Ireland at the 1996 Summer Olympics
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Ireland at the Olympic Games | ||||
Flag of Ireland |
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IOC code: | IRL | |||
NOC: | Olympic Council of Ireland external link |
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1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta | ||||
Medals | Gold 3 |
Silver 0 |
Bronze 1 |
Total 4 |
Summer Olympic Games appearances | ||||
1924 • 1928 • 1932 • 1936 • 1948 • 1952 • 1956 • 1960 • 1964 • 1968 • 1972 • 1976 • 1980 • 1984 • 1988 • 1992 • 1996 • 2000 • 2004 | ||||
Winter Olympic Games appearances | ||||
1992 • 1994 • 1998 • 2002 • 2006 |
Ireland competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, United States.
Contents |
[edit] Medals
Ireland finished in 28th position in the final medal rankings, with three gold medals and one bronze medal.
[edit] Gold
- Michelle Smith — Swimming, Women's 400 metres Freestyle
- Michelle Smith — Swimming, Women's 200 metres Individual Medley
- Michelle Smith — Swimming, Women's 400 metres Individual Medley
[edit] Bronze
- Michelle Smith — Swimming, Women's 200 metres Butterfly
[edit] Results by event
[edit] Archery
Ireland again sent only one archer to the Olympics. Keith Hanlon won his first match, but was defeated in the second round.
Men's Individual Competition:
- Keith Hanlon — Round of 32, 22nd place (1-1)
[edit] Athletics
Men's 400m Hurdles
- Tom McGuirk
- Heat — 50.76s (→ did not advance)
Men's Discus Throw
- Nick Sweeney
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- Qualification — 62.04m (→ did not advance)
Women's 10km Walk
- Deirdre Gallagher — 45:47 (→ 23nd place)
[edit] Boxing
Men's Flyweight (51 kg)
- Damaen Kelly
- First Round — Defeated Julian Strogov (Bulgaria), 12-11
- Second Round — Defeated Hussein Hussein (Australia), 27-20
- Quarter Finals — Lost to Bolat Djumadilov (Kazakhstan), 6-13
Men's Light Welterweight (63,5 kg)
- Francis Barrett
- First Round — Defeated Zely Ferreria (Brazil), 32-7
- Second Round — Lost to Fethi Missaoui (Tunisia), 6-18
Men's Middleweight (75 kg)
- Brian Magee
- First Round — Defeated Randall Thompson (Canada), 13-5
- Second Round — Defeated Bertrand Tetsia (Cameroon), 11-6
- Quarter Finals — Lost to Mohamed Bahari (Algeria), 9-15
Men's Heavyweight (91 kg)
- Cathal O'Grady
- First Round — Lost to Garth da Silva (New Zealand), referee stopped contest in first round
[edit] Swimming
Men's 50m Freestyle
- Nicholas O'Hare
- Heat – 24.03 (→ did not advance, 48th and last place)
Men's 100m Freestyle
- Earl McCarthy
- Heat – 50.99 (→ did not advance, 27th place)
Men's 200m Freestyle
- Earl McCarthy
- Heat – 1:53.67 (→ did not advance, 29th place)
Men's 100m Backstroke
- Adrian O'Connor
- Heat – 58.56 (→ did not advance, 45th place)
Men's 200m Backstroke
- Adrian O'Connor
- Heat – 2:08.90 (→ did not advance, 35th place)
Women's 200m Freestyle
- Marion Madine
- Heat – 2:04.92 (→ did not advance, 27th place)
Women's 400m Freestyle
- Michelle Smith
- Heat – 4:09.00
- Final – 4:07.25 (→ Gold Medal)
Women's 100m Butterfly
- Marion Madine
- Heat – 1:03.80 (→ did not advance, 31st place)
Women's 200m Butterfly
- Michelle Smith
- Heat – 2:10.03
- Final – 2:09.91 (→ Bronze Medal)
Women's 200m Individual Medley
- Michelle Smith
- Heat – 2:16.35
- Final – 2:13.93 (→ Gold Medal)
Women's 400m Individual Medley
- Michelle Smith
- Heat – 4:43.79
- Final – 4:39.18 (→ Gold Medal)