Ireland at the 1992 Summer Olympics

Ireland competed at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. 58 competitors, 49 men and 9 women, took part in 47 events in 12 sports.[2]

Ireland at the
1992 Summer Olympics
IOC codeIRL
NOCOlympic Federation of Ireland
Websiteolympics.ie
in Barcelona
Competitors58 (49 men and 9 women) in 12 sports
Flag bearer Michelle Smith[1]
Medals
Ranked 32nd
Gold
1
Silver
1
Bronze
0
Total
2
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
Other related appearances
 Great Britain (1896–1920)

Medalists

Medal Name Sport Event Date
 GoldMichael CarruthBoxingWelterweight8 August
 SilverWayne McCulloughBoxingBantamweight8 August

Competitors

The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.[3]

Sport Men Women Total
Archery 101
Athletics 16319
Boxing 66
Canoeing 505
Cycling 505
Equestrian 549
Fencing 101
Judo 202
Rowing 101
Sailing 415
Swimming 112
Tennis 202
Total49958

Archery

Veteran Noel Lynch was the only Irish archer at the nation's fifth appearance in the tournament. He did not qualify for the elimination rounds.

Men's Individual Competition:

  • Noel Lynch Ranking round, 62nd place (0-0)

Athletics

Men's 5.000 metres

  • John Doherty
  • Heat 13:41.27 (→ did not advance)
  • Frank O'Mara
  • Heat 13:38.79 (→ did not advance)
  • Heat 14:03.79 (→ did not advance)

Men's 10.000 metres

  • Sean Dollman
  • Heat 28:55.77 (→ did not advance)
  • Noel Berkeley
  • Heat 29:23.58 (→ did not advance)

Men's Marathon

  • John Treacy 2:24.11 (→ 51st place)
  • Thomas Hughes 2:32.55 (→ 72nd place)
  • Andrew Ronan did not finish (→ no ranking)

Men's 20 km Walk

  • Jimmy McDonald 1:25:16 (→ 6th place)
  • Bobby O'Leary DSQ (→ no ranking)

Men's Javelin Throw

  • Terry McHugh
  • Qualification 73.26 m (→ did not advance)

Men's Discus Throw

  • Nick Sweeney
  • Qualification 57.68 m (→ did not advance)

Men's Shot Put

  • Qualification 17.15 m (→ did not advance)
  • Paul Quirke
  • Qualification 17.01 m (→ did not advance)


Women's 10 km Walk

  • Perri Williams 54:53 (→ 37th place)

Boxing

Cycling

Five cyclists, all men, represented Ireland in 1992.

Men's road race
  • Kevin Kimmage
  • Conor Henry
  • Paul Slane
Men's team time trial
  • Mark Kane
  • Kevin Kimmage
  • Robert Power
  • Paul Slane

Equestrianism

Fencing

One male fencer represented Ireland in 1992.

Men's épée
  • Michael O'Brien

Judo

Rowing

Men's Single Sculls

  • Niall O'Toole 3rd in the D Final (→ 21st place)

Sailing

Swimming

Men's 100m Breaststroke

  • Gary O'Toole
    1. Heat 1:05.48 (→ did not advance, 38th place)

Men's 200m Breaststroke

  • Gary O'Toole
    1. Heat 2:17.66 (→ did not advance, 20th place)

Men's 200m Individual Medley

  • Gary O'Toole
    1. Heat 2:07.67 (→ did not advance, 34th place)

Women's 200m Backstroke

Women's 200m Individual Medley

Women's 400m Individual Medley

Tennis

Men's Singles Competition

Men's Doubles Competition

  • Owen Casey and Eoin Collins
    1. First round Defeated Leonardo Lavalle and Francisco Maciel (Mexico) 7–6, 6–4, retired
    2. Second round Lost to Jakob Hlasek and Marc Rosset (Switzerland) 6–7, 3–6, 4-6

References

  1. "Michelle Smith". olympedia.org. Retrieved 29 December 2023.
  2. "Ireland at the 1992 Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 2012-02-06. Retrieved 2011-12-25.
  3. Ireland at the 1992 Summer Olympics
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