Ireland at the 2000 Summer Olympics
IOC code	IRL
NOC	Olympic Federation of Ireland
Website	olympics.ie
in Sydney
Competitors	64 (40 men and 24 women) in 10 sports
Flag bearer	Sonia O'Sullivan
Medals Ranked 64th	Gold 0 Silver 1 Bronze 0 Total 1
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
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Other related appearances
Great Britain (1896–1920)

Ireland competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia.

Medal	Name	Sport	Event
Silver	Sonia O'Sullivan	Athletics	Women's 5000m

Men's 100m

• Paul Brizzell

• Round 1 – 10.62 (→ did not advance)

Men's 200m

• Paul Brizzell

• Round 1 – 20.98 (→ did not advance)

Men's 400m

• Tomas Coman

• Round 1 – 46.17 (→ did not advance)

Men's 800m

• David Matthews

• Round 1 – 01:48.77 (→ did not advance)

Men's 1,500m

• James Nolan

• Round 1 – 03:40.50 (→ did not advance)

Men's 5,000m

• Mark Carroll

• Round 1 – 13:30.60 (→ did not advance)

Men's 110m Hurdles

• Peter Coghlan

• Round 1 – 14.03
• Round 2 – 13.86 (→ did not advance)

Men's 400m Hurdles

• Tom McGuirk

• Round 1 – 51.73 (→ did not advance)

Men's 4 × 100 m

• Paul Brizzell, Tom Comyns, John McAdorey, Gary Ryan

• Round 1 – 39.26 (→ did not advance)

Men's 4 × 400 m

• Tomas Coman, Robert Daly, Paul "Junior" McKee, Paul Oppermann

• Round 1 – 03:07.42 (→ did not advance)

Men's High Jump

• Brendan Reilly

• Qualifying – 2.20 (→ did not advance)

Men's Discus

• Nick Sweeney

• Qualifying – 57.37 (→ did not advance)

• John Menton

• Qualifying – 54.21 (→ did not advance)

Men's Javelin Throw

• Terry McHugh

• Qualifying – 79.90 (→ did not advance)

Men's Hammer Throw

• Paddy McGrath

• Qualifying – 67.00 (→ did not advance)

Men's 20 km Walk

• Robert Heffernan

• Final – 1:26:04 (→ 28th place)

Men's 50 km Walk

• Jamie Costin

• Final – 4:24:22 (→ 38th place)

Women's 100m

• Sarah Reilly

• Round 1 – 11.56
• Round 2 – 11.53 (→ did not advance)

Women's 200m

• Sarah Reilly

• Round 1 – 23.43 (→ did not advance)

Women's 400m

• Karen Shinkins

• Round 1 – 53.27 (→ did not advance)

Women's 1,500m

• Sinead Delahunty

• Round 1 – 04:11.75 (→ did not advance)

Women's 5,000m

• Sonia O'Sullivan

• Round 1 – 15:07.91
• Final – 14:41.02 (→ Silver Medal)

• Rosemary Ryan

• Round 1 – 15:33.05 (→ did not advance)

• Breda Dennehy-Willis

• Round 1 – 15:49.58 (→ did not advance)

Women's 10,000m

• Sonia O'Sullivan

• Round 1 – 32:29.93
• Final – 30:53.37 (→ 6th place)

• Breda Dennehy-Willis

• Round 1 – 33:17.45 (→ did not advance)

Women's 400m Hurdles

• Susan Smith-Walsh

• Round 1 – 57.08 (→ did not advance)

Women's 4 × 400 m

• Emily Maher, Martina McCarthy, Ciara Sheehy, Karen Shinkins

• Round 1 – 03:32.24 (→ did not advance)

Women's 20 km Walk

• Gillian O'Sullivan

• Final – 1:33:10 (→ 10th place)

• Olive Loughnane

• Final – 1:38:23 (→ 35th place)

Women's Singles

• Sonya McGinn

• Round of 64: Bye
• Round of 32: Lost to Mia Audina Tjiptawan of Netherlands (→ did not advance)

Men's 71 kg

• Michael Roche

• Round 1 – Lost to Firat Karagollu of Turkey (→ did not advance)

Men's Kayak Singles 500m

• Gary Mawer

• Qualifying Heat – 01:49.705 (→ did not advance)

Men's Kayak Singles 1000m

• Gary Mawer

• Qualifying Heat – 03:45.787
• Semifinal – 03:50.363 (→ did not advance)

Men's Kayak Singles

• Ian Wiley

• Qualifying – 266.42 (→ did not advance)

Women's Kayak Singles

• Eadaoin Ní Challarain

• Qualifying – 331.49 (→ did not advance)

Men's Cross Country Mountain Bike

• Robin Seymour

• Final – 2:20:40.19 (→ 28th place)

Women's Cross Country Mountain Bike

• Tarja Owens

• Final – Lapped (→ 29th place)

Men's Road Race

• David McCann

• Final – 5:30:46 (→ 43rd place)

• Ciarán Power

• Final – 5:34:58 (→ 74th place)

Women's Road Race

• Deirdre Murphy

• Final – DNF (→ no ranking)

Men's Lightweight Fours

• Neville Maxwell 5th in the B final (→ 11th)
• Neal Byrne 5th in the B final (→ 11th)
• Gearoid Towey 5th in the B final (→ 11th)
• Tony O'Connor 5th in the B final (→ 11th)

Men's Single Handed Dinghy (Finn)

• David Burrows

• Race 1 – 9
• Race 2 – (16)
• Race 3 – 7
• Race 4 – 15
• Race 5 – (19)
• Race 6 – 1
• Race 7 – 10
• Race 8 – 1
• Race 9 – 6
• Race 10 – 12
• Race 11 – 8
• Final – 69 (→ 9th place)

Men's Two Handed Keelboat (Star)

• Mark Mansfield and David O'Brien

• Race 1 – (15)
• Race 2 – 12
• Race 3 – 12
• Race 4 – 10
• Race 5 – 7
• Race 6 – 9
• Race 7 – 13
• Race 8 – 3
• Race 9 – 11
• Race 10 – 13
• Race 11 – (17) OCS
• Final – 90 (→ 14th place)

Women's Single Handed Dinghy (Europe)

• Maria Coleman

• Race 1 – 11
• Race 2 – 5
• Race 3 – 3
• Race 4 – 15
• Race 5 – (17)
• Race 6 – 7
• Race 7 – 11
• Race 8 – (17)
• Race 9 – 9
• Race 10 – 14
• Race 11 – 11
• Final – 86 (→ 12th place)

Men's 200m Butterfly

• Colin Lowth

• Preliminary Heat – 02:03.91 (→ did not advance)

Men's 100m Breaststroke

• Andrew Bree

• Preliminary Heat – 01:04.58 (→ did not advance)

Men's 200m Breaststroke

• Andrew Bree

• Preliminary Heat – 02:18.14 (→ did not advance)

Women's 50m Freestyle

• Chantal Gibney

• Preliminary Heat – 27.46 (→ did not advance)

Women's 100m Freestyle

• Chantal Gibney

• Preliminary Heat – 58.79 (→ did not advance)

Women's 200m Freestyle

• Chantal Gibney

• Preliminary Heat – 02:05.24 (→ did not advance)

Women's 400m Freestyle

• Chantal Gibney

• Preliminary Heat – 04:23.73 (→ did not advance)

Women's 100m Breaststroke

• Emma Robinson

• Preliminary Heat – 01:13.41 (→ did not advance)