# Ireland at the 1992 Summer Olympics

Ireland competed at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. 58 competitors, 49 men and 9 women, took part in 47 events in 12 sports.

## Medalists

| Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date |
| Gold | Michael Carruth | Boxing | Welterweight | 8 August |
| Silver | Wayne McCullough | Boxing | Bantamweight | 8 August |

## Competitors

The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.
| Sport | Men | Women | Total |
| Archery | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Athletics | 16 | 3 | 19 |
| Boxing | 6 | – | 6 |
| Canoeing | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| Cycling | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| Equestrian | 5 | 4 | 9 |
| Fencing | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Judo | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Rowing | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Sailing | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| Swimming | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Tennis | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Total | 49 | 9 | 58 |

## Archery

Veteran Noel Lynch was the only Irish archer at the nation's fifth appearance in the tournament. He did not qualify for the elimination rounds.

### Men

| Athlete | Event | Ranking round | Ranking round | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| Athlete | Event | Score | Seed | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank |
| Noel Lynch | Individual | 1225 | 62 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Athletics
### Track and road events

| Athlete | Event | Heats | Heats | Quarterfinal | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank |
| Marcus O'Sullivan | 1500 metres | 3:37.07 | 5 Q | — | 3:37.16 | 8 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| John Doherty | 5000 metres | 13:41.27 | 21 | — | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Paul Donovan | 5000 metres | 14:03.79 | 37 | — | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Frank O'Mara | 5000 metres | 13:38.79 | 18 | — | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Noel Berkeley | 10,000 metres | 29:23.58 | 35 | — | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Sean Dollman | 10,000 metres | 28:55.77 | 28 | — | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Tommy Hughes | Marathon | — | 2:32:55 | 72 |
| Andy Ronan | Marathon | — | DNF | DNF |
| John Treacy | Marathon | — | 2:24:11 | 51 |
| Thomas Kearns | 110 metres hurdles | 13.63 | 12 Q | 13.87 | 19 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Jimmy McDonald | 20 kilometres walk | — | 1:25:16 | 6 |
| Bobby O'Leary | 20 kilometres walk | — | DQ | DQ |

### Field events

| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Distance | Position | Distance | Position |
| Victor Costello | Shot put | 17.15 | 22 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Paul Quirke | Shot put | 17.01 | 23 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Nick Sweeney | Discus throw | 57.68 | 23 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Terry McHugh | Javelin throw | 73.26 | 27 | Did not advance | Did not advance |

### Track and road events

| Athlete | Event | Heats | Heats | Quarterfinal | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank |
| Sonia O'Sullivan | 1500 metres | 4:07.70 | 5 Q | — | 4:06.24 | 18 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Catherina McKiernan | 3000 metres | 8:57.91 | 20 | — | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Sonia O'Sullivan | 3000 metres | 8:50.08 | 10 Q | — | 8:47.41 | 4 |
| Perri Williams | 10 kilometres walk | — | 54:53 | 37 |

## Boxing

| Athlete | Event | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| Paul Buttimer | Flyweight | Malagu (NGR) L 8–12 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Wayne McCullough | Bantamweight | Muteweta (UGA) W 28–7 | Aboud (IRQ) W 10–2 | Sabo (NGR) W 31–13 | Ri (PRK) W 21–16 | Casamayor (CUB) L 8–14 | |
| Paul Griffin | Featherweight | Chungu (ZAM) L RSC R2 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Michael Carruth | Welterweight | Bye | Tuifao (SAM) W 11–2 | Otto (GER) W 6*–6 | Chenglai (THA) W 11–4 | Hernández (CUB) W 13–10 | |
| Paul Douglas | Heavyweight | Pettersson (SWE) W 8–1 | Chudinov (EUN) W 15–9 | Vanderlijde (NED) L RSC R1 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Kevin McBride | Super heavyweight | Bye | Hrivňák (TCH) L 1–21 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Canoeing
### Slalom

| Athlete | Event | Run 1 | Rank | Run 2 | Rank | Best | Rank |
| Mike Corcoran | Men's C-1 | 131.42 | 17 | 121.57 | 9 | 121.57 | 12 |
| Ian Wiley | Men's K-1 | 110.45 | 5 | 123.93 | 26 | 110.45 | 8 |

### Sprint
#### Men

| Athlete | Event | Heats | Heats | Repechage | Repechage | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Patrick Holmes | K-1 500 metres | 1:43.46 | 4 R | 1:43.96 | 3 SF | 1:45.11 | 9 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Patrick Holmes | K-1 1000 metres | 3:44.78 | 4 R | 3:35.62 | 3 SF | 3:42.07 | 9 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Alan Carey Conor Holmes | K-2 500 metres | 1:41.51 | 6 R | 1:37.37 | 6 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Alan Carey Conor Holmes | K-2 1000 metres | 3:35.03 | 5 R | 3:27.48 | 5 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Cycling

Five cyclists, all men, represented Ireland in 1992.

### Road
#### Men

| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
| Conor Henry | Road race | 4:35:56 | 35 |
| Kevin Kimmage | Road race | 4:35:56 | 32 |
| Paul Slane | Road race | 4:35:56 | 65 |
| Mark Kane Kevin Kimmage Robert Power Paul Slane | Team time trial | 2:14:32 | 17 |

## Equestrianism
### Dressage

| Athlete | Horse | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Horse | Event | Score | Rank | Score | Rank |
| Anna Merveldt | Rapallo | Individual | 1527 | 16 Q | 1355 | 11 |

### Eventing

| Athlete | Horse | Event | Dressage | Dressage | Cross-country | Cross-country | Cross-country | Jumping | Jumping | Jumping | Total | Total |
| Athlete | Horse | Event | Penalties | Rank | Penalties | Total | Rank | Penalties | Total | Rank | Penalties | Rank |
| Máiréad Curran | Watercolour | Individual | 70.00 | 56 | 74.40 | 144.40 | 38 | 5.00 | 149.40 | 9 | 149.40 | 29 |
| Melanie Duff | Rathlin Roe | Individual | 58.80 | 23 | 87.20 | 146.00 | 45 | 10.00 | 156.00 | 24 | 156.00 | 32 |
| Polly Holohan | Rusticus | Individual | 63.00 | 34 | 91.20 | 154.20 | 47 | 10.00 | 164.20 | 24 | 164.20 | 39 |
| Eric Smiley | Enterprise | Individual | 64.60 | 39 | 50.80 | 115.40 | 24 | 25.00 | 140.40 | 55 | 140.40 | 27 |
| Máiréad Curran Melanie Duff Polly Holohan Eric Smiley | See above | Team | 186.40 | 11 | 212.40 | 405.80 | 10 | 40.00 | 445.80 | 6 | 445.80 | 8 |

### Jumping

| Athlete | Horse | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Horse | Event | Round 1 | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round 3 | Total | Total | Round 1 | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 2 | Total | Total |
| Athlete | Horse | Event | Score | Rank | Score | Rank | Score | Rank | Score | Rank | Penalties | Rank | Penalties | Rank | Penalties | Rank |
| Peter Charles | Kruger | Individual | 37.00 | 51 | 64.00 | 24 | 68.00 | 20 | 169.00 | 16 Q | 26.00 | 40 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Paul Darragh | Killelea | Individual | 42.00 | 43 | 16.00 | 72 | DNS | DNS | 56.00 | 68 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| James Kernan | Touchdown | Individual | 52.00 | 36 | 36.00 | 51 | 59.50 | 28 | 147.50 | 34 Q | 16.00 | 30 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Eddie Macken | Welfenkrone | Individual | 13.00 | 75 | 26.50 | 61 | DNS | DNS | 39.50 | 75 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Peter Charles Paul Darragh James Kernan Eddie Macken | See above | Team | — | 33.25 | 15 | 33.50 | 14 | 66.75 | 14 |

## Fencing

One male fencer represented Ireland in 1992.

### Pool stage

| Athlete | Event | Group Stage | Group Stage | Group Stage | Group Stage | Group Stage | Group Stage | Group Stage |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| Michael O'Brien | Men's épée | Kulcsár (HUN) L 4–5 | Felisiak (GER) L 4–5 | Marx (USA) W 5–1 | Pereira (ESP) W 5–3 | Bandeira (POR) W 5–3 | Álvarez (PAR) W 5–4 | 17 Q |

### Elimination phase

| Athlete | Event | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round 4 | Repechage | Repechage | Repechage | Repechage | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round 4 | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round 4 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| Michael O'Brien | Men's épée | Jacquet (SUI) L 0–2 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Judo
### Men

| Athlete | Event | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Repechage | Repechage | Repechage | Repechage | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round 4 | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| Keith Gough | 60 kg | Salvucci (ARG) W Ippon | de Souza (ANG) W Koka | Trautmann (GER) L Ippon | Did not advance | Did not advance | — | Beaton (CAN) L Yusei-gachi | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Ciarán Ward | 65 kg | Korhonen (FIN) W Yusei-gachi | Cuk (SLO) L Yusei-gachi | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Rowing
### Men

| Athlete | Event | Heats | Heats | Repechage | Repechage | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Niall O'Toole | Single sculls | 7:50.46 | 6 R | 7:07.68 | 3 SC/D | 9:25.95 | 5 FD | 8:01.78 | 21 |

## Sailing
### Women

| Athlete | Event | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Net points | Final rank |
| Athlete | Event | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | Net points | Final rank |
| Denise Lyttle | Europe | 3 | 21 | 31 | 18 | 11.7 | 5.7 | 25 | 84.4 | 12 |

### Open

| Athlete | Event | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Net points | Final rank |
| Athlete | Event | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | Net points | Final rank |
| David Wilkins Peter Kennedy | Flying Dutchman | 24 | 23 | 17 | 5.7 | 21 | 16 | 26 | 106.7 | 14 |
| Mark Mansfield Tom McWilliam | Star | 17 | 17 | 21 | 22 | 18 | 11.7 | 21 | 105.7 | 15 |

## Swimming
### Men

| Athlete | Event | Heats | Heats | Final A/B | Final A/B |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Gary O'Toole | 100 metre breaststroke | 1:05.48 | 38 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Gary O'Toole | 200 metre breaststroke | 2:17.66 | 20 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Gary O'Toole | 200 metre individual medley | 2:07.67 | 34 | Did not advance | Did not advance |

### Women

| Athlete | Event | Heats | Heats | Final A/B | Final A/B |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Michelle Smith | 200 metre backstroke | 2:21.37 | 35 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Michelle Smith | 200 metre individual medley | 2:23.83 | 32 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Michelle Smith | 400 metre individual medley | 4:58.94 | 26 | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Tennis
### Men

| Athlete | Event | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| Owen Casey | Singles | Gustafsson (SWE) L (6–7, 1–6, 4–6) | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Owen Casey Eoin Collins | Doubles | — | Lavalle / Maciel (MEX) W (7–6, 7–5, 6–4) | Hlasek / Rosset (SUI) L (6–7, 3–6, 2–6) | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |