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.
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.
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.
Athletics
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). 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.
Men Track & road events AthleteEventHeatQuarterfinalSemifinalFinalResultRankResultRankResultRankResultRankPaul Brizzel200 m21.006Did not advanceMark Carroll5000 m13:46.8115colspan=4 Did not advanceAlistair Cragg13:23.017 qcolspan=4 13:43.0612James Nolan1500 m3:41.148 qcolspan=2 3:42.619Did not advanceRobert Heffernan20 km walkcolspan=6
Field events AthleteEventQualificationFinalDistancePositionDistancePositionAdrian O'DwyerHigh jump—Did not advance
Women Track & road events AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinalResultRankResultRankResultRankMarie Davenport10000 mcolspan=4 31:50.4914Olive Loughnane20 km walkcolspan=4 Maria McCambridge5000 m15:57.4215colspan=2 Did not advanceDerval O'Rourke100 m hurdles13.467Did not advanceSonia O'Sullivan5000 m14:59.617 qcolspan=2 16:20.9014
Boxing
Ireland sent one boxer to the 2004 Summer Olympics.
AthleteEventRound of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinalOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankAndy LeeMiddleweightW 38–23L 27–27+Did not advance
Canoeing
Slalom AthleteEventPreliminarySemifinalFinalRun 1RankRun 2RankTotalRankTimeRankTimeRankTotalRankEoin RheinischMen's K-1105.282198.8115204.0621Did not advanceEadaoin Ní ChallarainWomen's K-1121.4215119.3316240.7515 Q116.9511Did not advance
Cycling
Road AthleteEventTimeRankCiarán PowerMen's road race5:41:5613Mark ScanlonDid not finish
Mountain biking AthleteEventTimeRankRobin SeymourMen's cross-country2:28:3230Jenny McCauleyWomen's cross-country (1 lap)30
Equestrian
Dressage AthleteHorseEventGrand PrixGrand Prix SpecialGrand Prix FreestyleOverallScoreRankScoreRankScoreRankScoreRankHeike HolsteinWelt AdelIndividual60.41750Did not advance
Eventing AthleteHorseEventDressageCross-countryJumpingTotalQualifierFinalPenaltiesRankPenaltiesTotalRankPenaltiesTotalRankPenaltiesTotalRankPenaltiesRankEdmond GibneyKing's HighwayIndividual68.00 #6480.60 #148.60 #654.00152.60 #62Did not advance152.6062Niall GriffinSinead Cody58.40404.8063.203010.00 #73.2030 Q10.0083.202383.2023Sasha HarrisonAll Love du Fenaud52.803141.60 #94.40 #568.00102.40 #49Did not advance102.4049Mark KyleDrunken Disorderly63.00 #500.0063.00=284.0067.00=23 Q8.0075.002175.0021Susan ShorttJust Beauty Queen58.80416.0064.803212.00 #76.8032Did not advance76.8032Edmond GibneyNiall GriffinSasha HarrisonMark KyleSusan ShorttSee aboveTeam170.00910.80191.00716.00217.008colspan=3 217.008 "#" 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 AthleteHorseEventQualificationFinalTotalRound 1Round 2Round 3Round ARound BPenaltiesRankPenaltiesTotal RankPenaltiesTotal RankPenaltiesRankPenaltiesTotalRankPenaltiesRankKevin BabingtonCarling KingIndividual217134 Q58=5 Q8=12 Q412=512=4Marion HughesFortunus6=42RetiredDid not advanceJessica KürtenCastle Forbes Maike4=19913=33 Q01317 Q0=1 Q2121=1921=19Cian O'ConnorWaterford Crystal1=111213=33 Q92236 Q4=4 Q0414*Kevin BabingtonMarion HughesJessica KürtenCian O'ConnorSee aboveTeamcolspan=8 2210 Q1436736* * 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.
Rowing
Men AthleteEventHeatsRepechageSemifinalsFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankSam LynchGearoid ToweyLightweight double sculls6:16.631 SA/Bcolspan=2 6:19.094 FB6:49.2610Richard ArchibaldEugene CoakleyNiall O'ToolePaul GriffinLightweight four5:52.542 SA/Bcolspan=2 5:58.893 FA6:09.336 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
Sailing
Men AthleteEventRaceNet pointsFinal rank12345678910M*David BurrowsFinn171493182OCS1011102211612Ross KillianGer Owens47011141614141419164161012916Killian CollinsMark MansfieldStar11151113131517910131512517
Women AthleteEventRaceNet pointsFinal rank12345678910M*Maria ColemanEurope18121220181522191913114718
Open AthleteEventRaceNet pointsFinal rank123456789101112131415M*Rory FitzpatrickLaser33263831262227262411colspan=5 2224830Fraser BrownTom Fitzpatrick49er101610412517217161414DSQ7131215216 M = Medal race; OCS = On course side of the starting line; DSQ = Disqualified; DNF = Did not finish; DNS= Did not start; RDG = Redress given
Shooting
Ireland qualified one shooter.
Men AthleteEventQualificationFinalPointsRankPointsRankDerek BurnettTrap119=9Did not advance
Swimming
Men AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankMichael Wiliamson200 m breaststroke2:15.7522Did not advance
Women AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankEmma Robinson100 m breaststroke1:11.4024Did not advance
See also Ireland at the 2004 Summer Paralympics
References
External links
Olympic Council of Ireland