Ireland at the 2000 Summer Olympics

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At the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney
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Ireland competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia.

Contents 1 Medals 1.1 Silver 2 Results by event 2.1 Athletics 2.1.1 Men's competition 2.1.2 Women's competition 2.2 Badminton 2.3 Boxing 2.4 Canoe / Kayak 2.4.1 Flatwater 2.4.1.1 Men's competition 2.4.2 Slalom 2.4.2.1 Men's competition 2.4.2.2 Women's competition 2.5 Cycling 2.5.1 Cross Country Mountain Bike 2.5.2 Road Cycling 2.5.2.1 Men's competition 2.5.2.2 Women's competition 2.6 Sailing 2.7 Swimming 3 References

[edit] Medals

Ireland finished in 64th position in the final medal rankings, with one silver medal.

[edit] Silver

• Sonia O'Sullivan — Athletics, Women's 5.000m

[edit] Results by event

[edit] Athletics

[edit] Men's competition

Men's 100m

• Paul Brizzell
  1. Round 1 — 10.62 (did not advance)

Men's 200m

• Paul Brizzell
  1. Round 1 — 20.98 (did not advance)

Men's 400m

• Tomas Coman
  1. Round 1 — 46.17 (did not advance)

Men's 800m

• David Matthews
  1. Round 1 — 01:48.77 (did not advance)

Men's 1,500m

• James Nolan
  1. Round 1 — 03:40.50 (did not advance)

Men's 5,000m

• Mark Carroll
  1. Round 1 — 13:30.60 (did not advance)

Men's 110m Hurdles

• Peter Coghlan
  1. Round 1 — 14.03
  2. Round 2 — 13.86 (did not advance)

Men's 400m Hurdles

• Tom McGuirk
  1. Round 1 — 51.73 (did not advance)

Men's 4x100m

• Paul Brizzell, Tom Comyns, John McAdorey, Gary Ryan
  1. Round 1 — 39.26 (did not advance)

Men's 4x400m

• Tomas Coman, Robert Daly, Paul "Junior" McKee, Paul Oppermann
  1. Round 1 — 03:07.42 (did not advance)

Men's Discus

• Nick Sweeney
  1. Qualifying — 57.37 (did not advance)

• John Menton
  1. Qualifying — 54.21 (did not advance)

Men's Javelin Throw

• Terry McHugh
  1. Qualifying — 79.90 (did not advance)

Men's Hammer Throw

• Paddy McGrath
  1. Qualifying — 67.00 (did not advance)

Men's 20km Walk

• Robert Heffernan
  1. Final — 1:26:04 (28th place)

Men's 50km Walk

• Jamie Costin
  1. Final — 4:24:22 (38th place)

[edit] Women's competition

Women's 100m

• Sarah Reilly
  1. Round 1 — 11.56
  2. Round 2 — 11.53 (did not advance)

Women's 200m

• Sarah Reilly
  1. Round 1 — 23.43 (did not advance)

Women's 400m

• Karen Shinkins
  1. Round 1 — 53.27 (did not advance)

Women's 1,500m

• Sinead Delahunty
  1. Round 1 — 04:11.75 (did not advance)

Women's 5,000m

• Sonia O'Sullivan
  1. Round 1 — 15:07.91
  2. Final — 14:41.02 (Silver medal)

• Rosemary Ryan
  1. Round 1 — 15:33.05 (did not advance)

• Breda Dennehy-Willis
  1. Round 1 — 15:49.58 (did not advance)

Women's 10,000m

• Sonia O'Sullivan
  1. Round 1 — 32:29.93
  2. Final — 30:53.37 (6th place)

• Breda Dennehy-Willis
  1. Round 1 — 33:17.45 (did not advance)

Women's 400m Hurdles

• Susan Smith-Walsh
  1. Round 1 — 57.08 (did not advance)

Women's 4x400m

• Emily Maher, Martina McCarthy, Ciara Sheehy, Karen Shinkins
  1. Round 1 — 03:32.24 (did not advance)

Women's 20km Walk

• Gillian O'Sullivan
  1. Final — 1:33:10 (10th place)

• Olive Loughnane
  1. Final — 1:38:23 (35th place)

[edit] Badminton

Women's Singles

• Sonya McGinn
  1. Round of 64: Bye
  2. Round of 32: Lost to Mia Audina Tjiptawan of Netherlands

[edit] Boxing

Men's 71kg

• Michael Roche
  • Round 1 — Lost to Firat Karagollu of Turkey (did not advance)

[edit] Canoe / Kayak

[edit] Flatwater

[edit] Men's competition

Men's Kayak Singles 500m

• Gary Mawer
  1. Qualifying Heat — 01:49.705 (did not advance)

Men's Kayak Singles 1000m

• Gary Mawer
  1. Qualifying Heat — 03:45.787
  2. Semifinal — 03:50.363 (did not advance)

[edit] Slalom

[edit] Men's competition

Men's Kayak Singles

• Ian Wiley
  1. Qualifying — 266.42 (did not advance)

[edit] Women's competition

Women's Kayak Singles

• Eadaoin Ni Challarain
  1. Qualifying — 331.49 (did not advance)

[edit] Cycling

[edit] Cross Country Mountain Bike

Men's Cross Country Mountain Bike

• Robin Seymour
  1. Final — 2:20:40.19 (28th place)

Women's Cross Country Mountain Bike

• Tarja Owens
  1. Final — Lapped (29th place)

[edit] Road Cycling

[edit] Men's competition

Men's Road Race

• David McCann
  1. Final — 5:30:46 (43rd place)

• Ciarán Power
  1. Final — 5:34:58 (74th place)

[edit] Women's competition

Women's Road Race

• Deirdre Murphy
  1. Final – DNF

[edit] Sailing

Ireland sent three men and one woman to the Sailing venue at the 2000 Sydney Olympics. They had one top ten finish.

Men's Single Handed Dinghy (Finn)

• David Burrows
  1. Race 1 — 9
  2. Race 2 — (16)
  3. Race 3 — 7
  4. Race 4 — 15
  5. Race 5 — (19)
  6. Race 6 — 1
  7. Race 7 — 10
  8. Race 8 — 1
  9. Race 9 — 6
  10. Race 10 — 12
  11. Race 11 — 8
  12. Final — 69 (9th place)

Men's Two Handed Keelboat (Star)

• Mark Mansfield and David O'Brien
  1. Race 1 — (15)
  2. Race 2 — 12
  3. Race 3 — 12
  4. Race 4 — 10
  5. Race 5 — 7
  6. Race 6 — 9
  7. Race 7 — 13
  8. Race 8 — 3
  9. Race 9 — 11
  10. Race 10 — 13
  11. Race 11 — (17) OCS
  12. Final — 90 (14th place)

Women's Single Handed Dinghy (Europe)

• Maria Coleman
  1. Race 1 — 11
  2. Race 2 — 5
  3. Race 3 — 3
  4. Race 4 — 15
  5. Race 5 — (17)
  6. Race 6 — 7
  7. Race 7 — 11
  8. Race 8 — (17)
  9. Race 9 — 9
  10. Race 10 — 14
  11. Race 11 — 11
  12. Final — 86 (12th place)

[edit] Swimming

Men's 200m Butterfly

• Colin Lowth
  1. Preliminary Heat — 02:03.91 (did not advance)

Men's 100m Breaststroke

• Andrew Bree
  1. Preliminary Heat — 01:04.58 (did not advance)

Men's 200m Breaststroke

• Andrew Bree
  1. Preliminary Heat — 02:18.14 (did not advance)

Women's 50m Freestyle

• Chantal Gibney
  1. Preliminary Heat — 27.46 (did not advance)

Women's 100m Freestyle

• Chantal Gibney
  1. Preliminary Heat — 58.79 (did not advance)

Women's 200m Freestyle

• Chantal Gibney
  1. Preliminary Heat — 02:05.24 (did not advance)

Women's 400m Freestyle

• Chantal Gibney
  1. Preliminary Heat — 04:23.73 (did not advance)

Women's 100m Breaststroke

• Emma Robinson
  1. Preliminary Heat — 01:13.41 (did not advance)

[edit] References

• Wallechinsky, David (2004). The Complete Book of the Summer Olympics (Athens 2004 Edition). Toronto, Canada. ISBN 1-894963-32-6.
• International Olympic Committee (2001). The Results. Retrieved 11/12/05.
• Sydney Organising Committee for the Olympic Games (2001). Official Report of the XXVII Olympiad Volume 1: Preparing for the Games. Retrieved 11/20/05.
• Sydney Organising Committee for the Olympic Games (2001). Official Report of the XXVII Olympiad Volume 2: Celebrating the Games. Retrieved 11/20/05.
• Sydney Organising Committee for the Olympic Games (2001). The Results. Retrieved 11/20/05.
• International Olympic Committee Web Site

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