Ireland at the 2000 Summer Olympics explained

Noc:	IRL
Nocname:	Olympic Federation of Ireland
Games:	Summer Olympics
Year:	2000
Location:	Sydney
Competitors:	64 (40 men and 24 women)
Sports:	10
Flagbearer:	Sonia O'Sullivan
Rank:	64
Gold:	0
Silver:	1
Bronze:	0
Appearances:	auto
See also:	(1896–1920)

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

Medalists

Silver

• Sonia O'Sullivan – Athletics, Women's 5000m

Results by event

Athletics

Men's Competition

Men's 100m

• Paul Brizzell

• Round 1 – 10.62 (→ did not advance)

Men's 200m

• Paul Brizzell

• Round 1 – 20.98 (→ did not advance)

Men's 400m

• Tomas Coman

• Round 1 – 46.17 (→ did not advance)

Men's 800m

• David Matthews

• Round 1 – 01:48.77 (→ did not advance)

Men's 1,500m

• James Nolan

• Round 1 – 03:40.50 (→ did not advance)

Men's 5,000m

• Mark Carroll

• Round 1 – 13:30.60 (→ did not advance)

Men's 110m Hurdles

• Peter Coghlan

• Round 1 – 14.03

• Round 2 – 13.86 (→ did not advance)

Men's 400m Hurdles

• Tom McGuirk

• Round 1 – 51.73 (→ did not advance)

Men's 4 × 100 m

• Paul Brizzell, Tom Comyns, John McAdorey, Gary Ryan

• Round 1 – 39.26 (→ did not advance)

Men's 4 × 400 m

• Tomas Coman, Robert Daly, Paul "Junior" McKee, Paul Oppermann

• Round 1 – 03:07.42 (→ did not advance)

Men's High Jump

• Brendan Reilly

• Qualifying – 2.20 (→ did not advance)

Men's Discus

• Nick Sweeney

• Qualifying – 57.37 (→ did not advance)
• John Menton

• Qualifying – 54.21 (→ did not advance)

Men's Javelin Throw

• Terry McHugh

• Qualifying – 79.90 (→ did not advance)

Men's Hammer Throw

• Paddy McGrath

• Qualifying – 67.00 (→ did not advance)

Men's 20 km Walk

• Robert Heffernan

• Final – 1:26:04 (→ 28th place)

Men's 50 km Walk

• Jamie Costin

• Final – 4:24:22 (→ 38th place)

Women's Competition

Women's 100m

• Sarah Reilly

• Round 1 – 11.56

• Round 2 – 11.53 (→ did not advance)

Women's 200m

• Sarah Reilly

• Round 1 – 23.43 (→ did not advance)

Women's 400m

• Karen Shinkins

• Round 1 – 53.27 (→ did not advance)

Women's 1,500m

• Sinead Delahunty

• Round 1 – 04:11.75 (→ did not advance)

Women's 5,000m

• Sonia O'Sullivan

• Round 1 – 15:07.91

• Final – 14:41.02 (→ Silver Medal)
• Rosemary Ryan

• Round 1 – 15:33.05 (→ did not advance)
• Breda Dennehy-Willis

• Round 1 – 15:49.58 (→ did not advance)

Women's 10,000m

• Sonia O'Sullivan

• Round 1 – 32:29.93

• Final – 30:53.37 (→ 6th place)
• Breda Dennehy-Willis

• Round 1 – 33:17.45 (→ did not advance)

Women's 400m Hurdles

• Susan Smith-Walsh

• Round 1 – 57.08 (→ did not advance)

Women's 4 × 400 m

• Emily Maher, Martina McCarthy, Ciara Sheehy, Karen Shinkins

• Round 1 – 03:32.24 (→ did not advance)

Women's 20 km Walk

• Gillian O'Sullivan

• Final – 1:33:10 (→ 10th place)
• Olive Loughnane

• Final – 1:38:23 (→ 35th place)

Badminton

Women's Singles

• Sonya McGinn

• Round of 64: Bye

• Round of 32: Lost to Mia Audina Tjiptawan of Netherlands (→ did not advance)

Boxing

Men's 71 kg

• Michael Roche

• Round 1 – Lost to Firat Karagollu of Turkey (→ did not advance)

Canoe / Kayak

Flatwater

Men's Competition

Men's Kayak Singles 500m

• Gary Mawer

• Qualifying Heat – 01:49.705 (→ did not advance)

Men's Kayak Singles 1000m

• Gary Mawer

• Qualifying Heat – 03:45.787

• Semifinal – 03:50.363 (→ did not advance)

Slalom

Men's Competition

Men's Kayak Singles

• Ian Wiley

• Qualifying – 266.42 (→ did not advance)

Women's Competition

Women's Kayak Singles

• Eadaoin Ní Challarain

• Qualifying – 331.49 (→ did not advance)

Cycling

Cross Country Mountain Bike

Men's Cross Country Mountain Bike

• Robin Seymour

• Final – 2:20:40.19 (→ 28th place)

Women's Cross Country Mountain Bike

• Tarja Owens

• Final – Lapped (→ 29th place)

Road Cycling

Men's Competition

Men's Road Race

• David McCann

• Final – 5:30:46 (→ 43rd place)
• Ciarán Power

• Final – 5:34:58 (→ 74th place)

Women's Competition

Women's Road Race

• Deirdre Murphy

• Final – DNF (→ no ranking)

Rowing

Men's Lightweight Fours

• Neville Maxwell 5th in the B final (→ 11th)
• Neal Byrne 5th in the B final (→ 11th)
• Gearoid Towey 5th in the B final (→ 11th)
• Tony O'Connor 5th in the B final (→ 11th)

Sailing

Men's Single Handed Dinghy (Finn)

• David Burrows

• Race 1 – 9

• Race 2 – (16)

• Race 3 – 7

• Race 4 – 15

• Race 5 – (19)

• Race 6 – 1

• Race 7 – 10

• Race 8 – 1

• Race 9 – 6

• Race 10 – 12

• Race 11 – 8

• Final – 69 (→ 9th place)

Men's Two Handed Keelboat (Star)

• Mark Mansfield and David O'Brien

• Race 1 – (15)

• Race 2 – 12

• Race 3 – 12

• Race 4 – 10

• Race 5 – 7

• Race 6 – 9

• Race 7 – 13

• Race 8 – 3

• Race 9 – 11

• Race 10 – 13

• Race 11 – (17) OCS

• Final – 90 (→ 14th place)

Women's Single Handed Dinghy (Europe)

• Maria Coleman

• Race 1 – 11

• Race 2 – 5

• Race 3 – 3

• Race 4 – 15

• Race 5 – (17)

• Race 6 – 7

• Race 7 – 11

• Race 8 – (17)

• Race 9 – 9

• Race 10 – 14

• Race 11 – 11

• Final – 86 (→ 12th place)

Swimming

Men's 200m Butterfly

• Colin Lowth

• Preliminary Heat – 02:03.91 (→ did not advance)

Men's 100m Breaststroke

• Andrew Bree

• Preliminary Heat – 01:04.58 (→ did not advance)

Men's 200m Breaststroke

• Andrew Bree

• Preliminary Heat – 02:18.14 (→ did not advance)

Women's 50m Freestyle

• Chantal Gibney

• Preliminary Heat – 27.46 (→ did not advance)

Women's 100m Freestyle

• Chantal Gibney

• Preliminary Heat – 58.79 (→ did not advance)

Women's 200m Freestyle

• Chantal Gibney

• Preliminary Heat – 02:05.24 (→ did not advance)

Women's 400m Freestyle

• Chantal Gibney

• Preliminary Heat – 04:23.73 (→ did not advance)

Women's 100m Breaststroke

• Emma Robinson

• Preliminary Heat – 01:13.41 (→ did not advance)

References

• Wallechinsky, David (2004). The Complete Book of the Summer Olympics (Athens 2004 Edition). Toronto, Canada. .
• International Olympic Committee (2001). The Results. Retrieved 12 November 2005.
• Sydney Organising Committee for the Olympic Games (2001). Official Report of the XXVII Olympiad Volume 1: Preparing for the Games. Retrieved 20 November 2005.
• Sydney Organising Committee for the Olympic Games (2001). Official Report of the XXVII Olympiad Volume 2: Celebrating the Games. Retrieved 20 November 2005.
• Sydney Organising Committee for the Olympic Games (2001). The Results. Retrieved 20 November 2005.
• International Olympic Committee Web Site
• sports-reference