Ireland at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics

Ireland at the
2014 Summer Youth Olympics
Ireland at the; 2014 Summer Youth Olympics
IOC code	IRL
NOC	Olympic Council of Ireland
Website	www.olympicsport.ie
in Nanjing
Competitors	16 in 7 sports
Medals; Ranked 58th	Gold 0 Silver 2 Bronze 1 Total 3
Summer Youth Olympics appearances
	2010; 2014; 2018;

Ireland competed at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics, in Nanjing, China from 16 August to 28 August 2014.

Medalists

Medal	Name	Sport	Event	Date
Gold	Michael Duffy	Equestrian	Team Jumping (part of a Mixed-NOC team Europe)	20 Aug
Silver	Ciara Ginty	Boxing	Women's Light 60kg	26 Aug
Silver	Robert Hendrick	Canoeing	Boys' C1 slalom	27 Aug
Bronze	Michael Gallagher	Boxing	Men's Heavy 91kg	25 Aug

Athletics

Ireland qualified five athletes.^[1]

Qualification Legend: Q=Final A (medal); qB=Final B (non-medal); qC=Final C (non-medal); qD=Final D (non-medal); qE=Final E (non-medal)

Boys
Field Events

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Final
Athlete	Event	Distance	Rank	Distance	Rank
Eoin Sheridan	Discus throw	53.63	12 qB	51.19	5
Adam King	Hammer throw	71.91 PB	8 Q	71.49	8

Girls
Track & road events

Athlete	Event	Heats		Final
Athlete	Event	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Roseanna McGuckian	200 m	24.77	3 qB	25.15	5
Louis Shanahan	800 m	2:09.58	2 Q	2:08.29 PB	6

Field events

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Final
Athlete	Event	Distance	Rank	Distance	Rank
Michaela Walsh	Shot put	15.59	7 Q	15.69 PB	6

Boxing

Ireland qualified three boxers based on its performance at the 2014 AIBA Youth World Championships^[2]

Boys

Athlete	Event	Preliminaries	Semifinals	Final / RM	Rank
Athlete	Event	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Michael Gallagher	-91 kg	Maksim Kazlou (BLR) W 3-0	Yordan Hernández (CUB) L 0-3	Bronze Medal Bout Kim Jin-nyong (KOR) W 3-0

Girls

Athlete	Event	Preliminaries	Semifinals	Final / RM	Rank
Athlete	Event	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Ciara Ginty	-60 kg	Monica Floridia (ITA) W 3-0	Esra Yıldız (TUR) W 2-0	Jajaira Gonzalez (USA) L 0-3
Christine Desmond	-75 kg	bye	Chen Nien-Chin (TPE) L 0-3	Bronze Medal Bout Caitlin Parker (AUS) L 0-3	4

Canoeing

Ireland qualified one boat based on its performance at the 2013 World Junior Canoe Sprint and Slalom Championships.^[3]

Boys

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Round of 16		Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final / BM	Rank
Athlete	Event	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Robert Hendrick	C1 slalom	1:19.667	3 Q	—		Zoltán Koleszár (HUN) 1:21.403 W	Leon Breznik (SLO) 1:18.752 W	Lucas Roisin (FRA) 1:19.047 L
Robert Hendrick	C1 sprint	2:14.219	12 Q	2:14.706	12	did not advance

Equestrian

Ireland qualified a rider.^[4]

Athlete	Horse	Event	Round 1		Round 2			Total
Athlete	Horse	Event	Penalties	Rank	Penalties	Total	Rank	Penalties	Rank
Michael Duffy	Commander	Individual Jumping	0	1	4	4	5	4	5
Europe Jake Saywell (GBR) Michael Duffy (IRL) Matias Alvaro (ITA) Lisa Nooren (NED) Filip Agren (SWE)	Galaxy Commander Montelini For The Sun Abel	Team Jumping	(8) 0 0 (8) 0	1	(4) 0 0 (0) 0	0	1	0

Golf

Ireland qualified one team of two athletes based on the 8 June 2014 IGF Combined World Amateur Golf Rankings.^[5]

Individual

Athlete	Event	Round 1		Round 2			Round 3			Total
Athlete	Event	Score	Rank	Score	Total	Rank	Score	Total	Rank	Score	Rank
Kevin le Blanc	Boys	73 (+1)	19	71 (-1)	144 (PAR)		73 (+1)	217 (+1)		217	16
Olivia Mehaffey	Girls	73 (+1)	11	75 (+3)	148 (+4)		79 (+7)	227 (+11)		227	20

Team

Athletes	Event	Round 1 (Foursome)		Round 2 (Fourball)			Round 3 (Individual Stroke)				Total
Athletes	Event	Score	Rank	Score	Total	Rank	Boy	Girl	Total	Rank	Score	Rank
Kevin le Blanc Olivia Mehaffey	Mixed	72 (PAR)	25	77 (+5)	149 (+5)		71 (-1)	80 (+8)	300 (+12)		300	27

Rowing

Ireland qualified one boat based on its performance at the 2013 World Rowing Junior Championships.^[6]

Athlete	Event	Heats		Repechage		Semifinals		Final
Athlete	Event	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Eimear Lambe	Girls' Single Sculls	3:57.00	5 R	3:55.00	2 SA/B	4:02.39	6 FB	4:03.82	11

Qualification Legend: FA=Final A (medal); FB=Final B (non-medal); FC=Final C (non-medal); FD=Final D (non-medal); SA/B=Semifinals A/B; SC/D=Semifinals C/D; R=Repechage

Swimming

Ireland qualified three swimmers.^[7]

Boys

Athlete	Event	Heat		Semifinal		Final
Athlete	Event	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Calum Bain	50 m freestyle	23.57	17	did not advance
	100 m freestyle	52.51	29	did not advance
	50 m butterfly	25.69	27	did not advance

Girls

Athlete	Event	Heat		Semifinal		Final
Athlete	Event	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Laoise Fleming	200 m freestyle	2:08.93	32	—		did not advance
	50 m backstroke	31.64	37	did not advance
	100 m backstroke	1:06.21	30	did not advance
	200 m backstroke	2:21.89	24	—		did not advance
Dearbhail McNamara	50 m breaststroke	35.17	27	did not advance
	100 m breaststroke	1:13.79	23	did not advance
	200 m breaststroke	2:34.39	10	—		did not advance

References

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^ "Meet the Qualified Athletes for Nanjing 2014 Youth Olympic Games". AIBA. 23 May 2014. Archived from the original on 17 July 2014. Retrieved 23 May 2014.
^ "2014 Youth Olympics Games Qualification" (PDF). ICF. 20 February 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 March 2014. Retrieved 13 March 2014.
^ "Number of Entries by NOC: Equestrian". nanjing2014.org. 6 August 2014. Archived from the original on 17 August 2014. Retrieved 7 August 2014.
^ "Youth Olympic Games Golf Ranking". IGF. 8 June 2014. Archived from the original on 2 July 2014. Retrieved 7 July 2014.
^ "2014 YOG Qualification: Rowing". FISA. 20 February 2014. Archived from the original on 27 February 2014. Retrieved 27 February 2014.
^ "Number of Entries by NOC: Swimming". nanjing2014.org. 6 August 2014. Archived from the original on 8 August 2014. Retrieved 9 August 2014.

[1] "Number of Entries by NOC: Athletics". nanjing2014.org. 6 August 2014. Archived from the original on 8 August 2014. Retrieved 8 August 2014.

[2] "Meet the Qualified Athletes for Nanjing 2014 Youth Olympic Games". AIBA. 23 May 2014. Archived from the original on 17 July 2014. Retrieved 23 May 2014.

[3] "2014 Youth Olympics Games Qualification" (PDF). ICF. 20 February 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 March 2014. Retrieved 13 March 2014.

[4] "Number of Entries by NOC: Equestrian". nanjing2014.org. 6 August 2014. Archived from the original on 17 August 2014. Retrieved 7 August 2014.

[5] "Youth Olympic Games Golf Ranking". IGF. 8 June 2014. Archived from the original on 2 July 2014. Retrieved 7 July 2014.

[6] "2014 YOG Qualification: Rowing". FISA. 20 February 2014. Archived from the original on 27 February 2014. Retrieved 27 February 2014.

[7] "Number of Entries by NOC: Swimming". nanjing2014.org. 6 August 2014. Archived from the original on 8 August 2014. Retrieved 9 August 2014.

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