Ireland competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia, in the United States.
Medalists
Ireland won three gold and one bronze medal at the 1996 Olympics, the highest number ever, and was placed 28th in the medals table. Sonia O'Sullivan, who was seen as the best medal chance prior to the competition, did not win a medal.
Michelle Smith was accused of doping, though the accusations were not substantiated at the time. Two years after the Atlanta Games, FINA banned Smith for four years for tampering with her urine sample using alcohol; the testers also found traces of a metabolic precursor of testosterone, Androstenedione.De Bruin banned Smith was not stripped of her medals, as the test upon which the ban was based was conducted well after the Games. Her achievements at the Games remain controversial. MedalNameSportEvent Michelle Smith Swimming Women's 400 metres Freestyle Michelle Smith Swimming Women's 200 metres Individual Medley Michelle Smith Swimming Women's 400 metres Individual Medley Michelle Smith Swimming Women's 200 metres Butterfly Results by event
Archery Ireland again sent only one archer to the Olympics. Keith Hanlon won his first match, but was defeated in the second round.
Men AthleteEventRanking roundRound of 64Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinalsScoreSeedOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankKeith HanlonIndividual65034 (31) W 155–151 (2) L 159–165did not advance
Athletics
Men AthleteEventsHeatQuarterfinalSemifinalFinalResultRankResultRankResultRankResultRankNeil Ryan100 m10.787did not advanceGary Ryan200 m20.783 Q20.898did not advanceEugene Farrell400 m47.186did not advanceDavid Matthews800 m1:46.764 Qcolspan="2" align="center" 1:47.835did not advanceNiall Bruton1500 m3:37.423 Qcolspan="2" align="center" 3:42.8812did not advanceShane Healy1500 m3:37.285 Qcolspan="2" align="center" 3:39.8111did not advanceMarcus O'Sullivan1500 m3:38.166colspan="2" align="center" did not advanceCormac Finnerty5000 m13:54.0110 Qcolspan="2" align="center" 14:08.8810did not advanceSean Dollman10000 m29:19.0319colspan="4" align="center" did not advanceSean Cahill110 m hurdles14.287did not advanceT. J. Kearns110 m hurdles13.673 Q13.555did not advanceTom McGuirk400 m hurdles50.765colspan="2" align="center" did not advanceJimmy McDonald20 km walkcolspan="6" align="center" 1:32:1151Mark MandyHigh jump2.2011colspan="4" align="center" did not advanceNick SweeneyDiscus throw62.0413colspan="4" align="center" did not advanceTerry McHughJavelin throw72.8415colspan="4" align="center" did not advanceRoman LinscheidHammer throw68.1433colspan="4" align="center" did not advance
Women AthleteEventsHeatQuarterfinalSemifinalFinalResultRankResultRankResultRankResultRankSinead Delahunty1500 m4:10.205 Qcolspan="2" align="center" 4:12.529did not advanceSonia O'Sullivan1500 m4:19.7710colspan="2" align="center" did not advance5000 m15:15.801 Qcolspan="4" align="center" DNF-Katy McCandless5000 m15:55.5610colspan="4" align="center" did not advanceMarie Davenport5000 m15:59.1214colspan="4" align="center" did not advanceCatherina McKiernan10000 m32:32.106 Qcolspan="4" align="center" 32:00.3811Susan Smith400 m hurdles55.223 Qcolspan="2" align="center" 54.935did not advanceDeirdre Gallagher10 km walkcolspan="6" align="center" 45:4723
Boxing AthleteEventRound of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinalOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankDamaen KellyFlyweightW 12–11W 27–20L 6–13did not advanceFrancis BarrettLight welterweightW 32–7L 6–18did not advanceBrian MageeMiddleweightW 13–5W 11–6L 9–15did not advanceCathal O'GradyHeavyweightL RSC 1did not advance
Canoeing
Slalom AthleteEventRun 1RankRun 2RankTotalRankMike CorcoranMen's C-1162.908173.6113162.9010Stephen O'FlahertyMen's C-1188.7521220.7323188.7525Ian WileyMen's K-1145.213207.2635145.215Andrew BolandMen's K-1201.9234184.5131184.5140
Flatwater AthleteEventHeatsRepechagesSemifinalsFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankConor MaloneyGary MawerMen's K-2 500 m1:43.07471:44.3757did not advanceMen's K-2 1000 m4:03.43263:40.6566did not advance
Cycling
Road Men AthleteEventTimeRankDavid McCannRoad race4:56:4972
Track Pursuits AthleteEventQualifyingQuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinalsTimeRankOppositionTimeRankOppositionTimeRankOppositionTimeRankPhillip CollinsMen's pursuit4:41.20716did not advance
Points races AthleteEventPointsRankDeclan LonerganMen's points race022
Mountain Bike AthleteEventTimeRankMartin EarleyMen's cross-country2:43:5625Alister MartinMen's cross-country2:47:4632
Equestrian
Eventing AthleteHorseEventDressageCross-countryShow jumpingTotalQualifierFinalPenaltiesRankPenaltiesRankPenaltiesRankPenaltiesRankPenaltiesRankDavid FosterTilt 'n' TurnIndividual54.6020DNF--Eliminated-
Rowing Men's Double Sculls Brendan Dolan 3rd in the repechage (→ Unplaced) Niall O'Toole 3rd in the repechage (→ Unplaced) Men's Lightweight Fours Derek Holland 4th in the A final (→ 4th) Sam Lynch 4th in the A final (→ 4th) Neville Maxwell 4th in the A final (→ 4th) Tony O'Connor 4th in the A final (→ 4th) Shooting Rifle AthleteEventQualificationFinalScoreRankScoreRankGary DuffMen's 50 m prone rifle58052did not advanceRhona BarryWomen's 10 m air rifle38243did not advance
Swimming Men AthleteEventsHeatFinalTimeRankTimeRankNicholas O'Hare50 m freestyle24.0348did not advanceEarl McCarthy100 m freestyle50.9927did not advance200 m freestyle1:53.6729did not advanceAdrian O'Connor100 m backstroke58.5641did not advance200 m backstroke2:08.9035did not advance
Women AthleteEventsHeatFinalTimeRankTimeRankMarion Madine200 m freestyle2:04.9227did not advance100 m butterfly1:03.8031did not advanceMichelle Smith400 m freestyle4:09.002 Q4:07.25200 m butterfly2:10.032 Q2:09.91200 m individual medley2:16.357 Q2:13.93400 m individual medley4:43.793 Q4:39.18
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