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Ireland at the 1992 Summer Olympics

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IOC code
  
IRL

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Website
  
www.olympicsport.ie

Ireland at the 1992 Summer Olympics

NOC
  
Olympic Council of Ireland

Competitors
  
58 (49 men and 9 women) in 12 sports

Medals Ranked 32nd
  
Gold Silver Bronze Total 1 1 0 2

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.

Contents

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)

    • 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

    • Fencing

    One male fencer represented Ireland in 1992.

    Men's épée
  • Michael O'Brien

    • 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

    • References

    Ireland at the 1992 Summer Olympics Wikipedia
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