Ireland at the 2000 Summer Olympics

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

Ireland at the 2000 Summer Olympics
IOC code	IRL
NOC	Olympic Federation of Ireland
Website	olympics.ie
in Sydney
Competitors	64 (40 men and 24 women) in 10 sports
Flag bearer	Sonia O'Sullivan
Medals Ranked 64th	Gold 0 Silver 1 Bronze 0 Total 1
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
1924 1928 1932 1936 1948 1952 1956 1960 1964 1968 1972 1976 1980 1984 1988 1992 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020 2024
Other related appearances
Great Britain (1896–1920)

Medalists

Medal	Name	Sport	Event
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

Main article: Swimming at the 2000 Summer Olympics

Men

Athlete	Event	Heat		Semifinal		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Andrew Bree	100 m breaststroke	1:04.58	41	Did not advance
	200 m breaststroke	2:18.14	27	Did not advance
Colin Lowth	200 m butterfly	2:03.91	37	Did not advance

Women

Athlete	Event	Heat		Semifinal		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Chantal Gibney	50 m freestyle	27.46	48	Did not advance
	100 m freestyle	58.79	42	Did not advance
	200 m freestyle	2:05.24	28	Did not advance
	400 m freestyle	4:23.73	34	—		Did not advance
Emma Robinson	100 m breaststroke	1:13.41	29	Did not advance

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 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