Jump to content

Ireland at the 2012 Summer Olympics

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

This is an old revision of this page, as edited by 86.43.205.153 (talk) at 20:40, 8 August 2012. The present address (URL) is a permanent link to this revision, which may differ significantly from the current revision.

Template:Infobox Olympics Ireland

Ireland is competing at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, United Kingdom, from July 27 to August 12, 2012. It is the 20th Summer Games that Ireland has contested as a nation under the Olympic Council of Ireland.

Medallists

Results by Event

Athletics

Main article: 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.[1] 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.[2]

Irish athletes have so far 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):[3][4] [5]

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

Men
Track & road events
Athlete Event Heat Quarterfinal Semifinal Final
Result Rank 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
Robert Heffernan 20 km walk — 1:20:18 9
Robert Heffernan 50 km walk —
Brendan Boyce —
Colin Griffin —
Mark Kenneally Marathon —
Women
Track & road events
Athlete Event Heat Quarterfinal Semifinal Final
Result Rank 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 —
Olive Loughnane 20 km walk —
Laura Reynolds —
Ava Hutchinson Marathon — 2:37:17 68
Linda Byrne — 2:37:13 66
Caitriona Jennings — 3:22:11 107
Field events
Athlete Event Qualifying Final
Distance Position Distance Position
Tori Pena Pole vault NM – Did not advance
Deirdre Ryan[6] High jump

Badminton

Main article: Badminton at the 2012 Summer Olympics

Ireland have qualified two badminton players for the Games. Scott Evans will compete in the men's singles and Chloe Magee in the women's singles.; each will be making their second appearance at an Olympic Games.[7]

Athlete Event Group Stage Elimination Quarterfinal Semifinal Final
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 		 H Pi (FRA)
L 21–16 18–21 14–21 		2 Did not advance

Boxing

Main article: Boxing at the 2012 Summer Olympics

Ireland has qualified boxers for the following events

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)
Michael Conlan Flyweight Bye  Micah (GHA)
W 19–8 		 Oubaali (FRA)
W 22–18 		 Ramirez (CUB)
John Joe Nevin Bantamweight  Ceylan (DEN)
W 21–6 		 Abutalipov (KAZ)
W 15–10 		 Valdez (MEX)
W 19–13 		 Álvarez (CUB)
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)

Canoeing

Main article: Canoeing at the 2012 Summer Olympics

Slalom

Ireland has 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

Ireland has qualified boats for the following events

Men
Athlete Event Heats Semifinals Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Andrzej Jezierski Men's C-1 200 m

Cycling

Main article: Cycling at the 2012 Summer Olympics

Road

Athlete Event Time Rank
Daniel 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
Nicholas Roche Men's road race 5:46:37 89

Track

Omnium
Athlete Event Flying lap Points race Elimination race Individual pursuit Scratch race Time trial Total points Rank
Time Rank Points Rank Rank Opposition
Result 		Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Martyn Irvine Men's omnium 13.504 9 47 6 15 4:32:948 14 9 9 1:04:558 11 64 13

Equestrian

Main article: Equestrian at the 2012 Summer Olympics

By rankings Ireland qualified one athlete in dressage, an eventing team and two athletes in jumping.

Dressage

Athlete Horse Event Round 1 Round 2 Final
Score Rank Score Rank Total score Rank Score Rank Total score Rank
Anna Merveldt Coryolano Individual 69.772 33 Did not advance

Eventing

Athlete Horse Event Dressage Cross-country Jumping Total
Qualifier Final
Penalties Rank Penalties Total Rank Penalties Total Rank Penalties Total Rank Penalties Rank
Aoife Clarke 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 60.20 64 Eliminated Did not advance
Camilla Speirs Portersize 47.60 27 Eliminated Did not advance
Aoife Clarke
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

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 8 8 31 12 20 36 0 1 1 1 2 1 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Billy Twomey Tinka 4 42 8 12 56 Did not advance

Gymnastics

Main article: Gymnastics at the 2012 Summer Olympics

Ireland has qualified a single gymnast for London; Kieran Behan, who is just the second Irish gymnast in history to qualify for the Olympics, will compete in the artistic gymnastics discipline.[8]

Artistic

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

Main article: Judo at the 2012 Summer Olympics
Athlete Event Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Repechage 1 Repechage 2 Final
Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Rank
Lisa Kearney Women's -48 kg Bye  Wu (CHN)
L 0012–1011 		Did not advance

Modern pentathlon

Main article: Modern pentathlon at the 2012 Summer Olympics

Ireland has 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 Shooting rank Time Rank MP Points
Arthur Lanigan-O'Keeffe Men's
Natalya Coyle Women's

Rowing

Main article: Rowing at the 2012 Summer Olympics

Ireland has qualified the following boats.

Women
Athlete Event Heats Repechage Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Sanita Puspure Single sculls 7:49:35 3 QF BYE 7:44:19 4 SC/D 7:51.69 1 SC 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

Main article: Sailing at the 2012 Summer Olympics

Ireland has qualified 1 boat for each of the following events

Men
Athlete Event Race Net points Final rank
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 M*
James Espey Laser 38 44 39 36 46 42 27 27 25 35 EL 313 36
Scott Flanigan
Ger Owens 		470 16 25 24 25 15 22 25 27 16 5 168
David Burrows
Peter O'Leary 		Star 2 6 14 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 19 2 10 3 7 10 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 19 11 9 14 7 15 7 13 16 16 EL 149 14

M = Medal race; EL = Did not advance

Shooting

Main article: Shooting at the 2012 Summer Olympics
Men
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Points Rank Points Rank
Derek Burnett Trap 116 27 Did not advance

Swimming

Main article: Swimming at the 2012 Summer Olympics

Irish swimmers have so far 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)):[9][10]

Men
Athlete Events 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 Events 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

Main article: Triathlon at the 2012 Summer Olympics

Ireland has qualified the following athletes.

Athlete Event Swim (1.5 km) Trans 1 Bike (40 km) Trans 2 Run (10 km) Total 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

References

  1. ^ "Jennings for London Olympics". Donegal Democrat. 22 May 2012. Retrieved 8 July2 012. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  2. ^ "Dropped Catriona Cuddihy to make Olympic relay appeal". BBC Sport. 9 July 2012. Retrieved 10 July 2012.
  3. ^ "iaaf.org – Top Lists". IAAF. Retrieved 4 June 2011.
  4. ^ IAAF Games of the XXX Olympiad – London 2012 ENTRY STANDARDS (PDF), IAAF, retrieved 4 June 2011
  5. ^ Irish Examiner list of Olympic qualifiers
  6. ^ "O'Lionaird, Ryan & Cragg into finals". RTÉ News. 1 September 2011.
  7. ^ Naughton, Lindie (16 June 2012). "Badminton aces Magee and Evans set for Olympics". Evening Herald. Retrieved 10 July 2012.
  8. ^ Mille; Ollie Williams (16 March 2012). "London 2012: Who are Ireland's Olympic hopes?". BBC Sport. Retrieved 10 July 2012. {{cite news}}: More than one of |author= and |last= specified (help)
  9. ^ "Swimming World Rankings". FINA. Retrieved 6 September 2011.
  10. ^ FÉDÉRATION INTERNATIONALE DE NATATION – Swimming (PDF), FINA, retrieved 6 September 2011
Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/enwiki/w/index.php?title=Ireland_at_the_2012_Summer_Olympics&oldid=506447479"