Ireland at the 1996 Summer Olympics

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Ireland at the Olympic Games
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IOC code:	IRL
NOC:	Olympic Council of Ireland external link
1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta
Medals	Gold 3	Silver 0	Bronze 1	Total 4
Summer Olympic Games appearances
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Winter Olympic Games appearances
1992 • 1994 • 1998 • 2002 • 2006

Ireland competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, United States.

Contents 1 Medals 1.1 Gold 1.2 Bronze 2 Results by event 2.1 Archery 2.2 Athletics 2.3 Boxing 2.4 Swimming

[edit] Medals

Ireland finished in 28th position in the final medal rankings, with three gold medals and one bronze medal.

[edit] Gold

• 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

[edit] Bronze

• Michelle Smith — Swimming, Women's 200 metres Butterfly

[edit] Results by event

[edit] Archery

Ireland again sent only one archer to the Olympics. Keith Hanlon won his first match, but was defeated in the second round.

Men's Individual Competition:

• Keith Hanlon — Round of 32, 22nd place (1-1)

[edit] Athletics

Men's 400m Hurdles

• Tom McGuirk
  1. Heat — 50.76s (→ did not advance)

Men's Discus Throw

• Nick Sweeney

• Qualification — 62.04m (→ did not advance)

Women's 10km Walk

• Deirdre Gallagher — 45:47 (→ 23nd place)

[edit] Boxing

Men's Flyweight (51 kg)

• Damaen Kelly
  1. First Round — Defeated Julian Strogov (Bulgaria), 12-11
  2. Second Round — Defeated Hussein Hussein (Australia), 27-20
  3. Quarter Finals — Lost to Bolat Djumadilov (Kazakhstan), 6-13

Men's Light Welterweight (63,5 kg)

• Francis Barrett
  1. First Round — Defeated Zely Ferreria (Brazil), 32-7
  2. Second Round — Lost to Fethi Missaoui (Tunisia), 6-18

Men's Middleweight (75 kg)

• Brian Magee
  1. First Round — Defeated Randall Thompson (Canada), 13-5
  2. Second Round — Defeated Bertrand Tetsia (Cameroon), 11-6
  3. Quarter Finals — Lost to Mohamed Bahari (Algeria), 9-15

Men's Heavyweight (91 kg)

• Cathal O'Grady
  1. First Round — Lost to Garth da Silva (New Zealand), referee stopped contest in first round

[edit] Swimming

Men's 50m Freestyle

• Nicholas O'Hare
  1. Heat – 24.03 (→ did not advance, 48th and last place)

Men's 100m Freestyle

• Earl McCarthy
  1. Heat – 50.99 (→ did not advance, 27th place)

Men's 200m Freestyle

• Earl McCarthy
  1. Heat – 1:53.67 (→ did not advance, 29th place)

Men's 100m Backstroke

• Adrian O'Connor
  1. Heat – 58.56 (→ did not advance, 45th place)

Men's 200m Backstroke

• Adrian O'Connor
  1. Heat – 2:08.90 (→ did not advance, 35th place)

Women's 200m Freestyle

• Marion Madine
  1. Heat – 2:04.92 (→ did not advance, 27th place)

Women's 400m Freestyle

• Michelle Smith
  1. Heat – 4:09.00
  2. Final – 4:07.25 (→ Gold Medal)

Women's 100m Butterfly

• Marion Madine
  1. Heat – 1:03.80 (→ did not advance, 31st place)

Women's 200m Butterfly

• Michelle Smith
  1. Heat – 2:10.03
  2. Final – 2:09.91 (→ Bronze Medal)

Women's 200m Individual Medley

• Michelle Smith
  1. Heat – 2:16.35
  2. Final – 2:13.93 (→ Gold Medal)

Women's 400m Individual Medley

• Michelle Smith
  1. Heat – 4:43.79
  2. Final – 4:39.18 (→ Gold Medal)

Nations at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, United States

Afghanistan • Albania • Algeria • American Samoa • Andorra • Angola • Antigua‑Barbuda • Argentina • Armenia • Aruba • Australia • Austria • Azerbaijan • Bahamas • Bahrain • Bangladesh • Barbados • Belarus • Belgium • Belize • Benin • Bermuda • Bhutan • Bolivia • Bosnia‑Herzegovina • Botswana • Brazil • British Virgin Islands • Brunei • Bulgaria • Burkina Faso • Burundi • Cambodia • Cameroon • Canada • Cape Verde • Cayman Islands • Central African Republic • Chad • Chile • China • Chinese Taipei • Colombia • Comoros • Congo • Cook Islands • Costa Rica • Côte d'Ivoire • Croatia • Cuba • Cyprus • Czech Republic • Denmark • Djibouti • Dominica • Dominican Republic • Ecuador • Egypt • El Salvador • Equatorial Guinea • Estonia • Ethiopia • Fiji • Finland • France • Gabon • Gambia • Georgia • Germany • Ghana • Great Britain • Greece • Grenada • Guam • Guatemala • Guinea • Guinea-Bissau • Guyana • Haiti • Honduras • Hong Kong • Hungary • Iceland • India • Indonesia • Iran • Iraq • Ireland • Israel • Italy • Jamaica • Japan • Jordan • Kazakhstan • Kenya • North Korea • South Korea • Kuwait • Kyrgyzstan • Laos • Latvia • Lebanon • Lesotho • Liberia • Libya • Liechtenstein • Lithuania • Luxembourg • FYR Macedonia • Madagascar • Malawi • Malaysia • Maldives • Mali • Malta • Mauritania • Mauritius • Mexico • Moldova • Monaco • Mongolia • Morocco • Mozambique • Myanmar • Namibia • Nauru • Nepal • Netherlands • Netherlands Antilles • New Zealand • Nicaragua • Niger • Nigeria • Norway • Oman • Pakistan • Palestinian Authority • Panama • Papua New Guinea • Paraguay • Peru • Philippines • Poland • Portugal • Puerto Rico • Qatar • Romania • Russia • Rwanda • Saint Kitts‑Nevis • Saint Lucia • Saint Vincent‑Grenadines • São Tomé‑Príncipe • Samoa • San Marino • Saudi Arabia • Senegal • Seychelles • Sierra Leone • Singapore • Slovakia • Slovenia • Solomon Islands • Somalia • South Africa • Spain • Sri Lanka • Sudan • Suriname • Swaziland • Sweden • Switzerland • Syria • Tanzania • Tajikistan • Thailand • Togo • Tonga • Trinidad-Tobago • Tunisia • Turkey • Turkmenistan • Uganda • Ukraine • United Arab Emirates • United States • Uruguay • Uzbekistan • Vanuatu • Venezuela • Vietnam • Virgin Islands • Yemen • Yugoslavia • Zaire • Zambia • Zimbabwe