| Northern Ireland at the 2018 Commonwealth Games | |
|---|---|
| CGF code | NIR |
| CGA | Northern Ireland Commonwealth Games Council |
| Website | nicgc |
| inGold Coast,Australia 4 April 2018 – 15 April 2018 | |
| Competitors | 90 in 13 sports |
| Flag bearer | Caroline O’Hanlon (opening) |
| Medals Ranked 20th |
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| Commonwealth Games appearances (overview) | |
| Other related appearances | |
Northern Ireland competed at the2018 Commonwealth Games in theGold Coast,Australia from April 4 to April 15, 2018.[1] On January 3, 2017 Northern Ireland announced its decision to send a squad of 88 athletes to the games.[2] A final team of 90 competed.
Netball athleteCaroline O’Hanlon was the country's flag bearer during theopening ceremony.[3]
| Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rhys McClenaghan | Gymnastics | Men's Pommel horse | April 8 | |
| Kirsty Barr | Shooting | Women's Trap | April 13 | |
| Brendan Irvine | Boxing | Men's −52 kg | April 14 | |
| Kurt Walker | Boxing | Men's −56 kg | April 14 | |
| Aidan Walsh | Boxing | Men's −69 kg | April 14 | |
| Kristina O'Hara | Boxing | Women's −48 kg | April 14 | |
| Carly McNaul | Boxing | Women's −51 kg | April 14 | |
| Michaela Walsh | Boxing | Women's −57 kg | April 14 | |
| Gareth McAuley | Shooting | Men's Skeet | April 9 | |
| Leon Reid | Athletics | Men's 200 m | April 12 | |
| James McGivern | Boxing | Men's −60 kg | April 14 | |
| Steven Donnelly | Boxing | Men's −75 kg | April 14 |
The following is the list of number of competitors participating at the Games per sport/discipline.
| Sport | Men | Women | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Athletics | 8 | 5 | 13 |
| Badminton | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Boxing | 8 | 4 | 12 |
| Cycling | 5 | 3 | 8 |
| Gymnastics | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Lawn bowls | 5 | 5 | 10 |
| Netball | — | 12 | 12 |
| Shooting | 6 | 2 | 8 |
| Swimming | 8 | 1 | 9 |
| Table tennis | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| Triathlon | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Weightlifting | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| Wrestling | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 53 | 37 | 90 |
Northern Ireland competed with a team of 13 athletes (8 men, 5 women) at the 2018 Commonwealth Games.[2]
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Leon Reid | 200 m | 20.73 | 2Q | 20.61 | 2Q | 20.55 | |
| Jack Agnew | 1500 m (T54) | 3:13.78 | 5q | — | 3:19.03 | 10 | |
| Ben Reynolds | 110 m hurdles | 13.70 | 4 | — | did not advance | ||
| Adam Kirk-Smith | 3000 m steeplechase | — | 8:48.40 | 8 | |||
| Paul Pollock | Marathon | — | DNS | ||||
| Kevin Seaward | — | 2:19:54 | 4 | ||||
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Distance | Rank | Distance | Rank | ||
| Adam McMullen | Long jump | 7.66 | 14 | did not advance | |
| Dempsey McGuigan | Hammer throw | — | 70.24 | 6 | |
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Amy Foster | 100 m | 11.59 | 2Q | 11.54 | 4 | did not advance | |
| 200 m | 23.94 | 4Q | 24.02 | 8 | did not advance | ||
| Ciara Mageean | 800 m | 2:03.30 | 7 | — | did not advance | ||
| 1500 m | 4:07.78 | 6q | — | 4:07.41 | 13 | ||
| Emma Mitchell | 5000 m | — | 16:02.80 | 13 | |||
| 10000 m | — | 32:49.91 | 15 | ||||
| Athlete | Event | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Distance | Position | ||
| Sommer Lecky | High jump | 1.80 | 10 |
| Athlete | Event | 100H | HJ | SP | 200 m | LJ | JT | 800 m | Final | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Katherine O'Connor | Result | 14.99 | 1.78 | 11.97 | 25.25 | 5.64 | 46.34 | 2:18.30 | 5695 | 8 |
| Points | 843 | 953 | 659 | 863 | 741 | 789 | 847 |
Northern Ireland competed with a team of 3 athletes (1 man, 2 women) at the 2018 Commonwealth Games.[2]
| Athlete | Event | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final /BM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | ||
| Ciaran Chambers | Men's singles | Bye | L 0–2 | did not advance | ||||
| Rachael Darragh | Women's singles | W 2–0 | L 0–2 | did not advance | ||||
| Sinead Chambers Rachael Darragh | Women's doubles | — | Emily Temple Redshaw (JER) W 2–0 | Lai (MAS) L 0–2 | did not advance | |||
| Sinead Chambers Ciaran Chambers | Mixed doubles | March (FAI) WW/O | Lai (MAS) L 0–2 | did not advance | ||||
Northern Ireland competed with a team of 12 athletes (8 men, 4 women) at the 2018 Commonwealth Games.[2]
| Athlete | Event | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | |||
| Brendan Irvine | −52 kg | — | W 5–0 | W 4–1 | W 4–1 | L 1–4 | |
| Kurt Walker | −56 kg | — | W 4–1 | W 4–1 | W 3–2 | L 1–4 | |
| James McGivern | −60 kg | Bye | WRSC | W 5–0 | L 1–4 | Did not advance | |
| Seán McComb | −64 kg | Bye | L 1–4 | did not advance | |||
| Aidan Walsh | −69 kg | Bye | W 5–0 | W 5–0 | W 5–0 | L 0–5 | |
| Steven Donnelly | −75 kg | W 4–1 | W 5–0 | W 5–0 | L 0–5 | Did not advance | |
| Damien Sullivan | −91 kg | — | Bye | L 1–4 | did not advance | ||
| Stephen McMonagle | +91 kg | — | Bye | L 0–5 | did not advance | ||
| Athlete | Event | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | |||
| Kristina O'Hara | −48 kg | — | W 3–2 | W 5–0 | L 0–5 | |
| Carly McNaul | −51 kg | — | WABD | W 5–0 | L 0–5 | |
| Michaela Walsh | −57 kg | Bye | WRSC | W 4–1 | L 2–3 | |
| Alanna Nihell | −60 kg | Bye | L 0–5 | did not advance | ||
Northern Ireland competed with a team of 8 athletes (5 men, 3 women) at the 2018 Commonwealth Games.[2]
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marcus Christie | Road race | DNF | |
| Mark Downey | 3:57:01 | 4 | |
| Cameron Orr | 3:57:58 | 22 | |
| Marc Potts | 3:59:08 | 28 | |
| Xeno Young | DNF | ||
| Marcus Christie | Time trial | 50:42.29 | 7 |
| Xeno Young | 54:07.66 | 25 | |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lydia Boylan | Road race | 3:12:48 | 32 |
| Eileen Burns | Road race | DNF | |
| Time trial | 40:21.53 | 11 | |
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Round 1 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Opposition Time | Opposition Time | Opposition Time | Opposition Time | Rank | ||
| Robyn Stewart | Women's sprint | 11.082 | 9 | L | did not advance | |||
| Athlete | Event | Round 1 | Repechage | Semifinals | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robyn Stewart | Women's keirin | 2Q | Bye | 4qB | 12 |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Robyn Stewart | Women's time trial |
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Opponent Results | Rank | ||
| Marcus Christie | Men's pursuit | 4:35.402 | 20 | did not advance | |
| Xeno Young | 4:24.568 | 14 | did not advance | ||
| Eileen Burns | Women's pursuit | 3:42.486 | 17 | did not advance | |
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | Rank | Points | Rank | ||
| Mark Downey | Men's point race | 2 | 13 | did not advance | |
| Marc Potts | 5 | 12Q | 7 | 12 | |
| Xeno Young | 3 | 13 | did not advance | ||
| Lydia Boylan | Women's points race | — | 3 | 11 | |
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Downey | Men's scratch race | 4Q | 12 |
| Marc Potts | 12Q | DNF | |
| Xeno Young | 11Q | DNF | |
| Lydia Boylan | Women's scratch race | — | 8 |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameron Orr | Men's cross-country | 1:20:06 | 8 |
| Marc Potts | -2LAP | 17 |
Northern Ireland competed with a team of 2 athletes (2 men) at the 2018 Commonwealth Games.[2]
| Athlete | Event | Apparatus | Total | Rank | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F | PH | R | V | PB | HB | ||||
| Ewan McAteer | Qualification | 12.850 | 12.650 | 9.800 | 13.150 | 12.150 | 11.650 | 73.000 | 23R |
| Rhys McClenaghan | 12.250 | 14.550Q | 12.250 | 12.950 | 12.850 | 11.750 | 76.600 | 15Q | |
| Athlete | Event | Apparatus | Total | Rank | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F | PH | R | V | PB | HB | ||||
| Ewan McAteer | All-around | 11.900 | 10.700 | 10.300 | 14.000 | 12.850 | 11.950 | 71.700 | 18 |
| Rhys McClenaghan | All-around | 12.050 | 15.050 | 12.050 | 14.000 | 13.000 | 12.150 | 78.300 | 10 |
| Pommel horse | — | 15.100 | — | 15.100 | |||||
Northern Ireland competed with a team of 10 athletes (5 men, 5 women) at the 2018 Commonwealth Games.[2]
| Athlete | Event | Group Stage | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final /BM | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | ||
| Gary Kelly | Singles | W 21 - 4 | W 21 - 20 | W 21 - 13 | W 21 - 7 | L 12 - 21 | 2Q | L 9 - 21 | did not advance | ||
| Gary Kelly Ian McClure | Pairs | W 28 - 6 | W 20 - 6 | L 16 - 20 | L 8 - 27 | — | 3 | did not advance | |||
| Andrew Kyle Simon Martin Martin McHugh | Triples | D 16 - 16 | L 11 - 21 | L 17 - 18 | W 16 - 14 | — | 5 | did not advance | |||
| Andrew Kyle Simon Martin Ian McClure Martin McHugh | Fours | W 17 - 11 | W 21 - 10 | W 24 - 4 | W 17 - 8 | — | 1Q | L 9 - 13 | did not advance | ||
| Athlete | Event | Group Stage | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final /BM | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | ||
| Catherine Beattie | Singles | W 21 - 14 | L 13 - 21 | W 21 - 13 | L 17 - 21 | 3 | did not advance | |||
| Sandra Bailie Catherine Beattie | Pairs | L 12 - 20 | W 15 - 14 | L 13 - 18 | W 27 - 8 | 3 | did not advance | |||
| Sarah McAuley Donna McCloy Erin Smith | Triples | L 8 - 16 | W 14 - 13 | W 28 - 7 | — | 2Q | L 5 - 30 | did not advance | ||
| Sandra Bailie Sarah McAuley Donna McCloy Erin Smith | Fours | L 10 - 18 | L 16 - 17 | L 8 - 21 | W 15 - 14 | 5 | did not advance | |||
TheNorthern Ireland national netball team qualified for theNetball at the 2018 Commonwealth Games due to being ranked in the top 11 of theINF World Rankings on July 1, 2017.[4][5][6] Northern Ireland announced its team of 12 athletes on January 3, 2017.[2] 2018 saw Northern Ireland make their second appearance at theCommonwealth Games.[7] Netball team captain,Caroline O'Hanlon, carried theflag of Northern Ireland during the2018 Commonwealth Games opening ceremony.[3][8] Northern Ireland eventually finished eighth after losing toMalawi by 60–52 in a classification match.[9]
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| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 413 | 162 | +251 | 10 | Semi-finals | |
| 2 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 351 | 221 | +130 | 8 | ||
| 3 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 310 | 205 | +105 | 6 | Classification matches | |
| 4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 224 | 307 | −83 | 4 | ||
| 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 185 | 333 | −148 | 2 | ||
| 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 171 | 426 | −255 | 0 |
| 5 April 2018 20:30 | Report | Australia | 94–26 | Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre Umpires: Maria van der Merwe Jono Bredin Reserve umpire: Lisa McPhail | ||
| Thwaites Bassett Pettitt Wood | L. Bowman McCullogh Lennon K. Bowman |
| 7 April 2018 15:00 | Report | Northern Ireland | 35–49 | Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre Umpires: Kate Stephenson Lisa McPhail Reserve umpire: Jackie Mizon | ||
| L. Bowman Lennon McCullogh K. Bowman | Burger Venter Holtzhausen |
| 8 April 2018 13:00 | Report | Jamaica | 79–41 | Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre Umpires: Jackie Mizon Kristie Simpson Reserve umpire: Angela Armstrong-Lush | ||
| Fowler-Reid Aiken Beckford Robinson | Bowman K. Bowman Lennon |
| 10 April 2018 13:00 | Report | Barbados | 39–49 | Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre Umpires: Theresa Prince Gary Burgess Reserve umpire: Maria van der Merwe | ||
| Wharton Blackman Payne | L. Bowman Lennon Oonagh McCullough K. Bowman |
| 11 April 2018 14:00 | Report | Northern Ireland | 73–46 | Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre Umpires: Kristie Simpson Maria van der Merwe Reserve umpire: Gary Burgess | ||
| L. Bowman McCullough K. Bowman | M. Rusivakula Waqa |
| 12 April 2018 14:00 | Report | Malawi | 60–52 | Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre Umpires: Kristie Simpson Theresa Prince Reserve umpire: Jono Bredin | ||
| Kumwenda Chimaliro Mvula | L. Bowman K. Bowman Lennon McCullough |
Northern Ireland competed with a team of 8 athletes (6 men, 2 women) at the 2018 Commonwealth Games.[2]
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | Rank | Points | Rank | ||
| Rory Hamilton | 50 metre rifle 3 positions | 1129 | 14 | did not advance | |
| Stuart Hill | 1096 | 16 | did not advance | ||
| Rory Hamilton | 50 metre rifle prone | 604.8 | 19 | did not advance | |
| Stuart Hill | 607.7 | 14 | did not advance | ||
| David Henning | Trap | 115 | 11 | did not advance | |
| Gareth McAuley | Skeet | 119 | 4Q | 45 | |
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | Rank | Points | Rank | ||
| Kirsty Barr | Trap | 69 | 3Q | 37 | |
| Alexandra Skeggs | Skeet | 62 | 10 | did not advance | |
| Athlete | Event | Day 1 | Day 2 | Day 3 | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Overall | Rank | ||
| Jack Alexander | Queen's prize individual | 104-11v | 12 | 146-13v | 20 | 146-18 | 15 | 396-40v | 17 |
| David Calvert | 105-9v | 9 | 148-18v | 11 | 146-13v | 16 | 399-40v | 12 | |
| Jack Alexander David Calvert | Queen's prize pairs | 298-30v | 5 | 281-19v | 7 | — | 579-49v | 7 | |
Northern Ireland competed with a team of 9 athletes (8 men, 1 woman) at the 2018 Commonwealth Games.[2]
* Participated in heats only.
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Danielle Hill | 50 m freestyle | 26.02 | 13Q | 25.80 | 8Q | 25.56 | 8 |
| 100 m freestyle | DNS | did not advance | |||||
| 50 m backstroke | 29.27 | 13Q | 28.86 | 12 | did not advance | ||
| 100 m backstroke | 1:03.08 | 16Q | 1:02.62 | 14 | did not advance | ||
Northern Ireland competed with a team of 4 athletes (4 men) at the 2018 Commonwealth Games.[2]
| Athletes | Event | Group Stage | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | |||
| Owen Cathcart | Men's singles | W 4–0 | W 4–3 | 1Q | L 1–4 | did not advance | |||||
| Paul McCreery | W 4–0 | W 4–0 | 1Q | Bye | W 4–0 | L 0–4 | did not advance | ||||
| Ashley Robinson | W 4–0 | W 4–0 | 1Q | Bye | L 0–4 | did not advance | |||||
| Athletes | Event | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | |||
| Paul McCreery Ashley Robinson | Men's doubles | Bye | Vaea (TUV) W 3–0 | Shetty (IND) L 0–3 | did not advance | |||
| Owen Cathcart Zak Wilson | Bye | Rumgay (SCO) L 0–3 | did not advance | |||||
| Athletes | Event | Group Stage | Round of 16 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | |||
| Owen Cathcart Paul McCreery Ashley Robinson Zak Wilson | Men's team | L 0–3 | W 3–1 | 2Q | W 3–0 | L 0–3 | did not advance | ||
Northern Ireland competed with a team of 3 athletes (3 men) at the 2018 Commonwealth Games.[2]
| Athlete | Event | Swim (750 m) | Trans 1 | Bike (20 km) | Trans 2 | Run (5 km) | Total | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stanley Edgar | Men's | 9:00 | 0:35 | 30:54 | 0:27 | 17:05 | 58:01 | 22 |
| Russell White | 9:10 | 0:36 | 27:48 | 0:25 | 16:39 | 54:38 | 14 |
| Athlete | Event | Comp. | Swim (750 m) | Trans 1 | Bike (25 km) | Trans 2 | Run (5 km) | Total | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Kerr | Men's PTWC | 0:00 | 12:44 | 1:59 | 39:56 | 1:15 | 16:36 | 1:12:30 | 6 |
Northern Ireland competed with a team of 5 athletes (3 men, 2 women) at the 2018 Commonwealth Games.[2]
| Athlete | Event | Snatch | Clean & Jerk | Total | Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||||
| Karl McClean | Men's −77 kg | did not finish | did not start | ||||
| Stephen Forbes | Men's −94 kg | 127 | 11 | 150 | 11 | 277 | 9 |
| Cameron Montgomery | Men's +105 kg | 103 | 12 | 146 | 11 | 249 | 11 |
| Emma McQuiad | Women's −63 kg | 82 | 5 | 100 | 5 | 182 | 4 |
| Rebekah Thompson | Women's −69 kg | 67 | 12 | 91 | 12 | 158 | 12 |
Northern Ireland competed with a team of 1 athlete (1 woman) at the 2018 Commonwealth Games.[2]
| Athlete | Event | Group Stage | Semifinal | Final /BM | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | ||
| Sarah McDaid | Women's freestyle -57 kg | L 0 - 4 | W 5 - 0 | L 0 - 5 | 3 | did not advance | 5 | |