Ireland at the 1992 Summer Olympics

Ireland at the 1992 Summer Olympics
IOC code	IRL
NOC	Olympic Federation of Ireland
Website	olympics.ie
in Barcelona
Competitors	58 (49 men and 9 women) in 12 sports
Flag bearer	Michelle Smith[1]
Medals Ranked 32nd	Gold 1 Silver 1 Bronze 0 Total 2
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Other related appearances
Great Britain (1896–1920)

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]

Medalists

Medal	Name	Sport	Event	Date
Gold	Michael Carruth	Boxing	Welterweight	8 August
Silver	Wayne McCullough	Boxing	Bantamweight	8 August

Competitors

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

Sport	Men	Women	Total
Archery	1	0	1
Athletics	16	3	19
Boxing	6	–	6
Canoeing	5	0	5
Cycling	5	0	5
Equestrian	5	4	9
Fencing	1	0	1
Judo	2	0	2
Rowing	1	0	1
Sailing	4	1	5
Swimming	1	1	2
Tennis	2	0	2
Total	49	9	58

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)

• Paul Donovan

• 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

• Victor Costello

• 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

Canoeing

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

• Michelle Smith
  1. Heat – 2:21.37 (→ did not advance, 35th place)

Women's 200m Individual Medley

• Michelle Smith
  1. Heat – 2:23.83 (→ did not advance, 32nd place)

Women's 400m Individual Medley

• Michelle Smith
  1. Heat – 4:58.94 (→ did not advance, 26th place)

Tennis

Men's Singles Competition

• Owen Casey
  1. First round — Lost to Magnus Gustafsson (Sweden) 6–7, 1–6, 4-6

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

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