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Ireland at the 2024 Summer Olympics

Ireland competed at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris from 24 July to 11 August 2024, commemorating its centenary of the team's debut as an independent country in the same venue.[1] 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 Berlin 1936 Olympics.

Ireland at the
2024 Summer Olympics
IOC codeIRL
NOCOlympic Federation of Ireland
Websiteolympics.ie
in Paris, France
24 July 2024 (2024-07-24) – 11 August 2024 (2024-08-11)
Competitors134 in 15 sports
Flag bearer (opening)Shane Lowry & Sarah Lavin
Flag bearer (closing)Fintan McCarthy & Mona McSharry
Medals
Ranked 19th
Gold
4
Silver
0
Bronze
3
Total
7
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
Other related appearances
 Great Britain (1896–1920)

Ireland sent a record 134 athletes to the Games, across 15 sports. 2024 also marked the centenary of Ireland's first independent appearance at the 1924 Olympic Games, also in Paris, after the founding of the Irish Free State in 1922.[2]

The 2024 Summer Olympics was the most successful Olympics in the history of the nation, with Ireland breaking their previous record medal haul of 6 at London 2012. The team also surpassed the Atlanta 96 record of 3 Olympics golds in a games, including both a first Olympic medal and Olympic gold medal in gymnastics as well as a first gold for the men in swimming.[3]

Gaelic games were also showcased at the Château de Vincennes, the first time they had featured at an Olympics since 1904.[4]

Medalists

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Ireland guaranteed a podium finish on seven consecutive days: the opening Monday (McSharry, swimming), then Tuesday (Wiffen, swimming), followed by Wednesday (this was the day Harrington secured at least a bronze medal in boxing),[5] then Thursday (Lynch & Doyle, rowing), followed by McCarthy and O'Donovan's gold in rowing on Friday.[6] The streak continued on Saturday with McClenaghan's gold in gymnastics and was rounded off with Daniel Wiffen securing a second podium finish in the pool on Sunday.[additional citation(s) needed]

The nation's media also reported on Irish links to athletes for other nations, notably Hungarian swimmer Hubert Kós (200 metre backstroke gold medalist), as well as Hong Kong's multi medal-winning swimmer Siobhán Haughey (grand-niece of former Taoiseach Charles Haughey).[7][8] Neither's achievements count towards Ireland's total.

A number of Northern Ireland athletes competed for, and in several cases won gold medals for, Great Britain and Northern Ireland, including Jack McMillan who had previously swum for Ireland at the 2020 Games. These successes were also widely reported upon in Ireland.

Medal Name Sport Event Date
  Gold Daniel Wiffen Swimming Men's 800 m freestyle 30 July
  Gold Fintan McCarthy
Paul O'Donovan
Rowing Men's lightweight double sculls

2 August

  Gold Rhys McClenaghan Gymnastics Men's pommel horse 3 August
  Gold Kellie Harrington Boxing Women's lightweight 6 August
  Bronze Mona McSharry Swimming Women's 100 m breaststroke 29 July
  Bronze Daire Lynch
Philip Doyle
Rowing Men's double sculls

1 August

  Bronze Daniel Wiffen Swimming Men's 1500 m freestyle 4 August
Medals by sport
Sport 1st place, gold medalist(s)  2nd place, silver medalist(s)  3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Total
Rowing 1 0 1 2
Swimming 1 0 2 3
Gymnastics 1 0 0 1
Boxing 1 0 0 1
Total 4 0 3 7
Medals by gender
Gender 1st place, gold medalist(s)  2nd place, silver medalist(s)  3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Total
Male 3 0 2 5
Female 1 0 1 2
Mixed 0 0 0 0
Total 4 0 3 7
Medals by date
Date 1st place, gold medalist(s)  2nd place, silver medalist(s)  3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Total
29 July 0 0 1 1
30 July 1 0 0 1
1 August 0 0 1 1
2 August 1 0 0 1
3 August 1 0 0 1
4 August 0 0 1 1
6 August 1 0 0 1
Total 4 0 3 7
Multiple medalists
Name Sport 1st place, gold medalist(s)  2nd place, silver medalist(s)  3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Total
Daniel Wiffen Swimming 1 0 1 2

Competitors

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

Sport Men Women Total
Athletics 9 15 24
Badminton 1 1 2
Boxing 4 6 10
Canoeing 2 2 4
Cycling 2 5 7
Diving 1 1 2
Equestrian 4 3 7
Field hockey 16 0 16
Golf 2 2 4
Gymnastics 1 0 1
Rowing 6 10 16
Rugby sevens 12 12 24
Sailing 3 1 4
Swimming 6 6 12
Taekwondo 1 0 1
Total 70 64 134

Athletics

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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):[9]

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 Total
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Mark English Men's 800 m 1:45.15 2 Q Bye 1:45.97 6 Did not advance
Andrew Coscoran Men's 1500 m 3:42.07 15 3:39.45 12 Did not advance
Cathal Doyle 3:37.82 9 3:34.92 1 Q 3:33.15 PB 10 Did not advance
Luke McCann 3.35.73 8 3:36.50 7 Did not advance
Brian Fay Men's 5000 m 13:55.35 13 Did not advance
Sharlene Mawdsley Women's 400 m 50.71 PB 4 51.18 3 Did not advance
Rhasidat Adeleke 50.09 1 Q Bye 49.95 2 Q 49.28 4
Sophie Becker 51.84 6 51.28 2 Did not advance
Ciara Mageean Women's 1500 m Withdrawn due to injury
Sophie O'Sullivan 4:00.23 PB 7 4:03.73 4 Did not advance
Sarah Healy 4:02.91 7 4:07.60 4 Did not advance
Jodie McCann Women's 5000 m 15:55.08 20 Did not advance
Sarah Lavin Women's 100 m hurdles 12.73 2 Q Bye 12.69 6 Did not advance
Fionnuala McCormack Women's marathon 2:30.12 SB 28
Rhasidat Adeleke
Sharlene Mawdsley
Sophie Becker
Phil Healy
Kelly McGrory[h]
Women's 4 × 400 m relay 3:25.05 3 Q 3:19.90 NR 4
Thomas Barr
Christopher O'Donnell
Sharlene Mawdsley
Sophie Becker
Mixed 4 × 400 m relay 3:12.67 5 Did not advance

h Athlete who participated in the heat only.

Field events

Athlete Event Semifinal Final
Result Rank Result Rank
Eric Favors Men's shot put 19.02 m 18 Did not advance
Nicola Tuthill Women's hammer 69.90 m 16 Did not advance
Combined
Athlete Event 100H HJ SP 200 m LJ JT 800 m Final Rank
Kate O'Connor Women's heptathlon Result 14.08 1.77 m SB 13.79 m 24.77 SB 5.79 m 50.36 m 2:13.25 SB
Points 967 941 780 908 786 867 918 6167 14

Badminton

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Ireland entered two badminton players into the Olympic tournament based on the BWF Race to Paris Rankings. The team was officially announced on 29 May 2024.[10]

Athlete Event Group stage Elimination Quarter-final Semi-final Final / BM
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank
Nhat Nguyen Men's singles   Zilberman (ISR)
W (21–17, 19–21, 21–13)
  Dahal (NEP)
W (21–7, 21–5)
  Axelsen (DEN)
L (21–13, 21–10)
2 Did not advance.
Rachael Darragh Women's singles   Stadelmann (SUI)
L (21–13, 22–24, 15–21)
  Marín (ESP)
L (21–5, 21–5)
3 Did not advance.

Boxing

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Ireland entered ten boxers (four men and the maximum six 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 (Dean Clancy and Jack 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.[11] 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.[12] Jennifer Lehane (women's bantamweight), Daina Moorehouse (women's flyweight) and Grainne Walsh (women's welterweight) and Aidan Walsh (men's welterweight) secured their spots following their triumphs in quota bouts, at the 2024 World Olympic Qualification Tournament 2 in Bangkok, Thailand.[13] The team was officially named on 28 June 2024.[14][15] Harrington, Marley & O'Rourke were all seeded.

Men
Athlete Event Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Jude Gallagher 57 kg Bye   Paalam (PHI)
L 0–5
Did not advance
Dean Clancy 63.5 kg   Al-Kasbeh (JOR)
L 2–3
Did not advance
Aidan Walsh 71 kg   Traoré (FRA)
L 0–4
Jack Marley (7) 92 kg   Bereźnicki (POL)
W 4–0
  Boltaev (TJK)
L 1–4
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
Daina Moorehouse 50 kg Bye   Lkhadiri (FRA)
L 1–4
Did not advance
Jennifer Lehane 54 kg   Chang (CHN)
L 0–5
Michaela Walsh 57 kg   Staneva (BUL)
L 0–5
Kellie Harrington (3) 60 kg   Mesiano (ITA)
W 5–0
  Valdés (COL)
W 5–0
  Ferreira (BRA)
W 4–1
  Yang (CHN)
W 4–1
1st place, gold medalist(s) 
Grainne Walsh 66 kg   Hámori (HUN)
L 1–4
Did not advance
Aoife O'Rourke (2) 75 kg Bye   Wójcik (POL)
L 2–3
Did not advance

Canoeing

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Slalom

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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 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.[16][17]

Canoe slalom

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Athlete Event Preliminary Semifinal Final
Run 1 Rank Run 2 Rank Best Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Liam Jegou Men's C-1 102.67 17 99.93 12 99.93 16 98.52 6 98.52 7
Noel Hendrick Men's K-1 98.64 18 90.68 12 90.68 19 102.46 15 Did not advance
Michaela Corcoran Women's C-1 129.55 21 168.05 21 129.55 21 Did not advance
Madison Corcoran Women's K-1 159.52 25 115.93 23 115.93 24 Did not advance

Kayak cross

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Athlete Event Time trial Rank Round 1 Repechage Heat Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
Position Position Position Position Position Position Rank
Liam Jegou Men's KX-1 70.81 18 4 RE 1 Q 3 Did not advance 22
Noel Hendrick 69.31 14 3 RE 1 Q 3 Did not advance 21
Madison Corcoran Women's KX-1 83.49 35 4 RE 2 Q 4 Did not advance 32

Cycling

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Road

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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.[18] Selection 19th July

Athlete Event Time Rank
Ben Healy Men's road race 6:20:54 10
Ryan Mullen 6:36.31 60
Men's time trial 37:57.16 12
Megan Armitage Women's road race 4:06:58 35

Track

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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 First round Final
Time Rank Opponent
Results
Rank Opponent
Results
Rank
Mia Griffin
Alice Sharpe
Kelly Murphy
Lara Gillespie
Women's
team pursuit
4:12.447 NR 9 Did not advance

Reserve: Erin Creighton

Omnium

Athlete Event Scratch race Tempo race Elimination race Points race Total
Rank Points Rank Points Rank Points Rank Points Points Rank
Lara Gillespie Women's omnium 15 12 1 40 9 24 10 23 99 10

Madison

Athlete Event Points Laps Rank
 Alice Sharpe
 Lara Gillespie
Women's madison 3 0 11

Diving

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

Jake Passmore was announced as being selected to compete for Ireland in the men’s 3m Springboard on 28 June 2024.[19]

Athlete Event Preliminary Semifinal Final
Points Rank Points Rank Points Rank
Jake Passmore Men's 3 m springboard 360.90 21 Did not advance
Ciara McGing Women's 10 m platform 188.50 29 Did not advance

Equestrian

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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).[20][21][22]

Dressage

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Athlete Horse Event Grand Prix Grand Prix Freestyle Overall
Score Rank Technical Artistic Score Rank
Abigail Lyle on Giraldo Individual 60.441 37 Did not advance

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

Eventing

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Athlete Horse Event Dressage Cross-country Jumping Total
Qualifier Final
Penalties Rank Penalties Total Rank Penalties Total Rank Penalties Total Rank Penalties Rank
Susie Berry on Wellfields Lincoln Individual 33.00 32 15.20 48.20 36 4.00 52.20 31 Did not advance 52.20 31
Sarah Ennis on Action Lady M 38.00 54 3.20 41.20 29 Withdrew
Austin O'Connor on Colorado Blue 31.70 28 Nil 31.70 14 8.00 39.70 21 0.00 39.70 17 39.70 17
Aoife Clark on Freelance Team Only - - - - - 4.00 - - - - - - -
Susie Berry
Sarah Ennis
Austin O'Connor
Aoife Clarke
See above Team 102.70 11 18.40 121.10 8 16.00 157.10* 9 157.10* 9

* includes penalty of 20pts for replacement

Jumping

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Athlete Horse Event Qualification Final
Penalties Time Rank Penalties Time Rank
Cian O'Connor on Maurice Individual 4 75.17 33 Did not advance
Shane Sweetnam on James Kann Cruz 0 73.35 2 12 82.03 22
Daniel Coyle on Legacy 0 73.64 3 N/A N/A Rt
Cian O'Connor
Shane Sweetnam
Daniel Coyle
See above Team 9 230.22 6 14 235.59 7

Field hockey

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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 men's Men's tournament   Belgium
L 0–2
  Australia
L 1–2
  India
L 0–2
  Argentina
L 1–2
  New Zealand
W 2–1
5 Did not advance 10

Men's tournament

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The 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.[23]

Team roster

Ireland announced their squad on 24 June 2024.[24]

Head coach: Mark Tumilty[25]

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 GK David Harte (1988-04-03)3 April 1988 (aged 36) 242 0 Netherlands  SV Kampong
7 DF Tim Cross (1991-01-26)26 January 1991 (aged 33) 61 3 England  Hampstead & Westminster
8 FW John McKee (1996-12-22)22 December 1996 (aged 27) 102 43 Ireland  Banbridge
9 FW Matthew Nelson (1998-04-14)14 April 1998 (aged 26) 87 20 Ireland  Lisnagarvey
10 DF Daragh Walsh (1997-08-27)27 August 1997 (aged 26) 104 8 Belgium  Braxgata
15 DF Kyle Marshall (1998-07-10)10 July 1998 (aged 26) 52 0 England  Old Georgians
16 DF Shane O’Donoghue (1992-11-24)24 November 1992 (aged 31) 234 222 Ireland  Glennane
17 MF Sean Murray (Captain) (1997-05-05)5 May 1997 (aged 27) 140 37 Belgium  Gantoise
19 DF Peter McKibbin (1997-03-19)19 March 1997 (aged 27) 48 0 Ireland  Lisnagarvey
20 FW Jeremy Duncan (1994-08-02)2 August 1994 (aged 29) 117 26 Ireland  Monkstown
22 MF Michael Robson (1995-04-18)18 April 1995 (aged 29) 162 17 Ireland  Annadale
24 FW Benjamin Walker (1999-07-13)13 July 1999 (aged 25) 92 34 Belgium  La Gantoise
25 Jonny Lynch (2001-05-04)4 May 2001 (aged 23) 42
26 MF Peter Brown (1994-07-07)7 July 1994 (aged 30) 43 4 Ireland  Banbridge
29 DF Lee Cole (1995-02-21)21 February 1995 (aged 29) 124 32 Ireland  Monkstown
40 FW Ben Johnson (2000-08-01)1 August 2000 (aged 23) 38 10 Ireland  Three Rock Rovers
45 DF Nick Page (1997-05-28)28 May 1997 (aged 27) 53 0 England  Oxted

Group play

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Belgium 5 4 1 0 15 7 +8 13 Advance to quarter-finals
2   India 5 3 1 1 10 7 +3 10
3   Australia 5 3 0 2 12 10 +2 9
4   Argentina 5 2 2 1 8 6 +2 8
5   Ireland 5 1 0 4 4 9 −5 3
6   New Zealand 5 0 0 5 4 14 −10 0
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   2–0   Ireland
Boon field hockey ball  25'
Hendrickx field hockey ball  49'
Report
Pitch 2
Umpires:
Sean Rapaport (RSA)
Gabriel Labate (ARG)

29 July 2024 (2024-07-29)
10:00
v
Ireland   1–2   Australia
Cole field hockey ball  25' Report Weyer field hockey ball  9'
Govers field hockey ball  30'
Pitch 1
Umpires:
Sarah Wilson (GBR)
Jonas van 't Hek (NED)

30 July 2024 (2024-07-30)
13:15
v
Ireland   0–2   India
Report Harmanpreet field hockey ball  11'19'
Pitch 2
Umpires:
Steve Rogers (AUS)
David Tomlinson (NZL)

1 August 2024 (2024-08-01)
13:15
v
Argentina   2–1   Ireland
Domene field hockey ball  17'
Casella field hockey ball  28'
Report Cole field hockey ball  27'
Pitch 2
Umpires:
Raghu Prasad (IND)
Marcin Grochal (POL)

2 August 2024 (2024-08-02)
17:00
v
New Zealand   1–2   Ireland
Morrison field hockey ball  5' Report Walker field hockey ball  13'
Duncan field hockey ball  31'
Pitch 1
Umpires:
Ben Göntgen (GER)
Zeke Newman (AUS)

Golf

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Ireland entered four golfers into the Olympic tournament. In the Men's individual Rory McIlroy and Shane Lowry qualified directly for the games, based on their respective world ranking positions, on the IGF World Rankings. In the Women's individual, Leona Maguire and Stephanie Meadow represented Ireland.

Athlete Event Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Round 4 Total
Score Score Score Score Score Par[a] Rank
Rory McIlroy Men's 68 69 66 66 269 −15 T5
Shane Lowry 71 71 66 71 279 −5 T26
Stephanie Meadow Women's 78 74 72 70 294 +6 39
Leona Maguire 78 79 83 71 311 +23 59
  1. ^ The men's event is par-71, while the women's event is par-72.

Gymnastics

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Artistic

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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 and was selected on 5 June 2024.[26] As a pommel specialist, he is not expected to compete across all apparatus, but is entitled to do so.

Athlete Event Qualification Final
Score Rank Score Rank
Rhys McClenaghan Men's pommel horse 15.200 1 Q 15.533 1st place, gold medalist(s) 

Rowing

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Irish rowers qualified boats in 7 events, each of the following classes through the 2023 World Rowing Championships in Belgrade, Serbia and the final Olympic Qualification Regatta in Lucerne, Switzerland. The official Irish rowing team for the 2024 Summer Olympics was named on 20 June 2024.[27]

Men
Athlete Event Heats Repechage Semifinals Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Daire Lynch
Phillip Doyle
Double sculls 6:13.24 1 SA/B Bye 6:13.14 1 FA 6:15.17 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 
Fintan McCarthy
Paul O'Donovan
Lightweight double sculls 6:34.12 1 SA/B Bye 6:21.88 1 FA 6:10.99 1st place, gold medalist(s) 
Ross Corrigan
Nathan Timoney
Coxless pair 6:32.34 3 SA/B Bye 6:32.22 3 FA 6:30.49 6
Women
Athlete Event Heats Repechage Semifinals Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Alison Bergin
Zoe Hyde
Double sculls 6:52.61 3 SA/B Bye 6:55.08 5 FB 6:55.62 10
Margaret Cremen
Aoife Casey
Lightweight double sculls 7:12.89 3 R 7:11.31 1 SA/B 6:59.72 3 FA 6:54.57 5
Aifric Keogh
Fiona Murtagh
Coxless pair 7:28.22 2 SA/B Bye 7:32.92 6 FB 7:08.88 8
Emily Hegarty
Natalie Long
Eimear Lambe
Imogen Magner
Coxless four 6:51.75 3 R 6:38.10 4 FB - 6:34.74 7

Coxless Pair Reserve: Holly Davis

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

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Summary

Team Event Pool round Quarterfinal Classification semifinal Classification match
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Ireland men's Men's tournament   South Africa
W 10–5
  Japan
W 40–5
  New Zealand
L 12–14
2 Q   Fiji
L 15–19
  United States
W 17–14
  New Zealand
L 7–17
6
Ireland women's Women's tournament   Great Britain
L 12–21
  South Africa
W 38–0
  Australia
L 14–19
3 q   Australia
L 7–40
  France
L 7–19
  Great Britain
L 12–28
8

Men's tournament

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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.[28][29] Both squads were named on 17 June 2024.[30]

Team roster

Ireland's squad of 12 players was named on 17 June 2024. Additionally, Sean Cribbin and Bryan Mollen were named as traveling reserves.[31][32]

Head coach: James Topping

No. Player Date of birth (age)
1 Jack Kelly (1997-10-26)26 October 1997 (aged 26)
2 Andrew Smith (2000-07-21)21 July 2000 (aged 24)
3 Harry McNulty (c) (1993-03-05)5 March 1993 (aged 31)
4 Mark Roche (1993-01-25)25 January 1993 (aged 31)
5 Zac Ward (1998-12-11)11 December 1998 (aged 25)
6 Chay Mullins (2002-01-23)23 January 2002 (aged 22)
7 Jordan Conroy (1994-03-10)10 March 1994 (aged 30)
8 Hugo Keenan (1996-06-18)18 June 1996 (aged 28)
9 Hugo Lennox (1999-03-06)6 March 1999 (aged 25)
10 Terry Kennedy (1996-07-04)4 July 1996 (aged 28)
11 Gavin Mullin (1997-11-29)29 November 1997 (aged 26)
12 Niall Comerford (2000-04-06)6 April 2000 (aged 24)
13 Sean Cribbin (1998-08-20)20 August 1998 (aged 25)
14 Bryan Mollen (1995-09-25)25 September 1995 (aged 28)
Group stage
Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1   New Zealand 3 3 0 0 71 29 +42 9 Advance to Quarter-finals
2   Ireland 3 2 0 1 62 24 +38 7
3   South Africa 3 1 0 2 59 32 +27 5
4   Japan 3 0 0 3 22 129 −107 3
Source: World Rugby
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head result; 3) Point difference; 4) Points scored.


24 July 2024 (2024-07-24)
17:30
Ireland  10–5  South Africa
Try: Conroy 8' m
Kennedy 12' m
World RugbyTry: S. Davids 14' m
Stade de France, Paris
Attendance: 69,000[33][34]
Referee: Gianluca Gnecchi (Italy)

24 July 2024 (2024-07-24)
21:00
Ireland  40–5  Japan
Try: Kennedy 1' c
Mullins (2) 8' c, 12' c
McNulty 8' c
Comerford 10' m
Ward 15' c
Con: Lennox (3/4) 2', 8', 9'
Roche (2/2) 12', 15'
World RugbyTry: Tsuoka 14' m
Stade de France, Paris
Attendance: 69,000[33][34]
Referee: Morné Ferreira (South Africa)

25 July 2024 (2024-07-25)
16:30
New Zealand  14–12  Ireland
Try: Carter 8' c
McGarvey-Black 14' c
Con: Rokolisoa (1/1) 8'
Knewstubb (1/1) 14'
World RugbyTry: Ward 6' m
Conroy 7' m
Con: Roche (1/2) 8'
Stade de France, Paris
Attendance: 70,000[35]
Referee: Jordan Way (Australia)

Quarter-final
 
Ireland in possession against Fiji
25 July 2024 (2024-07-25)
22:00
Fiji  19–15  Ireland
Try: Baleiwairiki 1' c
Nasova 12' c
Nacuqu 12' m
Con: Teba (1/1) 2'
Tamani (1/1) 13'
World RugbyTry: Mullins (2) 5' m, 7' m
Ward 9' m
Stade de France, Paris
Attendance: 70,000[35]
Referee: Nick Hogan (New Zealand)

5–8th place playoff semi-final
27 July 2024 (2024-07-27)
15:00
Ireland  17–14  United States
Try: Lennox 1' c
Ward 14' m
Kennedy 15' m
Con: Lennox (1/1) 1'
World RugbyTry: Cummings 7' c
Baker 11' c
Con: Tomasin (2/2) 8', 12'
Stade de France, Paris
Referee: Fransisco Gonzalez (Uruguay)

Fifth-place playoff
27 July 2024 (2024-07-27)
18:30
New Zealand  17–7  Ireland
Try: Leo (2) 3' m, 12' c
Rush 8' m
Con: Knewstubb (1/1) 12'
World RugbyTry: Mullins 9' c
Con: Roche (1/1) 9'
Stade de France, Paris
Referee: Gianluca Gnecchi (Italy)

Women's tournament

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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.[36]

Team roster

Ireland's squad of 12 players was named on 17 June 2024. Additionally, Claire Boles and Amy Larn were named as traveling reserves.[37][38]

Head coach:   Allan Temple-Jones

Group stage
Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1   Australia 3 3 0 0 89 24 +65 9 Quarter-finals
2 United Kingdom  Great Britain 3 2 0 1 52 65 −13 7
3 Republic of Ireland  Ireland 3 1 0 2 64 40 +24 5
4   South Africa 3 0 0 3 22 98 −76 3
Source: World Rugby
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head result; 3) Point difference; 4) Points scored.


28 July 2024 (2024-07-28)
15:30
Ireland  12–21  Great Britain
Try: Murphy Crowe (2) 3' m, 10' c
Con: Mulhall (1/2) 10'
World RugbyTry: Norman-Bell 4' c
Joyce 8' c
Uren 10' c
Con: Norman-Bell (3/3) 4', 8', 10'
Stade de France, Paris
Referee: Kat Roche (United States)

28 July 2024 (2024-07-28)
19:00
Ireland  38–0  South Africa
Try: Parsons (2) 6' c, 12' c
Murphy Crowe 8' c
Flood 10' c
Elmes Kinlan 14' m
Higgins 15' m
Con: Mulhall (1/1) 6'
Flood (3/5) 9', 11', 12'
World Rugby
Stade de France, Paris
Referee: Talal Chaudhry (Canada)

29 July 2024 (2024-07-29)
14:30
Australia  19–14  Ireland
Try: Nathan 1' c
T. Levi 8' m
M. Levi 9' c
Con: T. Levi (1/2) 1'
Hinds (1/1) 10'
World RugbyTry: Higgins (2) 6' c, 14' c
Con: Higgins (2/2) 6', 14'
Stade de France, Paris
Referee: George Selwood (England/Great Britain)

Quarter-final
 
Australia vs Ireland kickoff
29 July 2024 (2024-07-29)
22:30
Australia  40–7  Ireland
Try: M. Levi (3) 1' m, 4' c, 6' c
Nathan 7' c
Nasser 9' c
Terita 14' c
Con: Hinds (4/5) 4', 6', 7', 9'
Du Toit (1/1) 15'
World RugbyTry: Flood 7' c
Con: Higgins (1/1) 12'
Stade de France, Paris
Referee: Finlay Brown (Scotland/Great Britain)

5–8th place playoff semi-final
30 July 2024 (2024-07-30)
15:00
France  19–7  Ireland
Try: Okemba 9' c, 14' m
Neisen 11' c
Con: Drouin (2/2) 9', 12'
Yengo (0/1)
World RugbyTry: Higgins 6' c
Con: Higgins (1/1) 6'
Stade de France, Paris
Referee: Maggie Cogger-Orr (New Zealand)

Seventh-place playoff
30 July 2024 (2024-07-30)
18:00
Great Britain  28–12Ireland  
Try: Jones (2) 2' c, 9' c
Shekells 7' c
Cowell 9' c
Con: Jones (1/1) 3'
Uren (2/2) 7', 16'
Norman-Bell (1/1) 9'
World RugbyTry: Burns 5' m
Boles 10' c
Con: Flood (1/1) 14'
Stade de France, Paris
Referee: Tyler Miller (Australia)

Sailing

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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. The team was announced on 18 June 2024.[39]

Medal race events

Athlete Event Race Net points Final rank
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 M*
Finn Lynch Men's ILCA 7 9 25 26 22 12 7 13 11 Cancelled N/A 16 115 10
Robert Dickson
Sean Waddilove
Men's 49er 9 4 1 4 2 DSQ 4 9 13 11 14 2 18 91 4
Eve McMahon Women's ILCA 6 8 21 16 22 34 13 6 15 7 Cancelled N/A Did not advance 108 13

M = Medal race (double points); EL = Eliminated – did not advance into the medal race; DSQ = disqualified; 26 = worst result discarded

Swimming

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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)):[40] 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.[41] The team was announced on 4 July 2024.[42][43]

Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Thomas Fannon Men's 50 m freestyle 21.79 NR 6 Q 21.74 NR 10 Did not advance
Shane Ryan DNS Did not advance
Daniel Wiffen Men's 800 m freestyle 7:41.53 1 Q 7:38.19 OR 1st place, gold medalist(s) 
Men's 1500 m freestyle 14:40.34 1 Q 14:39.63 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 
Men's open water 10 km 1:57:20.1 18
Max McCusker
Darragh Greene
Connor Ferguson
Shane Ryan
Men's 4 × 100 m medley relay 3:33.81 11 Did not advance
Danielle Hill Women's 50 m freestyle 25.02 21 Did not advance
Women's 100 m backstroke 1:00.04 16 Q 1:00.80 16 Did not advance
Mona McSharry Women's 100 m breaststroke 1:05.74 3 Q 1:05.51 NR 2 Q 1:05.59 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 
Women's 200m breaststroke 2:23.98 7 Q 2:24.48 11 Did not advance

Ellen Walshe

Women's 100 m butterfly 58.70 22 Did not advance
Women's 200 m medley 2:11.81 15 Q 2:11.35 13 Did not advance
Women's 400 m medley 4:39.97 7 Q 4:40.70 8
Mona McSharry
Ellen Walshe
Danielle Hill
Grace Davison
Women's 4 × 100 m medley relay 4:00.12 11 Did not advance
Victoria Catterson
Erin Riordan
Grace Davison
Danielle Hill
Women's 4 × 100 m freestyle relay 3:42.67 16 Did not advance

Taekwondo

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Jack Woolley was one of two Irish entries at the European Qualification Tournament in Sofia, Bulgaria, and qualified by winning his under-58 kg semifinal.[44]

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 Bye   Magomedov (AZE)
L 0–2
Advanced to Repechage due to Magomedov progress   Vicente (ESP)
L 0–2
Did not advance

See also

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