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| Ireland at the 2008 Summer Olympics | |
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| IOC code | IRL |
| NOC | Olympic Federation of Ireland |
| Website | olympics |
| in Beijing | |
| Competitors | 54 in 12 sports |
| Flag bearers | Ciara Peelo[1][2] (opening) Kenny Egan (closing) |
| Medals Ranked 61st |
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| Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
| Other related appearances | |
 Great Britain (1896–1920) | |
Ireland competed in the 2008 Summer Olympics, held in Beijing, China. It was the 19th Summer Games that Ireland contested as a nation under the Olympic Council of Ireland.
Medalists
| Medal | Name | Sport | Event |
|---|---|---|---|
 Silver |
Kenny Egan | Boxing | Light heavyweight |
 Bronze |
Darren Sutherland | Boxing | Middleweight |
| Bronze |
Paddy Barnes | Boxing | Light flyweight |
Athletics
16 Irish athletes qualified for 17 different Olympic events in 2008.[3]
- Key
- Note–Ranks given for track events are within the athlete's heat only
- Q = Qualified for the next round
- q = Qualified for the next round as a fastest loser or, in field events, by position without achieving the qualifying target
- NR = National record
- N/A = Round not applicable for the event
- Bye = Athlete not required to compete in round
- Men
- Track & road events
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Paul Hession | 200 m | 20.59 | 3 Q | 20.32 | 1 Q | 20.38 | 5 | Did not advance | |
| David Gillick | 400 m | 45.83 | 4 | — | Did not advance | ||||
| Thomas Chamney | 800 m | 1:47.66 | 5 | — | Did not advance | ||||
| Alistair Cragg | 1500 m | 3:44.90 | 8 | — | Did not advance | ||||
| 5000 m | 13:38.57 | 6 q | — | DNF | |||||
| Martin Fagan | Marathon | — | DNF | ||||||
| Robert Heffernan | 20 km walk | — | 1:20:36 | 8 | |||||
| Jamie Costin | 50 km walk | — | 4:15:16 | 44 | |||||
| Colin Griffin | — | DSQ | |||||||
- Women
- Track & road events
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Joanne Cuddihy | 400 m | 53.32 | 6 | Did not advance | |||
| Derval O'Rourke | 100 m hurdles | 13.22 | 6 | Did not advance | |||
| Michelle Carey | 400 m hurdles | 57.99 | 7 | Did not advance | |||
| Fionnuala Britton | 3000 m steeplechase | 9:43.57 | 10 | — | Did not advance | ||
| Roisin McGettigan | 9:28.92 | 2 Q | — | 9:55.89 | 14 | ||
| Pauline Curley | Marathon | — | 2:47:16 | 63 | |||
| Olive Loughnane | 20 km walk | — | 1:27:45 | 7 | |||
- Field events
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Distance | Position | Distance | Position | ||
| Eileen O'Keeffe | Hammer throw | 67.66 | 23 | Did not advance | |
Badminton
| Athlete | Event | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final / BM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Rank | ||
| Scott Evans | Men's singles |  Zwiebler (GER)L 18–21, 21–18, 19–21 |
Did not advance | |||||
| Chloe Magee | Women's singles |  Tolmoff (EST)W 18–21, 21–18, 21–19 |
 Jun J-y (KOR)L 12–21, 13–21 |
Did not advance | ||||
Boxing
Ireland qualified five boxers for the Olympic boxing tournament. Barnes became the first when he qualified at the World Championships.[4] Nevin was the second, qualifying at the first European qualifying event.[5] Joyce, Sutherland, and Egan brought the number to five at the 2nd European tournament.[6]
| Athlete | Event | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | ||
| Paddy Barnes | Light flyweight | Bye |  Meza (ECU)W 14–8 |
 Maszczyk (POL)W 11–5 |
 Zou (CHN)L 0–15 |
Did not advance |
|
| John Joe Nevin | Bantamweight |  Ourradi (ALG)W 9–4 |
 Badar-Uugan (MGL)L 2–9 |
Did not advance | |||
| John Joe Joyce | Light welterweight |  Káté (HUN)W 9–5 |
 Díaz (DOM)L 11–11+ |
Did not advance | |||
| Darren Sutherland | Middleweight | Bye | Kassel (ALG) W RSC |
 Blanco (VEN)W 11–1 |
DeGale (GBR) L 3–10 |
Did not advance |
|
| Kenny Egan | Light heavyweight |  Jackson (ISV)W 22–2 |
 Muzaffer (TUR)W 10–2 |
 Silva (BRA)W 8–0 |
Jeffries (GBR) W 10–3 |
Zhang Xp (CHN) L 7–11 |
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Canoeing
Ireland qualified one competitor in slalom canoeing. Eoin Rheinisch qualified an Irish boat in slalom kayak event after finishing seventeenth in the 2007 World Championships.[7] Ireland did not have any competitors in the flatwater events.
Slalom
| Athlete | Event | Preliminary | Semifinal | Final | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Run 1 | Rank | Run 2 | Rank | Total | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Total | Rank | ||
| Eoin Rheinisch | Men's K-1 | 88.52 | 18 | 87.81 | 12 | 176.33 | 15 Q | 88.85 | 10 Q | 88.06 | 4 | 176.91 | 4 |
Cycling
Ireland qualified two places for the road race based on UCI rankings. Robin Seymour qualified for his third men's cross country race in the mountain biking. On 18 June 2008, the Olympic Council of Ireland announced that David O'Loughlin had secured a place for the men's individual pursuit in track cycling. Initially, the UCI released a list of qualifiers which did not include O'Loughlin.
Road
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Philip Deignan | Men's road race | 6:39:42 | 81 |
| Nicolas Roche | 6:34:26 | 64 |
Track
- Pursuit