Ireland at the 2015 European Games
| Ireland at the 2015 European Games | |
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| IOC code | IRL |
| NOC | Olympic Federation of Ireland |
| Website | olympics |
| in Baku, Azerbaijan 12 – 28 June 2015 | |
| Competitors | 62 in 15 sports |
| Flag bearer | Katie Taylor |
| Medals Ranked 25th |
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| European Games appearances (overview) | |
Ireland competed at the 2015 European Games, in Baku, Azerbaijan from 12 to 28 June 2015.[1]
Boxer Brendan Irvine guaranteed Ireland its first ever European Games medal on 22 June by winning his quarterfinal in the men's 49 kg boxing event, thus ensuring at worst a bronze medal.
Medal summary
[edit]| Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Gold |
Michael O'Reilly | Boxing | Men's 75 kg | 27 June |
| Gold |
Katie Taylor | Boxing | Women's 60 kg | 27 June |
 Silver |
Brendan Irvine | Boxing | Men's 49 kg | 25 June |
 Bronze |
Seán McComb | Boxing | Men's 60 kg | 26 June |
| Bronze |
Joshua Magee Sam Magee |
Badminton | Men's doubles | 26 June |
| Bronze |
Chloe Magee Sam Magee |
Badminton | Mixed doubles | 27 June |
| Medals by sport | ||||
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| Sports |
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Total |
| Boxing | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| Badminton | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
Archery
[edit]Ireland qualified two archers for the 2015 Games; as a result, Ireland was also eligible to field a team in the mixed pairs competition.
| Athlete | Event | Ranking round | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / BM | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | Seed | Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Rank | ||
| Darren Wallace | Men's individual | 630 | 52 | Pasqualucci L 2–6 |
Did not advance | 52 | ||||
| Sinead Cuthbert Cunningham | Women's individual | 596 | 57 | Erdyniyeva L 0–6 |
Did not advance | 57 | ||||
| Darren Wallace Sinead Cuthbert Cunningham |
Mixed Team | 1226 | 27 | — | Did not advance | 27 | ||||
Badminton
[edit]Ireland qualified an entrant in each of the five events, including the top seeds in men's singles and mixed doubles, and the sixth seed in women's singles.
| Athlete | Event | Group Stages | Round of 16 Opposition Result |
Quarterfinals Opposition Result |
Semifinals Opposition Result |
Final Opposition Result |
Rank | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Match 1 Opposition Result |
Match 2 Opposition Result |
Match 3 Opposition Result |
Pool Rank | |||||||
| Scott Evans | Men's singles | Charalambidis W 2–0 21–7, 21–9 |
Krausz W 2–0 21–16, 21–7 |
Tan W 2–1 14–21, 21–13, 21–13 |
1 Q | Kisyov W 2–0 21–6, 21–13 |
Holst L 0–2 17–21, 14–21 |
Did not advance | ||
| Chloe Magee | Women's singles | Tolmoff L 0–2 18–21, 17–21 |
Šefere W 2–0 21–9, 21–7 |
Tan W 2–1 11–21, 22–20, 21–12 |
3 | Did not advance | ||||
| Joshua Magee Sam Magee |
Men's doubles | Mogensen & Boe L 0–2 21–17, 21–16 |
 Silva & R Silva  W 2–0 21–13, 21–6 |
Florián & Kopřiva  W 2–0 21–16, 21–7 |
2 Q | — | Dierickx & Golinski W 2–1 23–21, 19–21, 21–14 |
Ivanov & Sozonov L 0–2 5–21, 9–21 |
Did not advance |
|
| Rachel Darragh Sara Boyle |
Women's doubles | Lindholm & Nyström  L 0–2 15–21, 15–21 |
Baumann & Fontaine  L 0–2 19–21, 18–21 |
Bolotova & Kosetskaya L 2–0 21–9, 21–9 |
4 | Did not advance | ||||
| Chloe Magee Sam Magee |
Mixed doubles | Bartušis & Fomkinaitė  W 2–0 21–8, 21–10 |
Cali & Sadowski  W 2–0 21–3, 21–2 |
Bitman & Bášová W 2–1 21–11, 19–21, 21–14 |
1 Q | Pietryja & Wojtkowska  W 2–0 21–18, 21–12 |
Mittelheisser & Fontaine L 0–2 15–21, 21–23 |
Did not advance |
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Basketball (3x3)
[edit]Ireland have qualified a women's team of four for the 3x3 Basketball competition because of results at the 2014 European 3x3 Championships.
| Athlete | Event | Group Stages | Round of 16 Opposition Result |
Quarterfinals Opposition Result |
Semifinals Opposition Result |
Final Opposition Result |
Rank | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Match 1 Opposition Result |
Match 2 Opposition Result |
Match 3 Opposition Result |
Pool Rank | |||||||
 Ireland Niamh Dwyer Grainne Dwyer Suzanne Maguire Orla O'Reilly |
Women's 3x3 |  Slovenia L 10–14 |
 Slovakia W 20–12 |
 Spain L 11–21 |
3 Q | Czech Republic W 17–13 |
Russia L 15–21 |
Did not advance | 5 | |
Boxing
[edit]Ireland has qualified boxers for the following events.
- Men
| Athlete | Event | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | ||
| Brendan Irvine | 49 kg | — | Banabakov W 3–0 |
Alizada W 2–1 |
Zamotayev W 3–0
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Sagaluev L 2–1
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| Myles Casey | 52 kg | Fihurenka W 3–0 |
Mamishzada L 0–3 |
Did not advance | |||
| Kurt Walker | 56 kg | Nazirov L 1–2 |
Did not advance | ||||
| Seán McComb | 60 kg | Beliak W 3–0 |
Cosenza W 3–0 |
Yilmaz W 3–0 |
Selimov L 0–3 |
Did not advance |
|
| Dean Walsh | 64 kg | — | Dadashev W 2–1 |
Sopa L 3–0 |
Did not advance | ||
| Adam Nolan | 69 kg | Beqiri W 3–0 |
Morelo W 3–0 |
Kelly L 1–2 |
Did not advance | ||
| Michael O'Reilly | 75 kg | Vrgoc W 3–0 |
Sabotic W 3–0 |
Venko W 3–0 |
Koptyakov W WO |
Musalov W 3–0 |
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| Darren O'Neill | 91 kg | Jinaru W 3–0 |
Sinkevics W 3–0 |
Manukian L 1–2
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—|Did not advance | ||
| Dean Gardiner | +91 kg | — | Vianello W 3–0 |
Yoka L 0–3 |
—|Did not advance | ||
- Women
| Athlete | Event | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | ||
| Ceire Smith | 51 kg | Johansen W 3–0 |
Sagataeva L 1–2 |
Did not advance | ||
| Michaela Walsh | 54 kg | Saveleva L 0–3 |
Did not advance | |||
| Katie Taylor | 60 kg | Eliseeva W 3–0 |
Lundblad W 3–0 |
Alekseevna W 2–1 |
Mossely W 3–0 |
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Canoeing
[edit]| Athlete | Event | Heats | Semifinals | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Peter Egan Simas Dobrovolskis |
Men's K2 1000 m | 3:49.417 | 7 | 3:38.587 | 9 | Did not advance | |
| Men's K2 200 m | 35.048 | 7 | Did not advance | ||||
| Tom Brennan | Men's K1 200 m | 36.446 | 6 | 36.191 | 8 | Did not advance | |
| Andrzej Jezierski | Men's C1 200 m | 42.336 | 6 | 40.227 | 5 | Did not advance | |
| Jennifer Egan | Women's K1 200 m | 42.643 | 6 | 42.657 | 8 | Did not advance | |
| Women's K1 500 m | 1:55.468 | 6 | 1:52.536 | 7 | Did not advance | ||
Cycling
[edit]| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ryan Mullen | Men's time trial | 1:02:17.86 | 8 |
| Ryan Mullen | Men's road race | DNF | – |
| Sean Downey | DNF | – | |
| Eddie Dunbar | 5:42:09 | 48 | |
| Jack Wilson | DNF | – | |
| Conor Dunne | 5:33:36 | 45 | |
| Caroline Ryan | Women's time trial | 35:29.55 | 15 |
| Women's road race | DNF | – |
Diving
[edit]Ireland sent one diver to the games.
| Athlete | Event | Preliminaries | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | Rank | Points | Rank | ||
| Natasha McManus | Women's 1 m springboard | 319.70 | 19 | Did not advance | |
| Women's 3 m springboard | 358.20 | 10 Q | 381.50 | 10 | |
Gymnastics
[edit]Artistic
[edit]- Men's team – Kieran Behan, Rohan Sebastian, Daniel Fox
- Women's team – Ellis O'Reilly, Tara Donnelly, Nicole Mawhinney
Judo
[edit]| Athlete | Event | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Repechage | Final / BM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | ||
| Eoin Fleming | 73 kg | Vanlıoğlu L 000-100| |
Did not advance | |||||
Karate
[edit]| Athlete | Event | Group phase | Semifinal | Final / BM | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Rank | Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Rank | ||
| Karen Dolphin | Women's Kata |  Sánchez (ESP)L 5–0 |
 Miskova (CZE)L 5–0 |
 Scordo (FRA)L 5–0 |
4 | Did not advance | ||
Shooting
[edit]- Men's trap –
Ireland secured one quota in the shotgun events based on the European rankings on 31 December 2014.
- Men
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Semi-final | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | ||
| Derek Burnett | Men's trap | 120 | 10 | Did not advance | |||
Swimming
[edit]- Women's 200 m freestyle – 1 quota place (Rachel Bethel)
- Women's 200 m breaststroke – 1 quota place (Mona McSharry)
- Women's 100 m backstroke – 1 quota place (Danielle Hill)
- Men's 100 m backstroke – 1 quota place (Rory McEvoy)
- Women's 400 m Individual Medley, 400 m Free and 1500 m Free (Katie Baguley)
Taekwondo
[edit]Based on the WTF rankings as at 31 March 2015,Ireland secured one quota for the Games.
| Athlete | Event | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Repechage | Bronze medal | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | ||
| Chloe Aboud | Women's −67 kg |  Johansson (SWE)L 6–14 |
Did not advance | =13 | ||||
Triathlon
[edit]Ireland had three quota places in the Triathlon events. Aileen Reid gained the best result, 6th, in the women's race.
| Athlete | Event | Swim (1.5 km) | Trans 1 | Bike (40 km) | Trans 2 | Run (10 km) | Total time | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Russell White | Men's triathlon | 19:28 | 0:50 | 57:37 | 0:26 | 36:20 | 1:54:41 | 36 |
| Aaron O'Brien | – | – | – | – | – | DNF | – | |
| Aileen Reid | Women's triathlon | 20:46 | 0:47 | 1:06:19 | 0:29 | 35:37 | 2:03:58 | 6 |
Wrestling
[edit]- Men's freestyle
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Round of 16 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Repechage 1 | Repechage 2 | Final / BM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | ||
| Soslan Tuaev | 74 kg | BYE | DNC | ||||||
| Alex Dolly | 86 kg | Friev (ESP) L 4–0 |
Did not advance | ||||||