Ireland at the 2012 Summer Olympics: Difference between revisions
Content deleted Content added
No edit summary |
|||
| (37 intermediate revisions by 26 users not shown) | |||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2013}} |
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2013}} |
||
{{infobox country at games |
|||
{{Infobox Olympics Ireland |
|||
| NOC = IRL |
|||
| ⚫ | |||
| NOCname = [[Olympic Federation of Ireland]] |
|||
| ⚫ | |||
| ⚫ | |||
| ⚫ | |||
| year = 2012 |
|||
| ⚫ | |||
| flagcaption = |
|||
| ⚫ | |||
| |
| oldcode = |
||
| website = {{url|olympics.ie }} |
|||
| ⚫ | |||
| location = London |
|||
| ⚫ | |||
| ⚫ | |||
|total=6 |
|||
| ⚫ | |||
| ⚫ | |||
| ⚫ | |||
| ⚫ | |||
| gold = 1 |
|||
| ⚫ | |||
| ⚫ | |||
| ⚫ | |||
| appearances = auto |
|||
| app_begin_year = |
|||
| app_end_year = |
|||
| summerappearances = |
|||
| winterappearances = |
|||
| seealso = {{flagIOC|GBR}} (1896–1920) |
|||
}} |
}} |
||
Ireland competed at the [[2012 Summer Olympics]] in London, United Kingdom, from July 27 to August 12, 2012. This was the nation's twentieth appearance at the Summer Olympics. |
|||
The [[Olympic Council of Ireland]] sent a total of 66 athletes to the Games, 36 men and 30 women, to compete in 14 sports. The [[International Olympic Committee]] allowed athletes from [[Northern Ireland]] the option to compete at the Olympic |
The [[Olympic Council of Ireland]] sent a total of 66 athletes to the Games, 36 men and 30 women, to compete in 14 sports. The [[International Olympic Committee]] allowed athletes from [[Northern Ireland]] the option to compete at the Olympic Games for either [[Great Britain at the Olympics|Great Britain]] or Ireland. Medallists [[Paddy Barnes]] and [[Michael Conlan (boxer)|Michael Conlan]] were both born in [[Belfast]], Northern Ireland and chose to compete for Team Ireland. Ireland had only a single competitor in the sprint canoeing, track cycling, equestrian dressage, judo, rowing and shooting events. |
||
This was Ireland's most successful Olympics, winning a total of |
This was Ireland's most successful Olympics, winning a total of 5 medals (1 gold, 1 silver and 3 bronze) after left London in three sports: boxing, athletics and equestrian show jumping. Boxer [[Katie Taylor]], who was Ireland's flag bearer at the opening ceremony, won Ireland's first Olympic gold medal in 16 years. Light flyweight boxer Paddy Barnes defended his bronze medal from Beijing, becoming the second Irish athlete in 80 years to win medals at two consecutive Olympics.<ref>{{cite news|title=Belfast's Olympic boxers in open-top bus welcome|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-19246742|publisher=[[BBC News]]|date=14 August 2012|access-date=5 September 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Katie Taylor wins Olympic gold for Ireland|url=http://www.rte.ie/news/2012/0809/katie-taylor-olympic-boxing-final.html|publisher=[[BBC News]]|date=9 August 2012|access-date=5 September 2012}}</ref> For the first time since 1980, Ireland also won an Olympic medal in more than a single sport. |
||
On 24 March 2016, race walker co-fourth placer [[Robert Heffernan]] was upgraded to bronze after the original gold medalist [[Sergey Kirdyapkin]] of Russia disqualified due to doping, that became a total of 6 medals.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.independent.ie/sport/olympic-star-robert-heffernan-finally-receives-bronze-medal-after-doper-is-disqualified-34569166.html|title= Olympic star Robert Heffernan finally receives bronze medal after doper is disqualified|date=11 June 2014|work=Irish Independent|access-date=25 March 2016}}</ref> |
|||
==Medalists== |
|||
==Medallists== |
|||
{{col-begin}} |
{{col-begin}} |
||
| width="78%" align="left" valign="top" | |
| width="78%" align="left" valign="top" | |
||
| Line 30: | Line 44: | ||
! Date |
! Date |
||
|- |
|- |
||
| {{gold medal}} || [[Katie Taylor]]<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.rte.ie/news/2012/0809/katie-taylor-olympic-boxing-final.html|title=Katie Taylor wins Olympic gold medal|work=RTÉ News|publisher=Raidió Teilifís Éireann|date=9 August 2012| |
| {{gold medal}} || [[Katie Taylor]]<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.rte.ie/news/2012/0809/katie-taylor-olympic-boxing-final.html|title=Katie Taylor wins Olympic gold medal|work=RTÉ News|publisher=Raidió Teilifís Éireann|date=9 August 2012|access-date=9 August 2012}}</ref> || [[Boxing at the 2012 Summer Olympics|Boxing]] || [[Boxing at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's lightweight|Women's lightweight]] || {{dts|9 August}} |
||
|- |
|- |
||
| {{silver medal}} || [[John Joe Nevin]]|| [[Boxing at the 2012 Summer Olympics|Boxing]] || [[Boxing at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's bantamweight|Men's bantamweight]] || {{dts|11 August}} |
| {{silver medal}} || [[John Joe Nevin]]|| [[Boxing at the 2012 Summer Olympics|Boxing]] || [[Boxing at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's bantamweight|Men's bantamweight]] || {{dts|11 August}} |
||
|- |
|- |
||
| {{bronze medal}} || [[Cian O'Connor]]<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.rte.ie/news/2012/0808/katie-taylor-olympic-final-boxing.html|title=Cian O'Connor wins Olympic bronze in showjumping, Katie Taylor seals place in final|work=RTÉ News|publisher=Raidió Teilifís Éireann|date=8 August 2012| |
| {{bronze medal}} || [[Cian O'Connor]]<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.rte.ie/news/2012/0808/katie-taylor-olympic-final-boxing.html|title=Cian O'Connor wins Olympic bronze in showjumping, Katie Taylor seals place in final|work=RTÉ News|publisher=Raidió Teilifís Éireann|date=8 August 2012|access-date=8 August 2012}}</ref> || [[Equestrian at the 2012 Summer Olympics|Equestrian]] || [[Equestrian at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Individual jumping|Individual jumping]] || {{dts|8 August}} |
||
|- |
|- |
||
| {{bronze medal}} || [[Paddy Barnes]] || [[Boxing]] || [[Boxing at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's light flyweight|Men's light flyweight]] || {{dts|10 August}} |
| {{bronze medal}} || [[Paddy Barnes]] || [[Boxing]] || [[Boxing at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's light flyweight|Men's light flyweight]] || {{dts|10 August}} |
||
| Line 40: | Line 54: | ||
| {{bronze medal}} || [[Michael Conlan (boxer)|Michael Conlan]] || [[Boxing]] || [[Boxing at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's flyweight|Men's flyweight]] || {{dts|10 August}} |
| {{bronze medal}} || [[Michael Conlan (boxer)|Michael Conlan]] || [[Boxing]] || [[Boxing at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's flyweight|Men's flyweight]] || {{dts|10 August}} |
||
|- |
|- |
||
| {{bronze medal}} || [[Robert Heffernan]] || [[Athletics at the 2012 Summer Olympics|Athletics]] || [[Athletics at the 2012 Summer Olympics |
| {{bronze medal}} || [[Robert Heffernan]] || [[Athletics at the 2012 Summer Olympics|Athletics]] || [[Athletics at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's 50 kilometres walk|Men's 50 kilometres walk]] || {{dts|11 August}} |
||
|} |
|} |
||
| width="22%" align="left" valign="top" | |
| width="22%" align="left" valign="top" | |
||
| Line 81: | Line 95: | ||
==International media coverage== |
==International media coverage== |
||
[[Katie Taylor]]'s Olympic boxing success led to inaccurate coverage in the international media. While previewing her semi-final bout, ''[[The Daily Telegraph]]'', a conservative English newspaper, incorrectly referred to Taylor as "British", prompting fierce criticism from other media outlets, and an apology from the ''Telegraph''.<ref name=twitter_storm>{{cite news|first=Brendan|last=Farrelly|url=http://www.independent.ie/sport/other-sports/olympics-2012/irish-news/sorry-for-calling-katie-taylor-british-after-twitter-storm-3194697.html|title=Sorry for calling Katie Taylor British after Twitter storm| |
[[Katie Taylor]]'s Olympic boxing success led to inaccurate coverage in the international media. While previewing her semi-final bout, ''[[The Daily Telegraph]]'', a conservative English newspaper, incorrectly referred to Taylor as "British", prompting fierce criticism from other media outlets, and an apology from the ''Telegraph''.<ref name=twitter_storm>{{cite news|first=Brendan|last=Farrelly|url=http://www.independent.ie/sport/other-sports/olympics-2012/irish-news/sorry-for-calling-katie-taylor-british-after-twitter-storm-3194697.html|title=Sorry for calling Katie Taylor British after Twitter storm|work=Irish Independent|publisher=Independent News & Media|date=8 August 2012|access-date=8 August 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|first=Roy|last=Greenslade|url=https://www.theguardian.com/media/greenslade/2012/aug/08/dailytelegraph-ireland?newsfeed=true|title=Telegraph takes it on the nose after calling Irish boxer British|work=The Guardian|date=8 August 2012|access-date=8 August 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thejournal.ie/the-daily-telegraph-thinks-katie-taylor-is-british-550178-Aug2012/|title=The Daily Telegraph thinks Katie Taylor is British: Should you tell them, or will we?|work=The Journal|date=8 August 2012|access-date=8 August 2012}}</ref> [[Fairfax Media]] of Australia also issued an apology, after articles published in ''[[The Age]]'', ''[[Brisbane Times]]'' and ''[[The Sydney Morning Herald]]'' were widely condemned as "lazy stereotyping" of the Irish. Irish Ambassador to Australia Noel White issued a formal complaint about the article's reliance on [[Guinness]], whiskey and potatoes to make a story.<ref name=twitter_storm/> ''[[USA Today]]'' was criticised after its article said: "Back home on the emerald-green isle, pints of Guinness flowed freely, perhaps enough to replenish the Irish Sea. The "punters" inside betting parlors [sic] wagered pounds [sic] as if they were bits of candy. It is not hyperbole to suggest that, when Taylor entered the ring, the weight of a prideful, scuffling nation rested on her muscular shoulders."<ref name=twitter_storm/> Also, Australian commentator Russell Barwick provoked "fury"<ref name=tasmania/> while on [[ESPN]], comparing Team Ireland's independence from Team GB to [[Tasmania]]n athletes not performing for Australia.<ref name=tasmania>{{cite news|first=Lynne |last=Kelleher |url=http://www.independent.ie/sport/other-sports/olympics-2012/irish-news/ireland-a-joke-for-not-joining-team-gb-pundit-sparks-fury-3195120.html |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130217214047/http://www.independent.ie/sport/other-sports/olympics-2012/irish-news/ireland-a-joke-for-not-joining-team-gb-pundit-sparks-fury-3195120.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=17 February 2013 |title='Ireland a joke for not joining Team GB' – pundit sparks fury |work=Irish Independent |publisher=Independent News & Media |date=9 August 2012 |access-date=9 August 2012 }}</ref> |
||
==Athletics== |
==Athletics== |
||
{{main|Athletics at the 2012 Summer Olympics}} |
{{main|Athletics at the 2012 Summer Olympics}} |
||
The Irish team selection caused a number of controversies. In the women's marathon [[Linda Byrne]], [[Ava Hutchinson]] and [[Caitriona Jennings]] were selected while Maria McCambridge, who had also run the 'A' qualifying standard missed out on selection, as only three athletes from a nation may compete in the event. Additionally the deadline for qualification for the marathon had been changed to allow Barbara Sanchez, who holds dual Irish and French citizenship, a chance to qualify.<ref>{{cite news|title=Jennings for London Olympics|url=http://www.donegaldemocrat.ie/sport/local-sport/jennings-for-london-olympics-1-3866274 |
The Irish team selection caused a number of controversies. In the women's marathon [[Linda Byrne]], [[Ava Hutchinson]] and [[Caitriona Jennings]] were selected while Maria McCambridge, who had also run the 'A' qualifying standard missed out on selection, as only three athletes from a nation may compete in the event. Additionally the deadline for qualification for the marathon had been changed to allow Barbara Sanchez, who holds dual Irish and French citizenship, a chance to qualify.<ref>{{cite news|title=Jennings for London Olympics|url=http://www.donegaldemocrat.ie/sport/local-sport/jennings-for-london-olympics-1-3866274|access-date=8 July 2012|work=Donegal Democrat|date=22 May 2012}}{{Dead link|date=August 2024 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> The team for the women's 4 × 400 metres relay was changed after Joanna Mills won an appeal of her exclusion on the grounds of having a faster time than [[Catriona Cuddihy]] who had initially been selected.<ref>{{cite news|title=Dropped Catriona Cuddihy to make Olympic relay appeal|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/athletics/18768993|access-date=10 July 2012|date=9 July 2012|publisher=BBC Sport}}</ref> |
||
Irish athletes achieved qualifying standards in the following athletics events (up to a maximum of 3 athletes in each event at the 'A' Standard, and 1 at the 'B' Standard):<ref>{{cite web|title=iaaf.org – Top Lists|url=http://www.iaaf.org/statistics/toplists/index.html|publisher=IAAF| |
Irish athletes achieved qualifying standards in the following athletics events (up to a maximum of 3 athletes in each event at the 'A' Standard, and 1 at the 'B' Standard):<ref>{{cite web|title=iaaf.org – Top Lists|url=http://www.iaaf.org/statistics/toplists/index.html|publisher=IAAF|access-date=4 June 2011}}</ref><ref>{{citation|title=IAAF Games of the XXX Olympiad – London 2012 ENTRY STANDARDS |url=http://www.iaaf.org/mm/Document/Statistics/Standards/05/97/61/20110415082248_httppostedfile_EntryStandards_London2012_24135.pdf |publisher=IAAF |access-date=4 June 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110428023134/http://www.iaaf.org/mm/Document/Statistics/Standards/05/97/61/20110415082248_httppostedfile_EntryStandards_London2012_24135.pdf |archive-date=28 April 2011 }}</ref> |
||
<ref>{{citation|title=Irish Examiner list of Olympic qualifiers|url=http://www.irishexaminer.com/breakingnews/sport/cuddihy-increases-irelands-athlete-count-for-olympics-550122.html}}</ref> |
<ref>{{citation|title=Irish Examiner list of Olympic qualifiers|url=http://www.irishexaminer.com/breakingnews/sport/cuddihy-increases-irelands-athlete-count-for-olympics-550122.html}}</ref> |
||
{{smalldiv|1= |
|||
<small> |
|||
;Key |
;Key |
||
*'''Note'''–Ranks given for track events are within the athlete's heat only |
*'''Note'''–Ranks given for track events are within the athlete's heat only |
||
| Line 97: | Line 111: | ||
*'''NR''' = National record |
*'''NR''' = National record |
||
*N/A = Round not applicable for the event |
*N/A = Round not applicable for the event |
||
*Bye = Athlete not required to compete in round |
*Bye = Athlete not required to compete in round}} |
||
</small> |
|||
[[File:Mark Kenneally (Ireland) - London 2012 Mens Marathon.jpg|thumb|200px|[[Mark Kenneally]] in men's marathon]] |
[[File:Mark Kenneally (Ireland) - London 2012 Mens Marathon.jpg|thumb|200px|[[Mark Kenneally]] in men's marathon]] |
||
| Line 218: | Line 231: | ||
|colspan=2|Did not advance |
|colspan=2|Did not advance |
||
|-align=center |
|-align=center |
||
|align=left|[[Jessie Barr]]<br />[[Claire Bergin]]<br />[[Michelle Carey]]<br />[[Catriona Cuddihy]]<br />[[Joanne Cuddihy]]<br />[[Marian Heffernan]] |
|align=left|[[Jessie Barr]]<br />[[Claire Bergin]]<br />[[Michelle Carey (athlete)|Michelle Carey]]<br />[[Catriona Cuddihy]]<br />[[Joanne Cuddihy]]<br />[[Marian Heffernan]] |
||
|align=left|[[Athletics at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's 4 × 400 metres relay| |
|align=left|[[Athletics at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's 4 × 400 metres relay|4 × 400 m relay]] |
||
|3:30.55 |
|3:30.55 |
||
|6 |
|6 |
||
| Line 272: | Line 285: | ||
|colspan=2|Did not advance |
|colspan=2|Did not advance |
||
|-align=center |
|-align=center |
||
|align=left|[[Deirdre Ryan]]<ref>{{cite news| |
|align=left|[[Deirdre Ryan]]<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.rte.ie/sport/athletics/2011/0901/ryand_cragga.html |work=RTÉ News |title=O'Lionaird, Ryan & Cragg into finals |date=1 September 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111011110129/http://www.rte.ie/sport/athletics/2011/0901/ryand_cragga.html |archive-date=11 October 2011 }}</ref> |
||
|align=left|[[Athletics at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's high jump|High jump]] |
|align=left|[[Athletics at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's high jump|High jump]] |
||
|1.85 |
|1.85 |
||
| Line 281: | Line 294: | ||
==Badminton== |
==Badminton== |
||
{{main|Badminton at the 2012 Summer Olympics}} |
{{main|Badminton at the 2012 Summer Olympics}} |
||
Ireland qualified two badminton players for the Games. [[Scott Evans (badminton)|Scott Evans]] competed in the [[Badminton at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's singles|men's singles]] and [[Chloe Magee]] in the [[Badminton at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's singles|women's singles]].; each made their second appearance at an Olympic Games.<ref>{{cite news|last=Naughton|first=Lindie|title=Badminton aces Magee and Evans set for Olympics|url=http://www.herald.ie/sport/other-sports/badminton-aces-magee-and-evans-set-for-olympics-3140219.html| |
Ireland qualified two badminton players for the Games. [[Scott Evans (badminton)|Scott Evans]] competed in the [[Badminton at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's singles|men's singles]] and [[Chloe Magee]] in the [[Badminton at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's singles|women's singles]].; each made their second appearance at an Olympic Games.<ref>{{cite news|last=Naughton|first=Lindie|title=Badminton aces Magee and Evans set for Olympics|url=http://www.herald.ie/sport/other-sports/badminton-aces-magee-and-evans-set-for-olympics-3140219.html|access-date=10 July 2012|work=Evening Herald|date=16 June 2012}}</ref> |
||
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%" |
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%" |
||
| Line 287: | Line 300: | ||
!rowspan=2|Athlete |
!rowspan=2|Athlete |
||
!rowspan=2|Event |
!rowspan=2|Event |
||
!colspan=3|Group |
!colspan=3|Group stage |
||
!Elimination |
!Elimination |
||
!Quarterfinal |
!Quarterfinal |
||
| Line 304: | Line 317: | ||
|align=left|[[Scott Evans (badminton)|Scott Evans]] |
|align=left|[[Scott Evans (badminton)|Scott Evans]] |
||
|align=left|[[Badminton at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's singles|Men's singles]] |
|align=left|[[Badminton at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's singles|Men's singles]] |
||
|{{flagIOCathlete|[[Lin Dan|Lin D]]|CHN|2012 Summer}}<br>'''L''' 8–21 14–21 |
|{{flagIOCathlete|[[Lin Dan|Lin D]]|CHN|2012 Summer}}<br/>'''L''' 8–21 14–21 |
||
|{{n/a}} |
|{{n/a}} |
||
|2 |
|2 |
||
| Line 311: | Line 324: | ||
|align=left|[[Chloe Magee]] |
|align=left|[[Chloe Magee]] |
||
|align=left|[[Badminton at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's singles|Women's singles]] |
|align=left|[[Badminton at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's singles|Women's singles]] |
||
|{{flagIOCathlete|[[Hadia Hosny|Hosny]]|EGY|2012 Summer}}<br>'''W''' 21–17 21–6 |
|{{flagIOCathlete|[[Hadia Hosny|Hosny]]|EGY|2012 Summer}}<br/>'''W''' 21–17 21–6 |
||
|{{flagIOCathlete|[[Hongyan Pi|Pi]]|FRA|2012 Summer}}<br>'''L''' 21–16 18–21 14–21 |
|{{flagIOCathlete|[[Hongyan Pi|Pi]]|FRA|2012 Summer}}<br/>'''L''' 21–16 18–21 14–21 |
||
|2 |
|2 |
||
|colspan=5|Did not advance |
|colspan=5|Did not advance |
||
| Line 497: | Line 510: | ||
|-align=center |
|-align=center |
||
|align=left|[[Dan Martin (cyclist)|Dan Martin]] |
|align=left|[[Dan Martin (cyclist)|Dan Martin]] |
||
|align=left|[[Cycling at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's road race|Men's road race]] |
|align=left|[[Cycling at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's individual road race|Men's road race]] |
||
|5:46:37 |
|5:46:37 |
||
|90 |
|90 |
||
|-align=center |
|-align=center |
||
|rowspan=2 align=left|[[David McCann]] |
|rowspan=2 align=left|[[David McCann (cyclist)|David McCann]] |
||
|align=left|[[Cycling at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's road race|Men's road race]] |
|align=left|[[Cycling at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's individual road race|Men's road race]] |
||
|5:46:37 |
|5:46:37 |
||
|55 |
|55 |
||
| Line 510: | Line 523: | ||
|27 |
|27 |
||
|-align=center |
|-align=center |
||
|align=left|[[ |
|align=left|[[Nicolas Roche]] |
||
|align=left|[[Cycling at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's road race|Men's road race]] |
|align=left|[[Cycling at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's individual road race|Men's road race]] |
||
|5:46:37 |
|5:46:37 |
||
|89 |
|89 |
||
| Line 542: | Line 555: | ||
|-align=center |
|-align=center |
||
|align=left|[[Martyn Irvine]] |
|align=left|[[Martyn Irvine]] |
||
|align=left|[[Cycling at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's |
|align=left|[[Cycling at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's omnium|Men's omnium]] |
||
|13.504 |
|13.504 |
||
|9 |
|9 |
||
| Line 758: | Line 771: | ||
==Gymnastics== |
==Gymnastics== |
||
{{main|Gymnastics at the 2012 Summer Olympics}} |
{{main|Gymnastics at the 2012 Summer Olympics}} |
||
Ireland qualified a single gymnast for London; [[Kieran Behan]], just the second Irish gymnast in history to qualify for the Olympics, competed in the artistic gymnastics discipline.<ref>{{cite news |title=London 2012: Who are Ireland's Olympic hopes?|url= |
Ireland qualified a single gymnast for London; [[Kieran Behan]], just the second Irish gymnast in history to qualify for the Olympics, competed in the artistic gymnastics discipline.<ref>{{cite news |title=London 2012: Who are Ireland's Olympic hopes?|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/olympics/17390413 |date=16 March 2012|author1=Natalie Miller|author2=Ollie Williams|publisher=BBC Sport |access-date=13 November 2013}}</ref> |
||
===Artistic=== |
===Artistic=== |
||
| Line 852: | Line 865: | ||
!Time |
!Time |
||
!Rank |
!Rank |
||
!MP |
!MP points |
||
|-align=center |
|-align=center |
||
|align=left|[[Arthur Lanigan-O'Keeffe]] |
|align=left|[[Arthur Lanigan-O'Keeffe]] |
||
| Line 1,065: | Line 1,078: | ||
|-align=center |
|-align=center |
||
|align=left|[[Matt McGovern]]<br />[[Ryan Seaton (sailor)|Ryan Seaton]] |
|align=left|[[Matt McGovern]]<br />[[Ryan Seaton (sailor)|Ryan Seaton]] |
||
|align=left|[[Sailing at the 2012 Summer Olympics – 49er |
|align=left|[[Sailing at the 2012 Summer Olympics – 49er|49er]] |
||
|4 |
|4 |
||
|8 |
|8 |
||
| Line 1,106: | Line 1,119: | ||
|116 |
|116 |
||
|27 |
|27 |
||
|colspan=2| |
|colspan=2| did not advance |
||
|} |
|} |
||
==Swimming== |
==Swimming== |
||
{{main|Swimming at the 2012 Summer Olympics}} |
{{main|Swimming at the 2012 Summer Olympics}} |
||
Irish swimmers achieved qualifying standards in the following events (up to a maximum of 2 swimmers in each event at the Olympic Qualifying Time (OQT), and 1 at the Olympic Selection Time (OST)):<ref>{{cite web|title=Swimming World Rankings|url=http://www.fina.org/H2O/index.php?option=com_wrapper&view=wrapper&Itemid=805|publisher=FINA| |
Irish swimmers achieved qualifying standards in the following events (up to a maximum of 2 swimmers in each event at the Olympic Qualifying Time (OQT), and 1 at the Olympic Selection Time (OST)):<ref>{{cite web|title=Swimming World Rankings |url=http://www.fina.org/H2O/index.php?option=com_wrapper&view=wrapper&Itemid=805 |publisher=FINA |access-date=6 September 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110106131744/http://www.fina.org/H2O/index.php?option=com_wrapper&view=wrapper&Itemid=805 |archive-date= 6 January 2011 }}</ref><ref>{{citation|title=FÉDÉRATION INTERNATIONALE DE NATATION – Swimming |url=http://www.fina.org/H2O/docs/events/london2012/sw/sw_qual.pdf |publisher=FINA |access-date=6 September 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110726002300/http://www.fina.org/H2O/docs/events/london2012/sw/sw_qual.pdf |archive-date=26 July 2011 }}</ref> |
||
;Men |
;Men |
||
| Line 1,244: | Line 1,257: | ||
==References== |
==References== |
||
{{ |
{{Reflist}} |
||
{{Nations at the 2012 Summer Olympics}} |
{{Nations at the 2012 Summer Olympics}} |
||
{{ |
{{Country at games navbox|Ireland|Olympics}} |
||
{{Commons category|Ireland at the 2012 Summer Olympics}} |
|||
[[Category:Nations at the 2012 Summer Olympics]] |
[[Category:Nations at the 2012 Summer Olympics]] |
||
[[Category:Ireland at the Summer Olympics|2012]] |
[[Category:Ireland at the Summer Olympics by year|2012]] |
||
[[Category:2012 in Irish sport]] |
[[Category:2012 in Irish sport]] |
||
Latest revision as of 02:35, 23 October 2024
| Ireland at the 2012 Summer Olympics | |
|---|---|
.svg) | |
| IOC code | IRL |
| NOC | Olympic Federation of Ireland |
| Website | olympics |
| in London | |
| Competitors | 66 in 14 sports |
| Flag bearers | Katie Taylor (opening) Darren O'Neill (closing) |
| Medals Ranked 41st |
|
| Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
| Other related appearances | |
 Great Britain (1896–1920) | |
Ireland competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, United Kingdom, from July 27 to August 12, 2012. This was the nation's twentieth appearance at the Summer Olympics.
The Olympic Council of Ireland sent a total of 66 athletes to the Games, 36 men and 30 women, to compete in 14 sports. The International Olympic Committee allowed athletes from Northern Ireland the option to compete at the Olympic Games for either Great Britain or Ireland. Medallists Paddy Barnes and Michael Conlan were both born in Belfast, Northern Ireland and chose to compete for Team Ireland. Ireland had only a single competitor in the sprint canoeing, track cycling, equestrian dressage, judo, rowing and shooting events.
This was Ireland's most successful Olympics, winning a total of 5 medals (1 gold, 1 silver and 3 bronze) after left London in three sports: boxing, athletics and equestrian show jumping. Boxer Katie Taylor, who was Ireland's flag bearer at the opening ceremony, won Ireland's first Olympic gold medal in 16 years. Light flyweight boxer Paddy Barnes defended his bronze medal from Beijing, becoming the second Irish athlete in 80 years to win medals at two consecutive Olympics.[1][2] For the first time since 1980, Ireland also won an Olympic medal in more than a single sport.
On 24 March 2016, race walker co-fourth placer Robert Heffernan was upgraded to bronze after the original gold medalist Sergey Kirdyapkin of Russia disqualified due to doping, that became a total of 6 medals.[3]
Medallists
[edit]
|
| |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
International media coverage
[edit]Katie Taylor's Olympic boxing success led to inaccurate coverage in the international media. While previewing her semi-final bout, The Daily Telegraph, a conservative English newspaper, incorrectly referred to Taylor as "British", prompting fierce criticism from other media outlets, and an apology from the Telegraph.[6][7][8] Fairfax Media of Australia also issued an apology, after articles published in The Age, Brisbane Times and The Sydney Morning Herald were widely condemned as "lazy stereotyping" of the Irish. Irish Ambassador to Australia Noel White issued a formal complaint about the article's reliance on Guinness, whiskey and potatoes to make a story.[6] USA Today was criticised after its article said: "Back home on the emerald-green isle, pints of Guinness flowed freely, perhaps enough to replenish the Irish Sea. The "punters" inside betting parlors [sic] wagered pounds [sic] as if they were bits of candy. It is not hyperbole to suggest that, when Taylor entered the ring, the weight of a prideful, scuffling nation rested on her muscular shoulders."[6] Also, Australian commentator Russell Barwick provoked "fury"[9] while on ESPN, comparing Team Ireland's independence from Team GB to Tasmanian athletes not performing for Australia.[9]
Athletics
[edit]The Irish team selection caused a number of controversies. In the women's marathon Linda Byrne, Ava Hutchinson and Caitriona Jennings were selected while Maria McCambridge, who had also run the 'A' qualifying standard missed out on selection, as only three athletes from a nation may compete in the event. Additionally the deadline for qualification for the marathon had been changed to allow Barbara Sanchez, who holds dual Irish and French citizenship, a chance to qualify.[10] The team for the women's 4 × 400 metres relay was changed after Joanna Mills won an appeal of her exclusion on the grounds of having a faster time than Catriona Cuddihy who had initially been selected.[11]
Irish athletes achieved qualifying standards in the following athletics events (up to a maximum of 3 athletes in each event at the 'A' Standard, and 1 at the 'B' Standard):[12][13] [14]
- 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
_-_London_2012_Mens_Marathon.jpg)
- Men
- Track & road events
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Paul Hession | 200 m | 20.69 | 5 | Did not advance | |||
| Ciarán O'Lionaird | 1500 m | 3:48.35 | 13 | — | Did not advance | ||
| Alistair Cragg | 5000 m | 13:47.01 | 17 | — | Did not advance | ||
| Mark Kenneally | Marathon | — | 2:21:13 | 57 | |||
| Robert Heffernan | 20 km walk | — | 1:20:18 | 9 | |||
| Brendan Boyce | 50 km walk | — | 3:55:01 | 29 | |||
| Colin Griffin | — | DSQ | |||||
| Robert Heffernan | — | 3:37:54 NR | 
| ||||
- Women
- Track & road events
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Joanne Cuddihy | 400 m | 52.09 | 4 q | 51.88 | 5 | Did not advance | |
| Fionnuala Britton | 5000 m | 15:12.97 | 10 | — | Did not advance | ||
| 10000 m | — | 31:46.71 | 15 | ||||
| Derval O'Rourke | 100 m hurdles | 12.91 | 4 q | 12.91 | 5 | Did not advance | |
| Stephanie Reilly | 3000 m steeplechase | 9:44.77 | 9 | — | Did not advance | ||
| Jessie Barr Claire Bergin Michelle Carey Catriona Cuddihy Joanne Cuddihy Marian Heffernan |
4 × 400 m relay | 3:30.55 | 6 | — | Did not advance | ||
| Linda Byrne | Marathon | — | 2:37:13 | 66 | |||
| Ava Hutchinson | — | 2:37:17 | 68 | ||||
| Caitriona Jennings | — | 3:22:11 | 107 | ||||
| Olive Loughnane | 20 km walk | — | 1:29:39 | 13 | |||
| Laura Reynolds | — | 1:31:02 | 20 | ||||
- Field events
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Distance | Position | Distance | Position | ||
| Tori Pena | Pole vault | NM | — | Did not advance | |
| Deirdre Ryan[15] | High jump | 1.85 | 27 | Did not advance | |
Badminton
[edit]Ireland qualified two badminton players for the Games. Scott Evans competed in the men's singles and Chloe Magee in the women's singles.; each made their second appearance at an Olympic Games.[16]
| Athlete | Event | Group stage | Elimination | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final / BM | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Rank | Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Rank | ||
| Scott Evans | Men's singles |  Lin D (CHN)L 8–21 14–21 |
— | 2 | Did not advance | ||||
| Chloe Magee | Women's singles |  Hosny (EGY)W 21–17 21–6 |
 Pi (FRA)L 21–16 18–21 14–21 |
2 | Did not advance | ||||
Boxing
[edit]Ireland qualified boxers for the following events.
.jpg)
- Men
| Athlete | Event | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | ||
| Paddy Barnes | Light flyweight | Bye |  Essomba (CMR)W 15–10 |
 Singh (IND)W 23–18 |
Zou (CHN) L 15–15+ |
Did not advance |
|
| Michael Conlan | Flyweight | Bye |  Micah (GHA)W 19–8 |
Oubaali (FRA) W 22–18 |
 Ramírez (CUB) L 10–20 |
Did not advance |
|
| John Joe Nevin | Bantamweight |  Ceylan (DEN)W 21–6 |
 Abutalipov (KAZ)W 15–10 |
 Valdez (MEX)W 19–13 |
Álvarez (CUB) W 19–14 |
 Campbell (GBR)L 11–14 |
|
| Adam Nolan | Welterweight |  Sánchez (ECU)W 14–8 |
 Zamkovoy (RUS)L 9–18 |
Did not advance | |||
| Darren O'Neill | Middleweight |  Akanji (NGR)W 15–6 |
 Hartel (GER)L 12–19 |
Did not advance | |||
- Women
| Athlete | Event | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | ||
| Katie Taylor | Lightweight | Bye | Jonas (GBR) W 26–15 |
 Chorieva (TJK)W 17–9 |
Ochigava (RUS) W 10–8 |
|
Canoeing
[edit]Slalom
[edit]Ireland qualified boats for the following events.
| Athlete | Event | Preliminary | Semifinal | Final | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Run 1 | Rank | Run 2 | Rank | Total | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Eoin Rheinisch | Men's K-1 | 89.97 | 6 | 90.72 | 11 | 89.97 | 12 Q | 153.98 | 14 | Did not advance | |
| Hannah Craig | Women's K-1 | 117.07 | 14 | 108.99 | 11 | 108.99 | 14 Q | 116.12 | 10 Q | 127.36 | 9 |
Sprint
[edit]Ireland qualified boats for the following events.
| Athlete | Event | Heats | Semifinals | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Andrzej Jezierski | Men's C-1 200 m | 41.404 | 2 Q | 42.012 | 4 FB | 44.041 | 9 |
Qualification Legend: FA = Qualify to final (medal); FB = Qualify to final B (non-medal)
Cycling
[edit]Road
[edit]| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dan Martin | Men's road race | 5:46:37 | 90 |
| David McCann | Men's road race | 5:46:37 | 55 |
| Men's time trial | 56:03.77 | 27 | |
| Nicolas Roche | Men's road race | 5:46:37 | 89 |
Track
[edit]- Omnium
| Athlete | Event | Flying lap | Points race | Elimination race | Individual pursuit | Scratch race | Time trial | Total points | Rank | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Points | Rank | Rank | Time | Rank | Rank | Time | Rank | ||||
| Martyn Irvine | Men's omnium | 13.504 | 9 | 47 | 6 | 15 | 4:32:948 | 14 | 9 | 1:04:558 | 11 | 64 | 13 |
Equestrian
[edit]By rankings Ireland qualified one athlete in dressage, an eventing team and two athletes in jumping.
Dressage
[edit]| Athlete | Horse | Event | Grand Prix | Grand Prix Special | Grand Prix Freestyle | Overall | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | Rank | Score | Rank | Technical | Artistic | Score | Rank | |||
| Anna Merveldt | Coryolano | Individual | 69.772 | 33 | Did not advance | |||||
Eventing
[edit]| Athlete | Horse | Event | Dressage | Cross-country | Jumping | Total | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Qualifier | Final | ||||||||||||||
| Penalties | Rank | Penalties | Total | Rank | Penalties | Total | Rank | Penalties | Total | Rank | Penalties | Rank | |||
| Aoife Clark | Master Crusoe | Individual | 48.90 | 32 | 3.60 | 52.50 | 21 | 0.00 | 52.50 | 12 | 0.00 | 52.50 | 7 | 52.50 | 7 |
| Mark Kyle | Coolio | 58.70 | 61 | 7.20 | 65.90 | 35 | 6.00 | 71.90 | 32 | 4.00 | 75.90 | 21 | 75.90 | 21 | |
| Joseph Murphy | Electric Cruise | 55.60 | 53 | 1.80 | 60.40 | 29 | 0.00 | 60.40 | 24 | 0.00 | 60.40 | 14 | 60.40 | 14 | |
| Michael Ryan | Ballylynch Adventure | 60.20 | 64 | Eliminated | Did not advance | ||||||||||
| Camilla Speirs | Portersize Just A Jiff | 47.60 | 27 | Eliminated | Did not advance | ||||||||||
| Aoife Clark Mark Kyle Joseph Murphy Michael Ryan Camilla Speirs |
See above | Team | 152.10 | 10 | 36.70 | 178.80 | 7 | 6.00 | 184.80 | 5 | — | 184.80 | 5 | ||
Show jumping
[edit]| Athlete | Horse | Event | Qualification | Final | Total | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round A | Round B | |||||||||||||
| Penalties | Rank | Penalties | Total | Rank | Penalties | Total | Rank | Penalties | Rank | Penalties | Total | Rank | Penalties | Rank | |||
| Cian O'Connor | Blue Loyd | Individual | 0 | 1 Q | 8 | 8 | 31 Q | 12 | 20 | 38 Q | 0 | 1 Q | 1 | 1 | 2 JO | 1 |
|
| Billy Twomey | Tinka | 4 | 42 Q | 8 | 12 | 56 | Did not advance | ||||||||||
Gymnastics
[edit]Ireland qualified a single gymnast for London; Kieran Behan, just the second Irish gymnast in history to qualify for the Olympics, competed in the artistic gymnastics discipline.[17]
Artistic
[edit]- Men
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apparatus | Total | Rank | Apparatus | Total | Rank | ||||||||||||
| F | PH | R | V | PB | HB | F | PH | R | V | PB | HB | ||||||
| Kieran Behan | Floor | 13.966 | — | 13.966 | 53 | Did not advance | |||||||||||
Judo
[edit]| 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 | ||
| Lisa Kearney | Women's −48 kg | Bye | Wu Sg (CHN) L 0012–1011 |
Did not advance | ||||
Modern pentathlon
[edit]Ireland qualified 2 athletes.
| Athlete | Event | Fencing (épée one touch) |
Swimming (200 m freestyle) |
Riding (show jumping) |
Combined: shooting/running (10 m air pistol)/(3000 m) |
Total points | Final rank | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Results | Rank | MP points | Time | Rank | MP points | Penalties | Rank | MP points | Time | Rank | MP points | ||||
| Arthur Lanigan-O'Keeffe | Men's | 14–21 | 29 | 736 | 2:02.44 | 9 | 1332 | 80 | 20 | 1120 | 11:08.69 | 26 | 2328 | 5516 | 25 |
| Natalya Coyle | Women's | 19–16 | 11 | 856 | 2:19.17 | 20 | 1132 | 40 | 5 | 1160 | 12:12.45 | 13 | 2072 | 5220 | 9 |
Rowing
[edit]Ireland qualified the following boats.
- Women
| Athlete | Event | Heats | Repechage | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Sanita Pušpure | Single sculls | 7:49:35 | 3 QF | Bye | 7:44:19 | 4 SC/D | 7:51.69 | 1 FC | 7:59.77 | 13 | |
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
Sailing
[edit]Ireland qualified 1 boat for each of the following events.
- Men
| Athlete | Event | Race | Net points | Final rank | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 5 | M* | |||||
| James Espey | Laser | 38 | 39 | 36 | 46 | 42 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 35 | EL | 313 | 36 | |
| Scott Flanigan Ger Owens |
470 | 16 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 15 | 22 | 25 | 16 | 5 | EL | 173 | 23 | |
| David Burrows Peter O'Leary |
Star | 2 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 11 | 7 | 20 | 95 | 10 | |
- Women
| Athlete | Event | Race | Net points | Final rank | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | M* | ||||
| Annalise Murphy | Laser Radial | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 44 | 4 | |
- Open
| Athlete | Event | Race | Net points | Final rank | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | M* | ||||
| Matt McGovern Ryan Seaton |
49er | 4 | 8 | 15 | 2 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 14 | 7 | 15 | 7 | 13 | 16 | 16 | EL | 149 | 14 | |
M = Medal race; EL = Eliminated – did not advance into the medal race;
Shooting
[edit]- Men
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | Rank | Points | Rank | ||
| Derek Burnett | Trap | 116 | 27 | did not advance | |
Swimming
[edit]Irish swimmers achieved qualifying standards in the following events (up to a maximum of 2 swimmers in each event at the Olympic Qualifying Time (OQT), and 1 at the Olympic Selection Time (OST)):[18][19]
- Men
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Barry Murphy | 50 m freestyle | 22.76 | 29 | Did not advance | |||
| 100 m breaststroke | 1:01.57 | 29 | Did not advance | ||||
Qualifiers for the latter rounds (Q) of all events were decided on a time only basis, therefore positions shown are overall results versus competitors in all heats.
- Women
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Sycerika McMahon | 100 m breaststroke | 1:08.80 | 26 | Did not advance | |||
| 200 m individual medley | 2:14.76 | 22 | Did not advance | ||||
| Gráinne Murphy | 200 m freestyle | DNS | Did not advance | ||||
| 400 m freestyle | 4:19.07 | 31 | — | Did not advance | |||
| 800 m freestyle | DNS | — | Did not advance | ||||
| 400 m individual medley | DNS | — | Did not advance | ||||
| Melanie Nocher | 100 m backstroke | 1:02.44 | 33 | Did not advance | |||
| 200 m backstroke | 2:16.29 | 34 | Did not advance | ||||
Qualifiers for the latter rounds (Q) of all events were decided on a time only basis, therefore positions shown are overall results versus competitors in all heats.
Triathlon
[edit]Ireland qualified the following athletes.
| Athlete | Event | Swim (1.5 km) | Trans 1 | Bike (40 km) | Trans 2 | Run (10 km) | Total Time | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gavin Noble | Men's | 17:24 | 18:01 | 58:50 | 1:17:21 | 32:26 | 1:49:47 | 23 |
| Aileen Morrison | Women's | 19:36 | 20:17 | 1:31:16 | 1:31:52 | 38:08 | 2:08:16 | 43 |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Belfast's Olympic boxers in open-top bus welcome". BBC News. 14 August 2012. Retrieved 5 September 2012.
- ^ "Katie Taylor wins Olympic gold for Ireland". BBC News. 9 August 2012. Retrieved 5 September 2012.
- ^ "Olympic star Robert Heffernan finally receives bronze medal after doper is disqualified". Irish Independent. 11 June 2014. Retrieved 25 March 2016.
- ^ "Katie Taylor wins Olympic gold medal". RTÉ News. Raidió Teilifís Éireann. 9 August 2012. Retrieved 9 August 2012.
- ^ "Cian O'Connor wins Olympic bronze in showjumping, Katie Taylor seals place in final". RTÉ News. Raidió Teilifís Éireann. 8 August 2012. Retrieved 8 August 2012.
- ^ a b c Farrelly, Brendan (8 August 2012). "Sorry for calling Katie Taylor British after Twitter storm". Irish Independent. Independent News & Media. Retrieved 8 August 2012.
- ^ Greenslade, Roy (8 August 2012). "Telegraph takes it on the nose after calling Irish boxer British". The Guardian. Retrieved 8 August 2012.
- ^ "The Daily Telegraph thinks Katie Taylor is British: Should you tell them, or will we?". The Journal. 8 August 2012. Retrieved 8 August 2012.
- ^ a b Kelleher, Lynne (9 August 2012). "'Ireland a joke for not joining Team GB' – pundit sparks fury". Irish Independent. Independent News & Media. Archived from the original on 17 February 2013. Retrieved 9 August 2012.
- ^ "Jennings for London Olympics". Donegal Democrat. 22 May 2012. Retrieved 8 July 2012.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Dropped Catriona Cuddihy to make Olympic relay appeal". BBC Sport. 9 July 2012. Retrieved 10 July 2012.
- ^ "iaaf.org – Top Lists". IAAF. Retrieved 4 June 2011.
- ^ IAAF Games of the XXX Olympiad – London 2012 ENTRY STANDARDS (PDF), IAAF, archived from the original (PDF) on 28 April 2011, retrieved 4 June 2011
- ^ Irish Examiner list of Olympic qualifiers
- ^ "O'Lionaird, Ryan & Cragg into finals". RTÉ News. 1 September 2011. Archived from the original on 11 October 2011.
- ^ Naughton, Lindie (16 June 2012). "Badminton aces Magee and Evans set for Olympics". Evening Herald. Retrieved 10 July 2012.
- ^ Natalie Miller; Ollie Williams (16 March 2012). "London 2012: Who are Ireland's Olympic hopes?". BBC Sport. Retrieved 13 November 2013.
- ^ "Swimming World Rankings". FINA. Archived from the original on 6 January 2011. Retrieved 6 September 2011.
- ^ FÉDÉRATION INTERNATIONALE DE NATATION – Swimming (PDF), FINA, archived from the original (PDF) on 26 July 2011, retrieved 6 September 2011
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Ireland at the 2012 Summer Olympics.