History

Ireland made its first Summer Olympic appearance in 1924 and has competed ever since, with the exception of the 1932 Olympics. The nation sends a medium sized delegation of typically over 50 athletes to each Olympics. The athletes compete in a variety of sports with the most common being athletics, boxing, equestrian and sailing.

Ireland won its first medal in 1928 and has won a total of 31 across six sports. The most successful sports are boxing (16), athletics (7) and swimming (4). Ireland’s most successful athlete is swimmer Michelle Smith whom won four medals at the 1996 Olympics. She won three gold medals in women’s 400m freestyle, 200m individual medley and 400m individual medley and one bronze in women’s 200m butterfly. In 2016 Ireland won 2 medals.

Qualified Quotas

Athletics

Men’s Events

Event	Qualifying Athletes	Selected Athletes
Men’s 200m	Leon Reid
	Marcus Lawler
Men’s 800m	Mark English
Men’s 1500m	Andrew Coscoran
Men’s 400m Hurdles	Thomas Barr
Men’s 20km Walk	David Kenny
	Alex Wright	Declined
Men’s 50km Walk	Brendan Boyce	Brendan Boyce
	Alex Wright
Men’s Marathon	Stephen Scullion	Stephen Scullion
	Kevin Seaward	Kevin Seaward
	Paul Pollock	Paul Pollock

Women’s Events

Event	Qualifying Athletes	Selected Athletes
Women’s 200m	Phil Healy
Women’s 400m	Phil Healy
Women’s 800m	Nadia Power
	Siofra Cleirigh Buttner
	Louise Shanahan
Women’s 1500m	Ciara Mageean
	Sarah Healy
Women’s 100m Hurdles	Sarah Lavin
Women’s 3000m Steeplechase	Michelle Finn
	Elish Flanagan
Women’s Marathon	Fionnuala McCormack	Fionnuala McCormack
	Aoife Cooke	Aoife Cooke

Mixed Events

Event	Qualifying Athletes	Selected Athletes
Mixed 4x400m Relay	Christopher O’Donnell Phil Healy Sharlene Mawdsley Thomas Barr

Badminton

Event	Qualifying Athletes	Selected Athletes
Men’s Singles	Nhat Nguyen	Nhat Nguyen

Boxing

Event	Qualifying Athletes	Selected Athletes
Men’s Flyweight	Brendan Irvine	Brendan Irvine
Men’s Featherweight	Kurt Walker	Kurt Walker
Men’s Welterweight	Aidan Walsh	Aidan Walsh
Men’s Light Heavyweight	Emmett Brennan	Emmett Brennan
Women’s Featherweight	Michaela Walsh	Michaela Walsh
Women’s Lightweight	Kellie Harrington	Kellie Harrington
Women’s Middleweight	Aoife O’Rourke	Aoife O’Rourke

Canoeing

Event	Qualifying Athletes	Selected Athletes
Men’s C1 Slalom	Robert Hendrick	Liam Jegou

Cycling

Event	Qualifying Athletes	Selected Athletes
Men’s Road Race	Qualified Via Rankings	Edward Dunbar
		Daniel Martin
		Nicolas Roche
Men’s Time Trial	Qualified Via Rankings	Nicolas Roche
Men’s Madison	Qualified Via Rankings	Mark Downey Felix English
Women’s Madison	Qualified Via Rankings	Emily Kay Shannon McCurley
Men’s Omnium	Eligible to Compete	Mark Downey
Women’s Omnium	Eligible to Compete	Emily Kay

Diving

Event	Qualifying Athletes	Selected Athletes
Men’s 3m Springboard	Oliver Dingley	Oliver Dingley
Women’s 10m Platform	Tanya Watson	Tanya Watson

Equestrian

Event	Qualifying Athletes	Selected Athletes
Individual Dressage	Judy Reynolds Horse: Vancouver K	Heike Holstein Horse: Sambuca
Team Dressage	Kate Dwyer Horse: Snowdon Faberge Heike Holstein Horse: Sambuca Anna Merveldt Horse: Esporim Judy Reynolds Horse: Vancouver K	Declined By NOC
Individual Eventing	From Team Quota	Sarah Ennis Horse: Horseware Woodcourt Garrrison
	From Team Quota	Sam Watson Horse: Horseware Flamenco
	From Team Quota	Cathal Daniels Horse: Rioghan Rua
Team Eventing	Padraig McCarthy Horse: Mr Chunky Sarah Ennis Horse: Horseware Stellor Rebound Sam Watson Horse: Horseware Ardagh Highlight Cathal Daniels Horse: Rioghan Rua	Sarah Ennis Horse: Horseware Woodcourt Garrrison Sam Watson Horse: Horseware Flamenco Cathal Daniels Horse: Rioghan Rua
Individual Jumping	From Team Quota	Bertran Allen Horse: Pacino Amiro
	From Team Quota	Darragh Kenny Horse: VDL Cartello
	From Team Quota	Cian O’Connor Horse: Kilkenny
Team Jumping	Peter Moloney Horse: Chianti’s Champion Paul O’Shea Horse: Skara Glen’s Machu Picchu Darragh Kenny Horse: Balou Du Reventon Cian O’Connor Horse: PSG Final	Bertran Allen Horse: Pacino Amiro Darragh Kenny Horse: VDL Cartello Cian O’Connor Horse: Kilkenny

Field Hockey

Event	Qualifying Athletes	Selected Athletes
Women’s Tournament	Ayeisha McFerran Roisin Upton Serena Barr Nicola Evans Kathryn Mullan Shirley McCay Elena Tice Gillian Pinder Beth Barr Chloe Watkins Lizzie Holden Nicola Daly Hannah Matthews Elizabeth Murphy Sarah Hawkshaw Anna O’Flanagan Zoe Wilson Deirdre Duke	Ayeisha McFerran Chloe Watkins Hannah Matthews Sarah Torrans Nicola Daly Roisin Upton Hannah McLoughlin Deirdre Duke Kathryn Mullan Shirley McCay Sarah Hawkshaw Elena Tice Naomi Carroll Lizzie Holden Sarah McAuley Anna O’Flanagan Michelle Carey* Zara Malseed*

* Reserve Athlete

Golf

Event	Qualifying Athletes	Selected Athletes
Men’s Individual	Rory McIlroy	Rory McIlroy
	Shane Lowry	Shane Lowry
Women’s Individual	Leona Maguire	Leona Maguire
	Stephanie Meadow	Stephanie Meadow

Gymnastics

Event	Qualifying Athletes	Selected Athletes
Men’s Artistic Individual Events	Rhys McClenaghan	Rhys McClenaghan
Women’s Artistic Individual Events	Megan Ryan	Megan Ryan

Judo

Event	Qualifying Athletes	Selected Athletes
Men’s -100kg	Benjamin Fletcher	Benjamin Fletcher
Women’s -70kg	Megan Fletcher	Megan Fletcher

Modern Pentathlon

Event	Qualifying Athletes	Selected Athletes
Men’s Individual	Arthur Lanigan-O’ Keeffe	Athlete Injured
Women’s Individual	Natalya Coyle	Natalya Coyle

Rowing

Event	Qualifying Athletes	Selected Athletes
Women’s Single Sculls	Sanita Puspure	Sanita Puspure
Women’s Coxless Pair	Aileen Crowley Monika Dukarska	Aileen Crowley Monika Dukarska
Men’s Double Sculls	Philip Doyle Ronan Byrne	Philip Doyle Ronan Byrne
Men’s Lightweight Double Sculls	Fintan McCarthy Paul O’Donovan	Fintan McCarthy Paul O’Donovan
Women’s Lightweight Double Sculls	Aoife Casey Margaret Cremen	Aoife Casey Margaret Cremen
Women’s Coxless Four	Aifric Keogh Eimear Lambe Fiona Murtagh Emily Hegarty	Aifric Keogh Eimear Lambe Fiona Murtagh Emily Hegarty

Rugby Sevens

Event	Qualifying Athletes	Selected Athletes
Men’s Tournament	Jack Kelly Adam Leavy Harry McNulty Foster Horan Ian Fitzpatrick Billy Dardis Jordan Conroy Hugo Lennox Sean Cribbin Terry Kennedy Aaron Sexton Greg O’Shea

Sailing

Event	Qualifying Athletes	Selected Athletes
Women’s Laser Radial	Aisling Keller	Annalise Murphy
Men’s 49er	Robert Dickson Sean Waddilove	Robert Dickson Sean Waddilove

Shooting

Event	Qualifying Athletes	Selected Athletes
Men’s Trap	Derek Burnett	Derek Burnett

Swimming

Men’s Events

Event	Qualifying Athletes	Selected Athletes
Men’s 800m Freestyle	Daniel Wiffen
Men’s 100m Backstroke	Shane Ryan	Shane Ryan
Men’s 100m Breaststroke	Darragh Greene	Darragh Greene
Men’s 200m Breaststroke	Darragh Greene	Darragh Greene
Men’s 4x200m Freestyle Relay	Qualified Via Rankings

Women’s Events

Event	Qualifying Athletes	Selected Athletes
Women’s 100m Breaststroke	Mona McSharry

Taekwondo

Event	Qualifying Athletes	Selected Athletes
Men’s -58kg	Jack Woolley	Jack Woolley

Triathlon

Event	Qualifying Athletes	Selected Athletes
Men’s Individual	Russell White	Russell White
Women’s Individual	Carolyn Hayes	Carolyn Hayes