Ireland competed at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris from 24 July to 11 August 2024, commemorating the centenary of the team's debut as an independent country at the Summer Olympics. Irish athletes have competed in every Summer Olympics edition of the modern era, either in its own right or as part of a Great Britain and Ireland team before 1924, except for the Berlin 1936 Olympics.
Ireland sent a record 134 athletes to the 2024 Games, across 15 sports. 2024 also marked the centenary of Ireland's first independent appearance at the 1924 Olympic Games, also in Paris, after the founding of the Irish Free State in 1922.
The 2024 Summer Olympics was the most successful Olympics in the history of the nation, with Ireland breaking their previous record medal haul of 6 at London 2012. The team also surpassed the Atlanta 96 record of 3 Olympics golds in a games, including both a first Olympic medal and Olympic gold medal in gymnastics as well as a first gold for the men in swimming.
Medalists
Ireland guaranteed a podium finish on seven consecutive days: the opening Monday (McSharry, swimming), then Tuesday (Wiffen, swimming), followed by Wednesday (this was the day Harrington secured at least a bronze medal in boxing), then Thursday (Lynch & Doyle, rowing), followed by McCarthy and O'Donovan's gold in rowing on Friday. The streak continued on Saturday with McClenaghan's gold in gymnastics and was rounded off with Daniel Wiffen securing a second podium finish in the pool on Sunday.
The nation's media also reported on Irish links to athletes for other nations, notably Hungarian swimmer Hubert Kós (200 metre backstroke gold medalist), as well as Hong Kong's multi medal-winning swimmer Siobhán Haughey (grand-niece of former Taoiseach Charles Haughey). Neither's achievements count towards Ireland's total.
A number of Northern Ireland athletes competed for, and in several cases won gold medals for, Great Britain and Northern Ireland, including rower Hannah Scott and Jack McMillan who had previously swum for Ireland at the 2020 Games. These successes were also widely reported upon in Ireland. The success of Northern Ireland born athletes for both teams was reported on widely in Northern Ireland in particular, with the combined total of four golds, one silver and two bronze medals for Northern Irish athletes being reported as "Northern Ireland's best ever Games" and a symbol of the increasing ease felt in Northern Ireland with its multiple Irish and British identities.
Medal Name Sport Event Date SwimmingMen's 800 m freestyle Fintan McCarthyPaul O'Donovan Rowing Men's lightweight double sculls GymnasticsMen's pommel horseBoxingWomen's lightweight Swimming Women's 100 m breaststroke Daire LynchPhilip Doyle Rowing Men's double sculls SwimmingMen's 1500 m freestyle Medals by sportSport TotalRowing1012Swimming1023Gymnastics1001Boxing1001Total4037Medals by genderGender TotalMale3025Female1012Mixed0000Total4037Medals by dateDate Total29 July001130 July10011 August00112 August10013 August10014 August00116 August1001Total4037Multiple medalistsNameSport Total Daniel Wiffen Swimming 1 0 1 2
Competitors The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games. SportMenWomenTotalAthletics 9 15 24Badminton 1 1 2Boxing 4 6 10Canoeing 2 2 4Cycling 2 5 7Diving 1 1 2Equestrian 4 3 7Field hockey 16 0 16Golf 2 2 4Gymnastics 1 0 1Rowing 6 10 16Rugby sevens 12 12 24Sailing 3 1 4Swimming 6 6 12Taekwondo 1 0 1Total 70 64 134
Athletics
Irish track and field athletes achieved the entry standards for Paris 2024, either by passing the direct qualifying mark (or time for track and road races) or by world ranking, in the following events (a maximum of 3 athletes each):
Track & road events AthleteEventHeatRepechageSemifinalTotalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankMark EnglishMen's 800 m1:45.152 Q colspan=2 1:45.976 Did not advanceAndrew CoscoranMen's 1500 m 3:42.07 15 3:39.45 12 Did not advance Cathal Doyle 3:37.82 9 3:34.92 1 Q 3:33.15 10 Did not advanceLuke McCann 3.35.73 8 3:36.50 7 Did not advanceBrian FayMen's 5000 m13:55.3513colspan=4 Did not advanceSharlene MawdsleyWomen's 400 m50.71 451.183 Did not advanceRhasidat Adeleke50.091 Q colspan=2 49.952 Q49.284Sophie Becker51.84651.282 Did not advanceCiara MageeanWomen's 1500 m Withdrawn due to injurySophie O'Sullivan4:00.23 74:03.734Did not advanceSarah Healy4:02.9174:07.604Did not advanceJodie McCannWomen's 5000 m15:55.0820Did not advanceSarah LavinWomen's 100 m hurdles12.732 Qcolspan=2 12.696 Did not advanceFionnuala McCormackWomen's marathoncolspan=6 2:30.12 28 Rhasidat AdelekeSharlene MawdsleySophie BeckerPhil HealyKelly McGroryWomen's 4 × 400 m relay3:25.05 3 Qcolspan=4 3:19.90 4Thomas BarrChristopher O'DonnellSharlene MawdsleySophie Becker Mixed 4 × 400 m relay3:12.675colspan=4 Did not advance
Field events
AthleteEventSemifinalFinalResultRankResultRankEric FavorsMen's shot put19.02 m18Did not advanceNicola TuthillWomen's hammer69.90 m16Did not advance
Combined AthleteEvent 200 m 800 mFinalRank Kate O'ConnorWomen's heptathlonResult 14.08 1.77 m 13.79 m 24.77 5.79 m 50.36 m 2:13.25 colspan=2 Points 967 941 780 908 786 867 918 6167 14
Badminton
Ireland entered two badminton players into the Olympic tournament based on the BWF Race to Paris Rankings. The team was officially announced on 29 May 2024.
Athlete Event Group stage Elimination Quarter-final Semi-final Final / OppositionScore OppositionScore OppositionScore Rank OppositionScore OppositionScore OppositionScore OppositionScore Rank Nhat Nguyen Men's singles W (21–17, 19–21, 21–13) W (21–7, 21–5) L (21–13, 21–10) 2 Did not advance. Rachael Darragh Women's singles L (21–13, 22–24, 15–21) L (21–5, 21–5) 3 Did not advance.
Boxing
Ireland entered ten boxers (four men and the maximum six women) into the Olympic tournament. Tokyo 2020 Olympians Michaela Walsh (women's featherweight), Aoife O'Rourke (women's middleweight), and defending champion Kellie Harrington, along with two other rookies (Dean Clancy and Jack Marley), secured the spots on the Irish squad in their respective weight divisions, either by advancing to the semifinal match or finishing in the top two, at the 2023 European Games in Nowy Targ, Poland. Joining the squad, Jude Gallagher (men's featherweight) earned a quota for himself by winning the quota bouts round, at the 2024 World Olympic Qualification Tournament 1 in Busto Arsizio, Italy. Jennifer Lehane (women's bantamweight), Daina Moorehouse (women's flyweight) and Grainne Walsh (women's welterweight) and Aidan Walsh (men's welterweight) secured their spots following their triumphs in quota bouts, at the 2024 World Olympic Qualification Tournament 2 in Bangkok, Thailand. The team was officially named on 28 June 2024. Harrington, Marley & O'Rourke were all seeded.
Men AthleteEventRound of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinalOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankJude Gallagher57 kgL 0–5Did not advanceDean Clancy63.5 kgL 2–3Did not advanceAidan Walsh71 kgL 0–4Jack Marley (7)92 kg W 4–0L 1–4Did not advance
Women AthleteEventRound of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinalOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankDaina Moorehouse50 kgrowspan=4 L 1–4 Did not advanceJennifer Lehane54 kgL 0–5Michaela Walsh57 kgL 0–5Kellie Harrington (3)60 kg W 5–0W 5–0W 4–1W 4–1Grainne Walsh66 kg L 1–4Did not advanceAoife O'Rourke (2)75 kgL 2–3Did not advance
Canoeing
Slalom Ireland qualified a boat in the men's C-1 class, and men's K-1 class at the 2023 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships in Lee Valley, London. They also qualified a boat in the women's K-1 class as a result of their result in the 2023 European Games. All slalom canoeists will also be eligible for the extreme kayak/kayak cross event.
Canoe slalom AthleteEventPreliminarySemifinalFinalRun 1RankRun 2RankBestRankTimeRankTimeRankLiam JegouMen's C-1 102.67 17 99.93 12 99.93 16 98.52 6 98.52 7Noel HendrickMen's K-198.641890.681290.6819102.4615Did not advanceMichaela CorcoranWomen's C-1129.5521168.0521129.5521Did not advanceMadison CorcoranWomen's K-1 159.52 25 115.93 23 115.93 24Did not advance
Kayak cross AthleteEventTime trialRank Round 1 Repechage Heat Quarter-finals Semi-finalsFinalPositionPositionPositionPositionPositionPositionRankLiam JegouMen's KX-170.81184 RE1 Q3 Did not advance 22Noel Hendrick69.31143 RE1 Q3 Did not advance21Madison CorcoranWomen's KX-183.49354 RE2 Q4 Did not advance32
Cycling
Road Ireland entered three road cyclists (two male and one female). Ireland qualified two male and one female through the UCI Nation Ranking and 2023 World Championships in Glasgow, Great Britain. Selection 19th July
AthleteEventTimeRankBen HealyMen's road race6:20:54 10Ryan Mullen6:36.3160Men's time trial37:57.1612Megan ArmitageWomen's road race 4:06:5835
Track A silver medal finish in the 2024 UCI Track Cycling Nations Cup event in Hong Kong ensured that the Ireland women's team pursuit team could not finish below tenth overall in the Team Pursuit world rankings, and thus guaranteed qualification in all three women's endurance events in Paris.
Pursuit AthleteEventQualificationFirst roundFinalTimeRankOpponentResultsRankOpponentResultsRankMia GriffinAlice SharpeKelly MurphyLara GillespieWomen'steam pursuit 4:12.447 NR 9 Did not advance
Reserve: Erin Creighton
Omnium AthleteEventScratch raceTempo raceElimination racePoints raceTotalRankPointsRankPointsRankPointsRankPointsPointsRankLara GillespieWomen's omnium 15 12 1 40 9 24 10 23 99 10
Madison AthleteEventPointsLapsRank Alice Sharpe Lara GillespieWomen's madison 3 0 11
Diving Main articles: Diving at the 2024 Summer Olympics and Diving at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Qualification
Jake Passmore was announced as being selected to compete for Ireland in the men's 3m Springboard on 28 June 2024.
+AthleteEventPreliminarySemifinalFinalPointsRankPointsRankPointsRankJake PassmoreMen's 3 m springboard360.9021 Did not advanceCiara McGingWomen's 10 m platform188.5029 Did not advance
Equestrian
Ireland entered a full squad of equestrian riders each to the team eventing and jumping competitions through a top-five finish in jumping at the 2022 FEI World Championships in Herning, Denmark, and through a top-six finish at the Eventing Worlds on the same year in Pratoni del Vivaro, Italy. Ireland also entered one rider in the dressage individual events, through the establishments of final olympics ranking for Group A (North Western Europe).
Dressage AthleteHorseEventGrand Prix Grand Prix FreestyleOverallScoreRankTechnicalArtisticScoreRankAbigail Lyle on GiraldoIndividual 60.441 37 Did not advance Qualification Legend: Q = Qualified for the final based on position in group; q = Qualified for the final based on overall position
Eventing AthleteHorseEventDressageCross-countryJumpingTotalQualifierFinalPenaltiesRankPenaltiesTotalRankPenaltiesTotalRankPenaltiesTotalRankPenaltiesRankSusie Berry on Wellfields LincolnIndividual33.003215.2048.20364.0052.2031Did not advance52.2031Sarah Ennis on Action Lady M38.00543.2041.2029WithdrewAustin O'Connor on Colorado Blue31.7028Nil31.70148.0039.70210.0039.701739.7017Aoife Clarkon FreelanceTeam Only - - - - -4.00 - - - - - - -Susie BerrySarah EnnisAustin O'ConnorAoife ClarkSee aboveTeam102.701118.40121.10816.00157.10*9colspan=3 157.10*9
* includes penalty of 20pts for replacement
Jumping AthleteHorseEventQualificationFinalPenaltiesTimeRankPenaltiesTimeRankCian O'Connor on MauriceIndividual475.1733 Did not advanceShane Sweetnam on James Kann Cruz073.3521282.0322Daniel Coyle on Legacy073.643N/AN/ARtCian O'ConnorShane SweetnamDaniel CoyleSee aboveTeam9230.22614235.597
Field hockey
Summary
TeamEventGroup stageQuarterfinalSemifinalFinal / OppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreRankOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreRankIreland men'sMen's tournamentL 0–2L 1–2L 0–2L 1–2W 2–15Did not advance10