6:49.06 6 FB 6:16.89 10
Fintan McCarthy
Paul O'Donovan 		Lightweight double sculls 6:23.74 1 SA/B N/A 6:05.33 WR 1 FA 6:06.43 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Women
Athlete Event Heats Repechage Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Sanita Pušpure Single sculls 7:46.08 1 QF Bye 7:58.30 1 SA/B 7:34.40 5 FB DNS 12
Aoife Casey
Margaret Cremen 		Lightweight double sculls 7:17.67 5 R 7:23.46 3 SA/B N/A 6:49.24 5 FB 6:49.90 8
Aileen Crowley
Monika Dukarska 		Pair 7:23.71 4 R 7:31.00 3 SA/B N/A 7:06.07 5 FB 7:02.22 11
Aifric Keogh
Eimear Lambe
Fiona Murtagh
Emily Hegarty 		Four 6:28.94 2 FA Bye N/A 6:20.48 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)

WB=World Best
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 2020 Summer Olympics
Summary
Team Event Pool Stage Quarterfinal Semifinal/Pl. Final/Pl.
Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Rank Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Rank
Ireland men's Men's tournament  South Africa
L 14–33 		 United States
L 17–19 		 Kenya
W 12–7 		3 Did not advance  South Korea
W 31–0 		 Kenya
L 0–22 		10

Men's tournament[]

Main articles: Rugby sevens at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament and Rugby sevens at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Men's qualification

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.[33]

Team roster

Ireland's 12-man squad plus one alternate was named on 6 July 2021.[34]

Head coach: Anthony Eddy

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Events Points
1 FW Jack Kelly (1997-10-26)26 October 1997 (aged 23) 8 60
2 FW Adam Leavy (1995-09-21)21 September 1995 (aged 25) 8 15
3 FW Harry McNulty (1993-03-05)5 March 1993 (aged 28) 10 45
4 FW Foster Horan (1992-11-03)3 November 1992 (aged 28) 4 20
5 FW Ian Fitzpatrick (1994-08-25)25 August 1994 (aged 26) 3 20
6 BK Billy Dardis (c) (1990-05-31)31 May 1990 (aged 31) 10 164
7 BK Jordan Conroy (1994-03-10)10 March 1994 (aged 27) 9 225
8 BK Greg O'Shea (1995-03-23)23 March 1995 (aged 26) 8 25
9 BK Mark Roche (1993-01-25)25 January 1993 (aged 28) 8 81
10 BK Terry Kennedy (1996-07-04)4 July 1996 (aged 25) 9 120
11 BK Hugo Lennox (1999-03-06)6 March 1999 (aged 22) 8 27
12 BK Gavin Mullin (1997-11-29)29 November 1997 (aged 23) 0 0
13 BK Bryan Mollen (1995-09-25)25 September 1995 (aged 25) 8 30
Group play
Pos Team
 Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1  South Africa 3 3 0 0 64 31 +33 9 Quarter-finals
2  United States 3 2 0 1 50 48 +2 7
3  Ireland 3 1 0 2 43 59 −16 5
4  Kenya 3 0 0 3 26 45 −19 3
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  33–14  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  19–17  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  7–12  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)
27 July 2021 (2021-07-27)
16:30
Ireland  31–0  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: (Uruguay)
28 July 2021 (2021-07-28)
9:30
Ireland  0–22  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: (Argentina)

Sailing[]

Main articles: Sailing at the 2020 Summer Olympics and Sailing at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification

Irish sailors qualified one boat in each of the following classes through the class-associated World Championships, and the continental regattas.[35]

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.[36]

Athlete Event Race Net points Final rank
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 M*
Robert Dickson
Sean Waddilove 		Men's 49er 1 12 11 13 20
DSQ 		20
DSQ 		8 18 8 3 17 1 EL 112 13
Annalise Murphy Women's Laser Radial 35 12 24 37 9 10 1 2 30 40 N/A EL 160 18

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

Shooting[]

Main articles: Shooting at the 2020 Summer Olympics and Shooting at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification

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.[37]

Athlete Event Qualification Final
Points Rank Points Rank
Derek Burnett Men's trap 118 26 Did not advance

Swimming[]

Main articles: Swimming at the 2020 Summer Olympics and Swimming at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification

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):[38][39]

Men
Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Darragh Greene 100 m breaststroke 1:00.30 29 Did not advance
200 m breaststroke 2:11.09 23 Did not advance
Brendan Hyland 200 m butterfly 1:57.09 23 Did not advance
Shane Ryan 100 m backstroke DNS Did not advance
100 m butterfly 52.52 NR =37 Did not advance
Daniel Wiffen 800 m freestyle 7:51.65 NR 14 N/A Did not advance
1500 m freestyle 15:07.69 NR 20 N/A Did not advance
Brendan Hyland
Finn McGeever
Jack McMillan
Shane Ryan 		4 × 200 m freestyle relay 7:15.48 14 N/A Did not advance
Women
Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Danielle Hill 50 m freestyle 25.70 33 Did not advance
100 m backstroke 1:00.86 25 Did not advance
Mona McSharry 100 m breaststroke 1:06.39 9 Q 1:06.59 8 Q 1:06.94 8
200 m breaststroke 2:25.08 NR 20 Did not advance
Ellen Walshe 100 m butterfly 59.35 24 Did not advance
200 m individual medley 2:13.34 19 Did not advance

Taekwondo[]

Main articles: Taekwondo at the 2020 Summer Olympics and Taekwondo at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification

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).[40]

Athlete Event Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Repechage Final / BM
Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Rank
Jack Woolley Men's −58 kg  Guzmán (ARG)
L 19–22 		Did not advance

Triathlon[]

Main articles: Triathlon at the 2020 Summer Olympics and Triathlon at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification
Individual
Athlete Event Swim (1.5 km) Trans 1 Bike (40 km) Trans 2 Run (10 km) Total Time Rank
Russell White Men's 18:35 0:44 57:40 0:36 37:05 1:54:40 48
Carolyn Hayes Women's 20:10 0:43 1:06:04 0:30 34:43 2:02:10 23

See also[]

  • Ireland at the 2020 Summer Paralympics

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