Ireland will have its largest delegation of athletes since 1948 at the Olympics next month after the Olympic Council of Ireland today confirmed the 77 athletes who will travel.
The team – of which 26 are women – will compete across 13 sports in Rio.
“We are delighted to confirm our 77-strong squad for Rio 2016, the first ever Olympic Games in South America.
“I am personally very excited about what we can achieve in Brazil; this will be the best prepared Team Ireland to ever attend an Olympic Games.
“And I know the Brazilian people, renowned for their passion, will deliver a memorable Games.
“I wish all our athletes every success and I am positive they will do the country proud,” said OCI President and IOC Executive Board Member Pat Hickey.
The full team is as follows:
Athletics
Robert Heffernan - 50km and 20km men’s race walk
Brendan Boyce - 50km and 20km men’s race walk
Alex Wright - 50km and 20km men’s race walk
Lizzie Lee - women’s marathon
Fionnuala McCormack - women’s marathon and 10,000m
Breege Connolly - women’s marathon
Mick Clohisey - men’s marathon
Paul Pollock - men’s marathon
Kevin Seaward - men’s marathon
Mark English - men’s 800m
Thomas Barr - men’s 400m hurdles
Ciara Everard - women’s 800m
Ciara Mageean - women’s 1,500m
Kerry O’Flaherty - women’s 3,000m steeplechase
Michelle Finn - women’s 3,000m steeplechase
Sara Treacy - women’s 3,000m steeplechase
Tori Pena - women’s pole vault
Badminton
Scott Evans - men’s singles
Chloe Magee - women’s singles
Boxing
Michael Conlan - men’s 56kg
Paddy Barnes - men’s 49kg
Joe Ward - men’s 81kg
Stephen Donnelly - men’s 69kg
Brendan Irvine - men’s 52kg
David Oliver Joyce - men’s 60kg
Katie Taylor - women’s 60Kg
Michael O’Reilly - men’s 75kg
Cycling
Dan Martin - men’s road race
Nicholas Roche - men’s road race
Shannon McCurley - women’s keirin
Equestrian eventing, dressage and jumping
Equestrian eventing
Clare Abbott with Euro Prince
Jonty Evans with Cooley Rorke’s Drift
Mark Kyle with Jemilla
Padraig McCarthy with either Simon Porloe or Bernadette Utopia
Travelling reserve: Camilla Speirs with Portersize Just A Jiff (HSI Financed)
Equestrian dressage
Judy Reynolds with Vancouver K
Equestrian jumping
Greg Broderick with MHS Going Global
Golf
Padraig Harrington - men’s golf
Seamus Power - men’s golf
Leona Maguire - women’s golf
Stephanie Meadow - women’s golf
Gymnastics
Kieran Behan - artistic gymnastics all-around
Ellis O’Reilly - artistic gymnastics all-around
Hockey
Jonny Bell
Chris Cargo
Peter Caruth
Mitch Darling
Paul Gleghorne
Kyle Good
Ronan Gormley
David Harte (captain)
Conor Harte
John Jackson
John Jermyn
Eugene Magee
Shane O’Donoghue
Alan Sothern
Kirk Shimmins
Michael Watt
Reserves
Tim Cockram
Michael Robson
David Fitzgerald
Modern pentathlon
Arthur Lanigan-O’Keeffe
Natalya Coyle
Rowing
Sinead Lynch - women’s lightweight double sculls
Claire Lambe - women’s lightweight double sculls
Paul O’Donovan - men’s lightweight double sculls
Gary O’Donovan - men’s lightweight double sculls
Sanita Puspure - women’s single sculls
Sailing
Annalise Murphy - Laser Radial
Finn Lynch - Laser
Ryan Seaton - 49er
Matt McGovern - 49er
Andrea Brewster - 49erFX
Saskia Tidey - 49erFX
Swimming and diving
Fiona Doyle - women’s 100m and 200m breaststroke
Oliver Dingley - men’s 3m springboard diving
Nicholas Quinn - men’s 100m and 200m breaststroke
Shane Ryan - men’s 100m backstroke; 50m and 100m freestyle
Triathlon
Aileen Reid - women’s triathlon
Bryan Keane - men’s triathlon
And below is the full schedule of when Irish athletes will compete:
SATURDAY, AUGUST 6TH
12.30 Rowing Women’s single sculls - Sanita Puspure
13:30 Men’s cycling road race, Dan Martin and Nicholas Roche the Irish riders, course should suit Dan Martin who could win a medal.
14:30 Gymnastics Men’s individual starts, will include Kieran Behan
15:00 Hockey India v Ireland
15:00 Boxing 49kg preliminaries start which will include Paddy Barnes. 60kg preliminaries start which will include David Oliver Joyce. 81kg preliminaries start which will include Joe Ward
SUNDAY, AUGUST 7TH
12.30 Rowing Lightweight double sculls women - Sinead Jennings/Claire Lambe and Lightweight double sculls men – Paul/Gary O’Donovan
13:45 Gymnastics Women’s individual starts, will include Ellis O’Reilly
15:00 Boxing 69kg preliminaries start which will include Steven Donnelly
17:00 Swimming 100m Breaststroke heats which will include Fiona Doyle, 100m backstroke heats which will include Shane Ryan
22:00 Hockey Netherlands v Ireland
02:00 Women’s 100m Breaststroke semis which could include Fiona Doyle, 100m backstroke semis which could include Shane Ryan
MONDAY, AUGUST 8TH
15:00 Boxing 75kg preliminaries start which will include Michael O’Reilly
17:00 Sailing Annalise Murphy (Laser Radial) and Finn Lynch (Laser) start campaigns
TUESDAY, AUGUST 9TH
14:00 Equestrian team eventing final could feature Ireland
16:00 Hockey Germany v Ireland
17:00 Men’s 200m Breaststroke heats which will include Nicholas Quinn
02:00 200m Breaststroke semis which could include Nicholas Quinn
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 10TH
15:00 Boxing 56kg preliminaries start which will include Michael Conlan
THURSDAY, AUGUST 11TH
11:30 Golf First round of men’s competition with Padraig Harrington and Seamus Power
15:00 Hockey Ireland v Canada
FRIDAY, AUGUST 12TH
11:30 Golf second round of men’s competition with Padraig Harrington and Seamus Power
12:10 Athletics 800 metres heats which will include Mark English
15:00 Boxing 60kg women’s preliminaries start which will include Katie Taylor
15:10 Athletics 10,000 metres final which will include Fionnualla McCormack
16:30 Athletics 20k walk which will include Alex Wright and Rob Heffernan
17:00 Sailing Ryan Seaton/Matt McGovern (49er) and Andrea Brewster/Saskia Tidey (49er FX) start campaigns
23:00 Hockey Ireland v Argentina
00:30 Athletics: Women’s 1500m heats which will include Ciara Mageen
SATURDAY, AUGUST 13TH
11:30 Golf third round of men’s competition with Padraig Harrington and Seamus Power
14:00 Athletics: 3,000m steeplechase heats which will include Kerry O’Flaherty, Sara Treacy and Michelle Finn
14:00 Cycling Women’s Kierin, will include Shannon McCurly
15:00 Boxing 52kg preliminaries start which will include Brendan Irvine
02:05 Athletics 800 metres semi-finals which could include Mark English
SUNDAY, AUGUST 14TH
11:00 Final round of men’s competition with Padraig Harrington and Seamus Power
12:00 Badminton Men’s individual starts, will include Scott Evans, Women’s individual starts, will include Chloe Magee
15:00 Boxing 49kg final which could include Paddy Barnes
15:10 Athletics women’s marathon which will include Fionnualla McCormack, Lizzie Lee and Breege Connolly
01:30 Athletics: Women’s 1500m semi-finals which could include Ciara Mageen
MONDAY, AUGUST 15TH
14:00 Equestrian: Individual dressage including Judy Reynolds
15:15 Athletics: 3,000m steeplechase final which could include Kerry O’Flaherty, Sara Treacy and Michelle Finn
15:35 Athletics 400m hurdles heats which will include Thomas Barr
17:00 Sailing Annalise Murphy (Laser Radial) and Finn Lynch (Laser) finish campaigns
19:15 Diving Men’s 3m spring-board preliminary round, will include Oliver Dingley
TUESDAY, AUGUST 16TH
13:45 Athletics Pole vault qualifiers will include Tori Pena
21:00 Boxing 60kg final which could include David Oliver Joyce.
01:10 Athletics 400m hurdles semi-finals which could include Thomas Barr
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 17TH
11:30 Golf Women’s first round will include Leona Maguire and Stephanie Meadow
12:55 Athletics 800 metres women’s heats which will include Ciara Everard
18:00 Boxing 69kg final which could include Steven Donnelly
THURSDAY, AUGUST 18TH
11:30 Golf Women’s second round will include Leona Maguire and Stephanie Meadow
14:00 Modern Pentathlon starts Natalya Coyle
15:00 Triathlon: Men’s race will include Bryan Keane
17:00 Sailing Ryan Seaton/Matt McGovern (49er) and Andrea Brewster/Saskia Tidey (49er FX) finish campaigns
18:30 Modern Pentathlon starts Arthur Lannigan-O’Keeffe
20:00 Boxing 81kg final which could include Joe Ward
01:15 Athletics 800 metres women’s heats which could include Ciara Everard
FRIDAY, AUGUST 19TH
11:30 Golf Women’s third round will include Leona Maguire and Stephanie Meadow
13:00 Athletics 50k walk which will include Alex Wright and Rob Heffernan and Brendan Boyce
14:00 Equestrian: Individual jumping final - could include Greg Broderick
16:00 14:0 Modern Pentathlon finishes Natalya Coyle
18:00 Boxing 60kg women’s final which could include Katie Taylor
SATURDAY, AUGUST 20TH
11:00 Golf Women’s final round will include Leona Maguire and Stephanie Meadow
15:00 Triathlon: Women’s race including Aileen Reed
16:00 Modern Pentathlon finishes, will include Arthur Lannigan-O’Keeffe
18:00 Boxing 56kg final which could include Michael Conlan, 75kg final which could include Michael O’Reilly
SUNDAY, AUGUST 21TH
13:30 Athletics: Men’s marathon including Kevin Seaward, Mick Clohissey and Paul Pollock
17:00 Boxing 52kg final which could include Brendan Irvine
