Ireland competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, United States.
[edit] Medalists
Ireland won three gold and one bronze medal at the 1996 Olympics, the highest number ever, and was placed 28th in the medals table. Sonia O'Sullivan, who was seen as the best medal chance prior to the competition, did not win a medal. Two years after the Atlanta Games, FINA banned Smith for four years. Although she was banned for tampering with her urine sample using alcohol, the testers also found traces of a metabolic precursor of testosterone, Androstenedione. However Smith passed all tests at the 1996 Olympics.
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Bronze
[edit] Results by event
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:
Men's 5.000 metres
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- Qualification — 13:54.01
- Semifinal — 14:08.88 (→ did not advance)
Men's 400m Hurdles
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- Heat — 50.76s (→ did not advance)
Men's Discus Throw
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- Qualification — 62.04m (→ did not advance)
Men's Hammer Throw
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- Qualification — 68.14m (→ did not advance)
Women's 1,500 metres
Women's 5,000 metres
Women's 10,000 metres
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- Qualification — 32:32.10
- Final — 32:00.38 (→ 11th place)
Women's 400m Hurdles
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- Qualification — 55.22
- Semifinals — 54.93 (→ did not advance)
Women's 10km Walk
Men's Flyweight (– 51 kg)
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Men's Light Welterweight (– 63,5 kg)
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Men's Middleweight (– 75 kg)
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Men's Heavyweight (– 91 kg)
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- First Round — Lost to Garth da Silva (New Zealand), referee stopped contest in first round
[edit] Track Competition
Men's Points Race
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- Final — 0 points (→ 22nd place)
[edit] Mountain Bike
Men's Cross Country
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- Final — 2:43:56 (→ 25th place)
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- Final — 2:47:46 (→ 32nd place)
Men's 50m Freestyle
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- Heat – 24.03 (→ did not advance, 48th and last place)
Men's 100m Freestyle
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- Heat – 50.99 (→ did not advance, 27th place)
Men's 200m Freestyle
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- Heat – 1:53.67 (→ did not advance, 29th place)
Men's 100m Backstroke
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- Heat – 58.56 (→ did not advance, 45th place)
Men's 200m Backstroke
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- Heat – 2:08.90 (→ did not advance, 35th place)
Women's 200m Freestyle
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- Heat – 2:04.92 (→ did not advance, 27th place)
Women's 400m Freestyle
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- Heat – 4:09.00
- Final – 4:07.25 (→
Gold Medal)
Women's 100m Butterfly
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- Heat – 1:03.80 (→ did not advance, 31st place)
Women's 200m Butterfly
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- Heat – 2:10.03
- Final – 2:09.91 (→ Bronze Medal)
Women's 200m Individual Medley
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- Heat – 2:16.35
- Final – 2:13.93 (→ Gold Medal)
Women's 400m Individual Medley
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- Heat – 4:43.79
- Final – 4:39.18 (→ Gold Medal)
[edit] References
