Ireland_at_the_2004_Summer_Olympics
Ireland at the 2004 Summer Olympics
Sporting event delegation
Ireland competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, from 13 to 29 August 2004. This was the nation's eighteenth appearance at the Summer Olympics.
| Ireland at the 2004 Summer Olympics | |
|---|---|
| IOC code | IRL |
| NOC | Olympic Federation of Ireland |
| Website | olympics |
| in Athens | |
| Competitors | 46 in 9 sports |
| Flag bearer | Niall Griffin[1] |
| Medals |
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| Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
| Other related appearances | |
 Great Britain (1896–1920) | |
The Olympic Council of Ireland sent a total of 46 athletes to the Games, 32 men and 14 women, to compete in nine sports. The International Olympic Committee allowed athletes from Northern Ireland the option to compete at the Olympic games for either Great Britain and Northern Ireland, or for Ireland. Ireland's Olympic campaign for the Games started with a controversy, as middle-distance runner Cathal Lombard failed a drug test for EPO, and was not allowed to compete.[2]
Originally, Ireland left Athens with only a gold medal from show jumper Cian O'Connor. On 8 October 2004, International Federation for Equestrian Sports announced that Waterford Crystal, owned by O'Connor, failed a horse doping test for fluphenazine and zuclopenthixol that formally stripped off O'Connor's Olympic title in early 2005. Because O'Connor decided not to appeal, he was formally stripped of his Olympic title, which was awarded to silver medalist Rodrigo Pessoa of Brazil.[3][4]
Irish athletes achieved qualifying standards in the following athletics events (up to a maximum of three athletes in each event at the 'A' Standard, and 1 at the 'B' Standard).[5][6] Middle-distance runner Cathal Lombard was initially selected to the team, but he failed a drug test for EPO, and was not allowed to compete.[2]
- Key
- Note–Ranks given for track events are within the athlete's heat only
- Q = Qualified for the next round
- q = Qualified for the next round as a fastest loser or, in field events, by position without achieving the qualifying target
- NR = National record
- N/A = Round not applicable for the event
- Bye = Athlete not required to compete in round
- Men
- Track & road events
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Paul Brizzel | 200 m | 21.00 | 6 | Did not advance | |||||
| Mark Carroll | 5000 m | 13:46.81 | 15 | — | Did not advance | ||||
| Alistair Cragg | 13:23.01 | 7 q | — | 13:43.06 | 12 | ||||
| James Nolan | 1500 m | 3:41.14 | 8 q | — | 3:42.61 | 9 | Did not advance | ||
| Robert Heffernan | 20 km walk | — | DSQ | ||||||
- Field events
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Distance | Position | Distance | Position | ||
| Adrian O'Dwyer | High jump | NM | — | Did not advance | |
- Women
- Track & road events
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Marie Davenport | 10000 m | — | 31:50.49 | 14 | |||
| Olive Loughnane | 20 km walk | — | DNF | ||||
| Maria McCambridge | 5000 m | 15:57.42 | 15 | — | Did not advance | ||
| Derval O'Rourke | 100 m hurdles | 13.46 | 7 | Did not advance | |||
| Sonia O'Sullivan | 5000 m | 14:59.61 | 7 q | — | 16:20.90 | 14 | |
Ireland sent one boxer to the 2004 Summer Olympics.
Slalom
| Athlete | Event | Preliminary | Semifinal | Final | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Run 1 | Rank | Run 2 | Rank | Total | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Total | Rank | ||
| Eoin Rheinisch | Men's K-1 | 105.28 | 21 | 98.81 | 15 | 204.06 | 21 | Did not advance | |||||
| Eadaoin Ní Challarain | Women's K-1 | 121.42 | 15 | 119.33 | 16 | 240.75 | 15 Q | 116.95 | 11 | Did not advance | |||
Road
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ciarán Power | Men's road race | 5:41:56 | 13 |
| Mark Scanlon | Did not finish | ||
Mountain biking
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Robin Seymour | Men's cross-country | 2:28:32 | 30 |
| Jenny McCauley | Women's cross-country | LAP (1 lap) | 30 |
Dressage
| Athlete | Horse | Event | Grand Prix | Grand Prix Special | Grand Prix Freestyle | Overall | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | Rank | Score | Rank | Score | Rank | Score | Rank | |||
| Heike Holstein | Welt Adel | Individual | 60.417 | 50 | Did not advance | |||||
Eventing
| Athlete | Horse | Event | Dressage | Cross-country | Jumping | Total | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Qualifier | Final | ||||||||||||||
| Penalties | Rank | Penalties | Total | Rank | Penalties | Total | Rank | Penalties | Total | Rank | Penalties | Rank | |||
| Edmond Gibney | King's Highway | Individual | 68.00 # | 64 | 80.60 # | 148.60 # | 65 | 4.00 | 152.60 # | 62 | Did not advance | 152.60 | 62 | ||
| Niall Griffin | Sinead Cody | 58.40 | 40 | 4.80 | 63.20 | 30 | 10.00 # | 73.20 | 30 Q | 10.00 | 83.20 | 23 | 83.20 | 23 | |
| Sasha Harrison | All Love du Fenaud | 52.80 | 31 | 41.60 # | 94.40 # | 56 | 8.00 | 102.40 # | 49 | Did not advance | 102.40 | 49 | |||
| Mark Kyle | Drunken Disorderly | 63.00 # | 50 | 0.00 | 63.00 | =28 | 4.00 | 67.00 | =23 Q | 8.00 | 75.00 | 21 | 75.00 | 21 | |
| Susan Shortt | Just Beauty Queen | 58.80 | 41 | 6.00 | 64.80 | 32 | 12.00 # | 76.80 | 32 | Did not advance | 76.80 | 32 | |||
| Edmond Gibney Niall Griffin Sasha Harrison Mark Kyle Susan Shortt |
See above | Team | 170.00 | 9 | 10.80 | 191.00 | 7 | 16.00 | 217.00 | 8 | — | 217.00 | 8 | ||
"#" indicates that the score of this rider does not count in the team competition, since only the best three results of a team are counted.
Show jumping
| Athlete | Horse | Event | Qualification | Final | Total | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round A | Round B | |||||||||||||
| Penalties | Rank | Penalties | Total | Rank | Penalties | Total | Rank | Penalties | Rank | Penalties | Total | Rank | Penalties | Rank | |||
| Kevin Babington | Carling King | Individual | 2 | 17 | 1 | 3 | 4 Q | 5 | 8 | =5 Q | 8 | =12 Q | 4 | 12 | =5 | 12 | =4 |
| Marion Hughes | Fortunus | 6 | =42 | Retired | Did not advance | ||||||||||||
| Jessica Kürten | Castle Forbes Maike | 4 | =19 | 9 | 13 | =33 Q | 0 | 13 | 17 Q | 0 | =1 Q | 21 | 21 | =19 | 21 | =19 | |
| Cian O'Connor | Waterford Crystal | 1 | =11 | 12 | 13 | =33 Q | 9 | 22 | 36 Q | 4 | =4 Q | 0 | 4 | 1 | 4 | DSQ* | |
| Kevin Babington Marion Hughes Jessica Kürten Cian O'Connor |
See above | Team | — | 22 | 10 Q | 14 | 36 | 7 | 36 | DSQ* | |||||||
* Cian O'Connor originally claimed the gold medal in the individual show jumping, but was disqualified after his horse Waterford Crystal failed the horse doping test for fluphenazine and zuclopenthixol.[3]
- Men
| Athlete | Event | Heats | Repechage | Semifinals | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Sam Lynch Gearoid Towey |
Lightweight double sculls | 6:16.63 | 1 SA/B | Bye | 6:19.09 | 4 FB | 6:49.26 | 10 | |
| Richard Archibald Eugene Coakley Niall O'Toole Paul Griffin |
Lightweight four | 5:52.54 | 2 SA/B | Bye | 5:58.89 | 3 FA | 6:09.33 | 6 | |
Qualification Legend: FA=Final A (medal); FB=Final B (non-medal); FC=Final C (non-medal); FD=Final D (non-medal); FE=Final E (non-medal); FF=Final F (non-medal); SA/B=Semifinals A/B; SC/D=Semifinals C/D; SE/F=Semifinals E/F; R=Repechage
- Men
| Athlete | Event | Race | Net points | Final rank | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | M* | ||||
| David Burrows | Finn | 17 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 18 | 2 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 22 | 116 | 12 | |
| Ross Killian Ger Owens |
470 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 4 | 16 | 10 | 129 | 16 | |
| Killian Collins Mark Mansfield |
Star | 11 | 15 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 125 | 17 | |
- Women
| Athlete | Event | Race | Net points | Final rank | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | M* | ||||
| Maria Coleman | Europe | 18 | 12 | 12 | 20 | 18 | 15 | 19 | 19 | 13 | 1 | 147 | 18 | |
- Open
| Athlete | Event | Race | Net points | Final rank | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | M* | ||||
| Rory Fitzpatrick | Laser | 33 | 26 | 31 | 26 | 22 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 11 | — | 22 | 248 | 30 | |||||
| Fraser Brown Tom Fitzpatrick |
49er | 10 | 16 | 10 | 4 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 13 | 12 | 152 | 16 | ||
M = Medal race; OCS = On course side of the starting line; DSQ = Disqualified; DNF = Did not finish; DNS= Did not start; RDG = Redress given
Ireland qualified one shooter.
- Men
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | Rank | Points | Rank | ||
| Derek Burnett | Trap | 119 | =9 | Did not advance | |
- Men
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Michael Wiliamson | 200 m breaststroke | 2:15.75 | 22 | Did not advance | |||
- Women
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Emma Robinson | 100 m breaststroke | 1:11.40 | 24 | Did not advance | |||
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- Olympic Council of Ireland