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 |
| in Sydney | |
| Competitors | 64 (40 men and 24 women) in 10 sports |
| Flag bearer | Sonia O'Sullivan |
| Medals Ranked 64th |
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| Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
| 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
- 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 | |||
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