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Irelands most likely Olympic 2012 Medals

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  • Registered Users Posts: 3,076 Mod ✭✭✭✭Dan man


    Good news for our Olympic showjumping hopefuls, Denis Lynch and Billy Twomey have secured 2 individual quota spots for Ireland following the results of the World Cup in Gothenburg this weekend.

    Looking reasonably good for us to qualify eventers also, apparantly we have definitely got 2 with a possibility of 3 or 4 (enough to enter the team event at the Olympics).

    http://www.horsesportireland.ie/general/four-irish-riders-on-target-for-olympic-qualification.11603.html


  • Registered Users Posts: 3,076 Mod ✭✭✭✭Dan man


    In addition to our athletes, team Ireland has secured some places at the Olympics in the capacity of officiation and technical officers. This should boost team numbers at the Opening Ceremony and it will be great to see as many as possible marching behind the Irish flag when the event kicks off,
    Here are some of those who have been appointed to adjudicate at the London 2012 Games:
    • Carol Ui Fheargail (Badminton) - one of 24 umpires appointed to officiate in matches.
    • Carol Metchette (Hockey) - one of 17 umpires appointed to officiate in matches in the women's competition.
    • Colin Hutchinson (Hockey) - one of 17 umpires appointed to officiate in matches in the men's competition.
    • Ray O'Connor (Hockey) - one of 3 men appointed to manage the men's umpires.
    • Jack Roy (Sailing) - appointed to race management at the Weymouth regatta.
    • Kate Horgan (Showjumping) - appointed as a steward for the showjumping competition in London.
    • Hugh McAtamney (Triathlon) - one of 27 I.T.O.s (International Technical Officials) chosen to conduct affairs in London.
    Michael Gallagher is also likely to be selected as an official in the boxing competition as he was voted Referee and Judge of the Year 2011.

    There may also be other Irish officials selected in other sports once matters are finalised, the more the better.


  • Registered Users Posts: 3,076 Mod ✭✭✭✭Dan man


    Ireland has secured another 5 Olympic places this week in the sport of equestrian. As of the final Olympic qualifying rankings, Ireland has secured 2 individual riders for the showjumping competition as well as a team of 3 riders in eventing. There is a strong possibility however that Ireland may in fact claim the maximum of 5 eventing combinations for the Olympics as Irish riders lie 1st and 3rd in the reserve rankings and some qualified countries will likely not be able to fill up all of their quota positions in the event.
    In dressage, Anna Merveldt is second reserve for the Olympics so as it stands she will not be going to London. An unfortunate injury before Christmas may well have led to her decline on the Olympic qualifying rankings list and unluckily, she fell out of the qualifying spots at the last update of the rankings. It is unlikely that she will be on the Olympic team now.

    Nevertheless, Ireland has 5 more Olympians and at least another 2 in with a great chance of representing the country in London. It has been a disappointing qualifying campaign for our equestrian teams but things could have been worse if we failed to secure those vital individual berths. An eventing team is also qualified now too which is a relief. Let's hope our teams can turn their fortunes around come the summer and put in some assured performances.

    http://www.horseandhound.co.uk/news/397/311684.html


  • Registered Users Posts: 5,410 ✭✭✭finbarrk


    Great news for our riders.


  • Registered Users Posts: 3,076 Mod ✭✭✭✭Dan man


    An update to our list of Olympic qualifiers for London. We now have secured 35 quota places:

    Athletics- 14

    Men
    200m - Paul Hession
    1,500m - Ciaran O'Lionaird
    5,000m - Alistair Cragg
    Marathon - Mark Kenneally
    20km walk - Rob Heffernan
    50km walk - Rob Heffernan; Brendan Boyce


    Women
    100m hurdles - Derval O'Rourke
    3,000m steeplechase - Fionnuala Britton;Stephanie Reilly
    Marathon - Linda Byrne; Ava Hutchinson
    20km walk - Olive Loughnane
    High Jump - Deirdre Ryan
    Pole Vault - Tori Pena


    Boxing - 3
    Michael Conlon (Flyweight - 52kg)
    John Joe Nevin (Bantamweight - 56kg)
    Darren O'Neill (Middleweight - 75kg)

    Swimming - 2
    Barry Murphy (100m breastroke)
    Grainne Murphy (800m free)

    Triathlon - 1
    Aileen Morrison - Women's Triathlon

    Sailing - 5 (3 boats)
    Annalise Murphy - Laser Radial
    Ryan Seaton/Matt McGovern - 49er
    Peter O'Leary/David Burrows - Star

    Gymnastics - 1
    Kieran Behan (Mens individual)

    Cycling - 4
    Men's Road Race - 3 spots
    Men's Time Trial - 1 spot

    Equestrian - 5
    Individual Showjumping rider
    Individual Showjumping rider
    Individual/Team eventing rider
    Individual/Team eventing rider
    Individual/Team eventing rider


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  • Registered Users Posts: 3,076 Mod ✭✭✭✭Dan man


    UPDATE: Results from the Irish Olympic trials included. Ireland still have just 2 swimmers with the Olympic qualifying standards (Barry Murphy in the 100m Breastroke and Grainne Murphy in 800m Freestyle). However, another 3 men (Ryan Harrison, Karl Burdis and Andrew Bree) and 7 women (Fiona Doyle, Melanie Nocher, Sycerika McMahon, Nuala Murphy, Aisling Cooney, Shani Stallard and Bethany Carson) have the Olympic selection time. However, they will need to upgrade to those elusive Olympic qualifying times if they are to join the Murphys in London.
    Another point to note is that Clare Dawson, who holds the Olympic selection times in the 200m/400m Freestyle has been forced to retire from the sport due to a long-term injury.
    Hopefully there will be more times to update after the completion of the British Olympic trials, where some of our top swimmers will take part in the programme.

    Here is a table with swimmers along with the Olympic qualifying standards and the swimmer's best times in the qualifying period.
    Note:
    Swimmers in bold have achieved the Olympic qualifying standard and are elligible to take part in the Olympics.
    The Olympic Invitation time is a minimum time needed for a swimmer to be invited to take part in the Games.
    Irish swimmers must achieve the Olympic qualifying standard, but those swimmers who have achieved the qualifying standard in an event can also enter other events in which they have only achieved the Olympic invitation time.
    In essence, the Olympic qualifying time and the Olympic invitation time act in a similar way to the A and the B qualifying standards process used in athletics.

    MEN:

    SWIMMER|EVENT|OLYMPIC QUALIFYING TIME|OLYMPIC INVITATION TIME|BEST SWIM TIME 2011/12|
    Barry Murphy|50m Freestyle|22.11secs|22.88secs|22.89secs|
    Ryan Harrison|200m Freestyle|1:47.82mins|1:51.59mins|1:49.18mins|
    Karl Burdis|100m Backstroke|54.40secs|56.30secs|55.90secs|
    Barry Murphy|100m Breastroke|1:00.79mins|1:02.92mins|1:00.77mins (QT)|
    Andrew Bree|100m Breastroke|1:00.79mins|1:02.92mins|1:02.54mins|
    Andrew Bree|200m Breastroke|2:11.74mins|2:16.35mins|2:15.46mins|


    WOMEN:

    SWIMMER|EVENT|OLYMPIC QUALIFYING TIME|OLYMPIC INVITATION TIME|BEST SWIM TIME 2011/12|
    Fiona Doyle|50m Freestyle|25.27secs|26.15secs|26.04secs|
    Fiona Doyle|100m Freestyle|54.57secs|56.48secs|56.75secs|
    Melanie Nocher|200m Freestyle|1:58.33mins|2:02.47mins|2:00.49mins|
    Sycerika McMahon|200m Freestyle|1:58.33mins|2:02.47mins|2:00.61mins|
    Grainne Murphy|200m Freestyle|1:58.33mins|2:02.47mins|2:00.02mins|
    Grainne Murphy|400m Freestyle|4:09.35mins|4:18.07mins|4:13.61mins|
    Sycerika McMahon|400m Freestyle|4:09.35mins|4:18.07mins|4:13.85mins|
    Grainne Murphy|800m Freestyle|8:33.84mins|8:51.82mins|8:31.14mins (QT)|
    Nuala Murphy|800m Freestyle|8:33.84mins|8:51.82mins|8:50.15mins|
    Aisling Cooney|100m Backstroke|1:00.82mins|1:02.95mins|1:01.76mins|
    Melanie Nocher|100m Backstroke|1:00.82mins|1:02.95mins|1:01.92mins|
    Melanie Nocher|200m Backstroke|2:10.84mins|2:15.42mins|2:11.71mins|
    Sycerika McMahon|100m Breastroke|1:08.49mins|1:10.89mins|1:09.24mins|
    Fiona Doyle|100m Breastroke|1:08.49mins|1:10.89mins|1:09.65mins|
    Fiona Doyle|200m Breastroke|2:26.89mins|2:32.03mins|2:31.05mins|
    Shani Stallard|200m Breastroke|2:26.89mins|2:32.03mins|2:31.20mins|
    Bethany Carson|100m Butterfly|58.70mins|1:00.75mins|1:00.58mins|
    Grainne Murphy|200m Individual Medley|2:13.36mins|2:18.03mins|2:15.82mins|
    Sycerika McMahon|200m Individual Medley|2:13.36mins|2:18.03mins|2:16.14mins|
    Grainne Murphy|400m Individual Medley|4:41.75mins|4:51.75mins|4:44.61mins|
    Sycerika McMahon|400m Individual Medley|4:41.75mins|4:51.75mins|4:49.87mins|


  • Registered Users Posts: 3,076 Mod ✭✭✭✭Dan man


    Ireland has another Olympian for London, pole vaulter Tori Pena achieved the A-standard of 4.50m at the Cerritos College Beach Classic in California last night. She is Ireland's 14th athlete through to the Olympics and we now have at least 35 on their way to compete in London in all sports.


  • Registered Users Posts: 543 ✭✭✭Truman Burbank


    Dan man wrote: »
    Ireland has another Olympian for London, pole vaulter Tori Pena achieved the A-standard of 4.50m at the Cerritos College Beach Classic in California last night. She is Ireland's 14th athlete through to the Olympics and we now have at least 35 on their way to compete in London in all sports.

    Fabulous! Very well done to her :):):):):)

    And thanks for the huge amount of work you put into the updates, really enjoy following their endeavours and accomplishments.


  • Registered Users Posts: 3,076 Mod ✭✭✭✭Dan man


    Fabulous! Very well done to her :):):):):)

    And thanks for the huge amount of work you put into the updates, really enjoy following their endeavours and accomplishments.

    Yes indeed it is great news. The pole vault was the only event on the current Olympic programme in track and field in which Ireland has never been represented male or female. Tori has put this statistic to bed and hopefully it can spur some much needed interest in the field events in this country.

    Thanks also for the thumbs up on the posts, I do my best.


  • Registered Users Posts: 543 ✭✭✭Truman Burbank


    Dan man wrote: »
    Yes indeed it is great news. The pole vault was the only event on the current Olympic programme in track and field in which Ireland has never been represented male or female. Tori has put this statistic to bed and hopefully it can spur some much needed interest in the field events in this country.

    Thanks also for the thumbs up on the posts, I do my best.

    The high jump and pole vault were the events (IMO) that got the crowd going most at The Oympics. With 'Elevation' and 'The Only Way is Up (Baby)' blaring on The Tannoy, it's just fantastic. OK, I admit it helps when Blanka Vlasic is there too :cool:

    I don't always do my best, but with your 'uptodate.ie' and their 'A Standards', I will try to do better :D


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  • Registered Users Posts: 3,076 Mod ✭✭✭✭Dan man


    The high jump and pole vault were the events (IMO) that got the crowd going most at The Oympics. With 'Elevation' and 'The Only Way is Up (Baby)' blaring on The Tannoy, it's just fantastic. OK, I admit it helps when Blanka Vlasic is there too :cool:

    Well you have Tori Pena and Deirdre Ryan to keep you interested now too!! ;)


  • Registered Users Posts: 3,076 Mod ✭✭✭✭Dan man


    With the Olympic Hockey deciders just days away for our men's team here is a preview of the qualifying tournament to be held in Dublin (10th-18th March).

    Ireland have been drawn in a group of 6 nations, each will play each other once in the round-robin group stage with the top 2 nations advancing to the winner takes all play-off. Only the winners will go on to compete at the Olympics in the summer.

    Opponents:
    1. Korea (world ranked 6th)
    2. Malaysia (world ranked 13th)
    3. IRELAND (world ranked 16th)
    4. Russia (world ranked 20th)
    5. Chile (world ranked 26th)
    6. Ukraine (world ranked 29th)
    As the world rankings in hockey don't often reflect current form (as with most sports, but particularly so with hockey as they only update 3-4 times a year) here is some results that can act as a guide to gauge the form and pedigree of each of our competitors.

    KOREA:

    History:
    Korea are a leading hockey nation and they have competed in each of the last 4 Olympic Games (going back to Atlanta 1996).
    They won the Olympic silver medal in Sydney 2000 and in the last edition of the Games in Beijing they placed a creditable 6th.
    They also finished 4th at the Hockey World Cup in both 2002 and 2006 and placed 6th in the 2010 World Cup.

    Currrent Form:
    Champions Trophy- this is the biggest annual hockey tournament in which only the world's 8 best nations compete in the top division. Korea finished last in this tournament but they were up against stiff opposition it has to be said. Here are Korea's results from this tournament.

    Netherlands 2-0 Korea
    Korea 1-6 New Zealand
    Korea 3-3 Germany
    Pakistan 6-2 Korea
    Great Britain 4-3 Korea
    7th/8th place play-off Pakistan 5-4 Korea (A.E.T.)

    Ireland v Korea:
    At the INSEP 5 Nations Tournament in Paris last summer, the Irish men surprised everyone by thrashing their opponents 5-1. So Ireland have the capacity to put it up to this mighty team but they will no doubt be Ireland's hardest opposition and when the heat of competition is on, Korea are usually pretty good.

    MALAYSIA:

    History:
    Malaysia failed to qualify for the last 2 Olympics and placed 11th at both the 1996 and 2000 Games.
    Their World Cup form has not been too great of late either as they failed to qualify for the last 2 tournaments but finished 8th at the 2002 World Cup, their most recent to date.

    Current Form:
    Champions Challenge I - this is an annual tournament for the second tier nations (below the Champions Trophy). Malaysia finished 5th of 8 competing nations. Here are their results from the tournament:

    Canada 3-1 Malaysia
    Malaysia 2-2 Japan
    Malaysia 2-5 Argentina
    Malaysia 2-1 Japan
    5th/6th place play-off Malaysia 3-0 Poland

    Malaysia recently played Wales in a double-header of matches to help them acclimatise to local climatic conditions (i.e. cold and damp!!) and whilst they won the first match 3-1, Wales stunned them in the second match to win 1-0. Wales are not a big-time hockey nation to say the least (world ranked 27th) so this result will be encouraging for the Irish.

    Ireland v Malaysia:
    The two teams met 4 times at U.C.D. in the summer of 2010 in a 4-match test series. Here are the results from those matches:

    Ireland 3-3 Malaysia
    Ireland 2-4 Malaysia
    Ireland 2-3 Malaysia
    Ireland 2-1 Malaysia

    So with only a win and a draw from those 4 matches, it is clear that Malaysia had the upper hand on that occasion and they certainly have the pedigree to perform strongly in the Olympic qualifying tournament. But as I said earlier, that was 18 months ago and the Irish team has got a lot more experience and are generally a better team than they were then. Malaysia are very dangerous opposition however, but they can be very hit-and-miss in terms of their displays on the hockey pitch. Some days they are world-beaters, other days, well they lose 1-0 to Wales!

    RUSSIA:

    History:

    Russia have little history of note when it comes to men's international hockey.

    Current Form:
    Men's Champions Challenge II - this is an annual international tournament for third tier hockey teams. Russia finished 3rd of 8 teams in the 2011 tournament behind winners Ireland. Here are Russia's results from the most recent edition of the tournament in 2011:

    France 5-4 Russia
    Russia 4-2 Scotland
    Russia 0-4 IRELAND
    Czech Republic 1-9 Russia
    Russia 2-9 IRELAND
    Scotland 1-3 Russia

    Ireland v Russia:

    Judging from those two results from that tournament, Ireland should have too much for Russia. Their main threat however seems to lie in their attack and they have the ability to put a decent amount of goals on the scoresheet.

    The two nations again met at the 2011 EuroHockey Nations Cup where both sides played in the top division. Ireland overcame the Russians 8-2 on that occasion, the result helping the boys in green to survive in the division and would eventually condemn the Russians to relegation to the lower division for the 2013 Eurohockey tournament. For reference, Russia's other results at that tournament were as follows:

    Spain 5-0 Russia
    Germany 7-0 Russia
    Belgium 7-1 Russia
    Russia 5-2 France

    CHILE:

    History:
    No significant history.

    Current Form:
    The Pan-American Games in Guadalajara, Mexico last autumn provides us with the best indicator of Chile's form. However, it must be said that the quality of this tournament is generally poor barring Argentina and Canada. Chile retained their bronze medal at this tournament:

    Chile 9-1 Barbados
    Chile 0-4 Canada
    Trinidad & Tobago 1-3 Chile
    Argentina 7-1 Chile
    Cuba 3-4 Chile

    Ireland v Chile:

    Ireland beat Chile 4-1 in a World Cup qualifier last time round and if truth be told, Ireland should have very little to worry about when they come against their South American opponents.

    UKRAINE:

    History:
    No significant history.

    Current form:
    Eurohockey Nations II (Second tier European competition).
    Scotland 2-1 Ukraine
    Belarus 2-5 Ukraine
    Austria 3-2 Ukraine
    Wales 0-1 Ukraine
    Sweden 3-4 Ukraine

    Ukraine finished 5th in this tournament, placing them 13th overall in Europe.

    Ireland v Ukraine:

    Again, Ireland should find little to trouble them when they come up against the Ukrainians.



    Overall then, on the face of things, it looks like there will be a 3 way battle between Ireland and the two east-Asian sides Korea and Malaysia.
    Korea will be favourites to claim the Olympic ticket but Ireland on their home patch should give it a real good shot. The boys in green know how to beat these teams and if they can keep their heads and take the game to the Koreans then they are capable of upsetting the odds. They would become the first Irish hockey team to make the Olympics in the process. Ireland have a decent schedule in the qualifiers with easier games coming at the start, hopefully settling them into the swing of things before the serious opposition presents itself. I think we have a cracking chance to do it this time, fingers crossed!

    Here are some of Ireland's most recent results which might give a reference to the team's current form:

    2011 Champions Challenge II: (third tier international tournament)
    Ireland won this tournament, seeing off 7 other nations of a similar ranking to themselves. This ensured their place in the next edition of the Champions Challenge I tournament. Results from this competition:

    IRELAND 3-2 Scotland
    IRELAND 2-2 France
    Russia 0-4 IRELAND
    IRELAND 6-2 U.S.A.
    Russia 2-9 IRELAND
    FINAL: France 2-4 IRELAND

    2011 Eurohockey Nations Cup:
    Ireland finished in 5th place overall in this very competitive tournament. Here are the Irish results from that competition:

    England 4-2 IRELAND
    France 0-2 IRELAND
    Netherlands 7-4 IRELAND
    Russia 2-8 IRELAND
    Spain 2-3 IRELAND

    Some recent warm-up matches:

    IRELAND 4-0 Czech Republic (U.C.D.)
    IRELAND 9-0 Czech Republic (U.C.D.)

    Valencia, Spain Training Camp:
    IRELAND 0-2 Spain (Feb.13)
    IRELAND 0-1 Belgium (Feb.12)
    IRELAND 0-3 Belgium (Feb.9)
    IRELAND 5-4 Belgium (Feb.8)
    IRELAND 1-1 Spain (Feb.6)

    Bisham Abbey, Britain Training Camp:
    IRELAND 2-2 Great Britain (Jan.27)
    IRELAND 1-1 Great Britain (Jan.26)

    Alicante, Spain Training Camp:
    IRELAND 1-3 Netherlands (Jan.24)
    IRELAND 1-2 Netherlands (Jan.22)
    IRELAND 1-4 Netherlands (Jan.20)


  • Registered Users Posts: 3,076 Mod ✭✭✭✭Dan man


    Here is the full fixture list for that all-important Olympic qualifying tournament which will be held at the National Hockey Centre, U.C.D. in the coming days (10th-18th March):

    Date and Time|Fixtures
    10/03/2012 (Sat.12:00)|Korea v Ukraine
    10/03/2012 (Sat.14:15)|IRELAND v Russia
    10/03/2012 (Sat.16:30)|Malaysia v Chile
    11/03/2012 (Sun.12:30)|Korea v Chile
    11/03/2012 (Sun.14:45)|Ukraine v IRELAND
    11/03/2012 (Sun.17:00)|Malaysia v Russia
    13/03/2012 (Tue.13:00)|Ukraine v Malaysia
    13/03/2012 (Tue.15:30)|Russia v Chile
    13/03/2012 (Tue.18:00)|IRELAND v Korea
    15/03/2012 (Thu.13:00)|Russia v Ukraine
    15/03/2012 (Thu.15:30)|Malaysia v Korea
    15/03/2012 (Thu.18:00)|Chile v IRELAND
    17/03/2012 (Sat.11:00)|Korea v Russia
    17/03/2012 (Sat.13:15)|Chile v Ukraine
    17/03/2012 (Sat.15:30)|IRELAND v Malaysia
    18/03/2012 (Sun.12:00)|5th v 6th
    18/03/2012 (Sun.14:30)|3rd v 4th
    18/03/2012 (Sun.17:00)|1st v 2nd (OLYMPIC PLAY-OFF MATCH)


    Country|W|D|L|F|A|+/-|PTS
    Chile|0|0|0|0|0|0|0
    IRELAND|0|0|0|0|0|0|0
    Korea|0|0|0|0|0|0|0
    Malaysia|0|0|0|0|0|0|0
    Russia|0|0|0|0|0|0|0
    Ukraine|0|0|0|0|0|0|0


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 6,029 ✭✭✭Pisco Sour


    Why do the qualifiers all take place in just one country? Seems like an unfair advantage for the country that gets to host it.

    With home advantage this must be the best chance we may ever have of qualifying.


  • Registered Users Posts: 10,113 ✭✭✭✭Dodge


    04072511 wrote: »
    Why do the qualifiers all take place in just one country? Seems like an unfair advantage for the country that gets to host it.

    With home advantage this must be the best chance we may ever have of qualifying.

    Like most sports, all hockey tournaments are played in one location over the course of a week or so. Saves on costs for a start. Might be a slight eadvantage but no more than Boxing qualifiers in China or wherever


  • Registered Users Posts: 3,076 Mod ✭✭✭✭Dan man


    UPDATE: Shani Stallard set a new Irish Senior record in the 200m Breastroke at the British Olympic Trials today.
    Her time is good enough for the Olympic Selection time but sadly still some way short of the automatic Olympic Qualifying Time.
    Also, Jonathan Quinn just dipped under the Olympic selection time at the Irish Olympic Trials last weekend in the men's 200m Individual Medley, setting a new Irish Senior record in the process.

    Note:
    Swimmers in bold have achieved the Olympic qualifying standard and are elligible to take part in the Olympics.
    The Olympic Invitation time is a minimum time needed for a swimmer to be invited to take part in the Games.
    Irish swimmers must achieve the Olympic qualifying standard, but those swimmers who have achieved the qualifying standard in an event can also enter other events in which they have only achieved the Olympic invitation time.
    In essence, the Olympic qualifying time and the Olympic invitation time act in a similar way to the A and the B qualifying standards process used in athletics.

    MEN:

    SWIMMER|EVENT|OLYMPIC QUALIFYING TIME|OLYMPIC INVITATION TIME|BEST SWIM TIME 2011/12|
    Barry Murphy|50m Freestyle|22.11secs|22.88secs|22.89secs|
    Ryan Harrison|200m Freestyle|1:47.82mins|1:51.59mins|1:49.18mins|
    Karl Burdis|100m Backstroke|54.40secs|56.30secs|55.90secs|
    Barry Murphy|100m Breastroke|1:00.79mins|1:02.92mins|1:00.77mins (QT)|
    Andrew Bree|100m Breastroke|1:00.79mins|1:02.92mins|1:02.54mins|
    Andrew Bree|200m Breastroke|2:11.74mins|2:16.35mins|2:15.46mins|
    Jonathan Quinn|200m Individual Medley|2:00.17mins|2:04.38mins|2:04.25mins|


    WOMEN:

    SWIMMER|EVENT|OLYMPIC QUALIFYING TIME|OLYMPIC INVITATION TIME|BEST SWIM TIME 2011/12|
    Fiona Doyle|50m Freestyle|25.27secs|26.15secs|26.04secs|
    Fiona Doyle|100m Freestyle|54.57secs|56.48secs|56.75secs|
    Melanie Nocher|200m Freestyle|1:58.33mins|2:02.47mins|2:00.49mins|
    Sycerika McMahon|200m Freestyle|1:58.33mins|2:02.47mins|2:00.61mins|
    Grainne Murphy|200m Freestyle|1:58.33mins|2:02.47mins|2:00.02mins|
    Grainne Murphy|400m Freestyle|4:09.35mins|4:18.07mins|4:13.61mins|
    Sycerika McMahon|400m Freestyle|4:09.35mins|4:18.07mins|4:13.85mins|
    Grainne Murphy|800m Freestyle|8:33.84mins|8:51.82mins|8:31.14mins (QT)|
    Nuala Murphy|800m Freestyle|8:33.84mins|8:51.82mins|8:50.15mins|
    Aisling Cooney|100m Backstroke|1:00.82mins|1:02.95mins|1:01.76mins|
    Melanie Nocher|100m Backstroke|1:00.82mins|1:02.95mins|1:01.92mins|
    Melanie Nocher|200m Backstroke|2:10.84mins|2:15.42mins|2:11.71mins|
    Sycerika McMahon|100m Breastroke|1:08.49mins|1:10.89mins|1:09.24mins|
    Fiona Doyle|100m Breastroke|1:08.49mins|1:10.89mins|1:09.65mins|
    Fiona Doyle|200m Breastroke|2:26.89mins|2:32.03mins|2:31.05mins|
    Shani Stallard|200m Breastroke|2:26.89mins|2:32.03mins|2:30.63mins|
    Bethany Carson|100m Butterfly|58.70mins|1:00.75mins|1:00.58mins|
    Grainne Murphy|200m Individual Medley|2:13.36mins|2:18.03mins|2:15.82mins|
    Sycerika McMahon|200m Individual Medley|2:13.36mins|2:18.03mins|2:16.14mins|
    Grainne Murphy|400m Individual Medley|4:41.75mins|4:51.75mins|4:44.61mins|
    Sycerika McMahon|400m Individual Medley|4:41.75mins|4:51.75mins|4:49.87mins|


  • Registered Users Posts: 10,113 ✭✭✭✭Dodge


    It means that someone like Grainne Murphy can swim 5 events (if timetable suits) rather than just the one she qualified in

    Infostrada's latest predictions have ireland winning a gold (Taylor) and a bronze (Nevin)

    http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/london-olympics/medal-table

    They don't seem to have updated the boxing as they still have Moylette and Egan very highly ranked


  • Registered Users Posts: 3,076 Mod ✭✭✭✭Dan man


    Dodge wrote: »
    It means that someone like Grainne Murphy can swim 5 events (if timetable suits) rather than just the one she qualified in

    Infostrada's latest predictions have ireland winning a gold (Taylor) and a bronze (Nevin)

    http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/london-olympics/medal-table

    They don't seem to have updated the boxing as they still have Moylette and Egan very highly ranked

    Yes, any swimmer who achieves the OQT in an event can enter other events in which they achieved the O.S.T. (invitation time) as this does not affect swimming's quota of 900 swimmers at the Olympics.
    Swimmers with only the O.S.T. must wait to see if they are invited to take part by F.I.N.A. They will use a ranking points system to determine which performances merit an invitation until they use up all available quota positions. However, for Irish swimmers, the O.C.I. have made it clear that they will only send swimmers with the O.Q.T.


  • Registered Users Posts: 10,113 ✭✭✭✭Dodge


    http://www.independent.ie/sport/other-sports/boxing-mcdonagh-pulls-out-of-olympic-qualifiers-3043846.html

    David Oliver Joyce replaces Michael McDonagh in the olympic boxing qualifying team


  • Registered Users Posts: 3,076 Mod ✭✭✭✭Dan man


    Here is the full fixture list for that all-important Olympic qualifying tournament which will be held at the National Hockey Centre, U.C.D. in the coming days (10th-18th March):

    Date and Time|Fixtures
    10/03/2012 (Sat.12:00)|Malaysia 5-1 Chile
    10/03/2012 (Sat.14:15)|IRELAND 6-1 Russia
    10/03/2012 (Sat.16:30)|Korea 8-2 Ukraine
    11/03/2012 (Sun.12:30)|Malaysia 6-2 Russia
    11/03/2012 (Sun.14:45)|Ukraine 0-12 IRELAND
    11/03/2012 (Sun.17:00)|Korea 6-1 Chile
    13/03/2012 (Tue.13:00)|Ukraine v Malaysia
    13/03/2012 (Tue.15:30)|Russia v Chile
    13/03/2012 (Tue.18:00)|IRELAND v Korea
    15/03/2012 (Thu.13:00)|Russia v Ukraine
    15/03/2012 (Thu.15:30)|Malaysia v Korea
    15/03/2012 (Thu.18:00)|Chile v IRELAND
    17/03/2012 (Sat.11:00)|Korea v Russia
    17/03/2012 (Sat.13:15)|Chile v Ukraine
    17/03/2012 (Sat.15:30)|IRELAND v Malaysia
    18/03/2012 (Sun.12:00)|5th v 6th
    18/03/2012 (Sun.14:30)|3rd v 4th
    18/03/2012 (Sun.17:00)|1st v 2nd (OLYMPIC PLAY-OFF MATCH)


    Country|W|D|L|F|A|+/-|PTS
    IRELAND|2|0|0|18|1|+17|6
    Korea|2|0|0|14|3|+11|6
    Malaysia|2|0|0|11|3|+8|6
    Russia|0|0|2|3|12|-9|0
    Chile|0|0|2|2|11|-9|0
    Ukraine|0|0|2|2|20|-12|0




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  • Registered Users Posts: 3,076 Mod ✭✭✭✭Dan man


    Great news this weekend for our modern pentathletes. For the first time ever Ireland will have both a male and female finalist at a World Cup event. Natalya Coyle will contest the final of the women's world cup #1 in Charlotte, U.S.A. today while Arthur Lannigan-O'Keeffe will be in action tomorrow in the men's final after they both came through the qualifying round. This is a huge boost for their chances of competing at the Olympics as there are vital qualifying points up for grabs here. Eanna Bailey was also in action in the men's event but despite putting in a good display, unfortunately it wasn't enough for a place in the final. Ireland is making huge strides in this sport with these 3 young talents coming through onto the international stage as well as other younger pentathletes such as Emily Greenan up-and-coming also. If this progress can be maintained, Rio 2016 might be a realistic target for our athletes to do really well. As it stands Natalya Coyle is on the cusp of qualification for London as is Arthur and this weekends performances will further boost their Olympic hopes.


  • Registered Users Posts: 3,076 Mod ✭✭✭✭Dan man


    Good start for our men's hockey team at the Olympic qualifiers in U.C.D.
    A comfortable 6-1 victory over Russia and a decent goal difference racked up. Next up for them is the Ukraine on Sunday (2:45pm).


  • Registered Users Posts: 3,076 Mod ✭✭✭✭Dan man


    Natalya Coyle has finished an impressive 18th place at the opening Modern Pentathlon World Cup of 2012. She moved up from 25th to 18th on the final event - the combined shoot and run - ensuring that she finished in the top half of the field (36 athletes contested the final). This adds a sizeable portion of points to Natalya's Olympic ranking pushing her further towards securing her berth at the London Olympics. Ireland's Arthur Lannigan-O'Keeffe will be in action tomorrow in the men's final. He is also very much in the hunt for an Olympic spot so the higher up the field he can finish the better his chances of making the Games.


  • Registered Users Posts: 3,076 Mod ✭✭✭✭Dan man


    In sailing news, Ireland's Peter O'Leary and David Burrows finished in 2nd place at the prestigious Bacardi Cup in Miami. The duo finished just 3 points of winners France in the men's Star, replicating their second place from last year's competition. This is encouraging form ahead of the Olympics, let's hope they can keep it going in the run up to London.

    http://www.afloat.ie/sail/events/olympics-2012/item/18152-french-crew-pip-oleary-and-burrows-for-bacardi-honours


  • Registered Users Posts: 3,076 Mod ✭✭✭✭Dan man


    Another very good performance from the Irish men's hockey team at the Olympic qualifiers in U.C.D. with a thumping 12-0 win over Ukraine. This sees them in a 3-way tie at the top of the table with Korea and Malaysia but Ireland sit top on goal difference. Up next for the boys in green is a stern test against Korea on Tuesday. This will be a crucial match and a win for Ireland would surely see them into the play-off for that Olympic ticket.


  • Registered Users Posts: 3,076 Mod ✭✭✭✭Dan man


    Ireland's Arthur Lanigan-O'Keeffe has finished in 25th place at the Modern Pentathlon World Cup in Charlotte, netting valuable Olympic qualifying points in the process. Arthur was lying marginally outside of the Olympic qualifying positions in the rankings before the opening World Cup leg of the season so this positive result should see him close up on the pentathletes above him. This was a historic competition for Irish Modern Pentathlon as it was the first time ever that a male pentathlete from Ireland made the final of a World Cup event. The Irish trio of Arthur, Natalya and Eanna move on to Rio for next week's second stop on the World Cup circuit.


  • Registered Users Posts: 3,076 Mod ✭✭✭✭Dan man


    Here is the full fixture list for that all-important Olympic qualifying tournament which will be held at the National Hockey Centre, U.C.D. in the coming days (10th-18th March):

    Date and Time|Fixtures
    10/03/2012 (Sat.12:00)|Malaysia 5-1 Chile
    10/03/2012 (Sat.14:15)|IRELAND 6-1 Russia
    10/03/2012 (Sat.16:30)|Korea 8-2 Ukraine
    11/03/2012 (Sun.12:30)|Malaysia 6-2 Russia
    11/03/2012 (Sun.14:45)|Ukraine 0-12 IRELAND
    11/03/2012 (Sun.17:00)|Korea 6-1 Chile
    13/03/2012 (Tue.13:00)|Ukraine 1-5 Malaysia
    13/03/2012 (Tue.15:30)|Russia 4-3 Chile
    13/03/2012 (Tue.18:00)|IRELAND 1-1 Korea
    15/03/2012 (Thu.13:00)|Russia 2-0 Ukraine
    15/03/2012 (Thu.15:30)|Malaysia 2-3 Korea
    15/03/2012 (Thu.18:00)|Chile v IRELAND
    17/03/2012 (Sat.11:00)|Korea v Russia
    17/03/2012 (Sat.13:15)|Chile v Ukraine
    17/03/2012 (Sat.15:30)|IRELAND v Malaysia
    18/03/2012 (Sun.12:00)|5th v 6th
    18/03/2012 (Sun.14:30)|3rd v 4th
    18/03/2012 (Sun.17:00)|1st v 2nd (OLYMPIC PLAY-OFF MATCH)


    Country|W|D|L|F|A|+/-|PTS
    Korea|3|1|0|18|6|+12|10
    Malaysia|3|0|1|18|7|+11|9
    IRELAND|2|1|0|19|2|+17|7
    Russia|2|0|2|9|15|-6|6
    Chile|0|0|3|5|15|-10|0
    Ukraine|0|0|4|3|27|-24|0




  • Registered Users Posts: 3,076 Mod ✭✭✭✭Dan man


    A fantastic 1-1 draw against pre-tournament favourites Korea has kept Ireland in a strong position to advance to the Olympic play-off finale scheduled for Sunday evening. The result leaves Ireland in second place after 3 matches and with Malaysia up against Korea on Thursday and Ireland with a seemingly easier match against winless Chile it means Ireland could well return to the top of the table after Thursday's procedures.
    Another encouraging predicament for the Irish is that if Korea lose to Malaysia on Thursday it could open the door right up for the boys in green to go all the way as that would be a result that could eliminate the Koreans.
    As I said, Ireland's next fixture is against Chile on Thursday at 6pm. It's beginning to hot up now.


  • Registered Users Posts: 3,076 Mod ✭✭✭✭Dan man


    The Irish amateur boxers are in Germany this week competing at the prestigious Chemistry Cup where they are up against boxers from some very tough nations. Darren O'Neill scored an impressive victory on the opening day of competitive action, defeating the current world bronze medalist from Romania 16-13 in his opening middleweight bout. Adam Nolan is also through in the welterweight, coming out on top 10-9 in a close encounter with his Moldovan opponent who is a tough fighter, having reached the quarter-finals at the World Championships in Baku.
    Unfortunately Ross Hickey was eliminated by a German boxer, suffering a comprehensive 21-9 defeat.
    I'm looking forward to Joe Ward's first fight which will be this evening when he is up against Moldovan Victor Cotujankll.


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  • Registered Users Posts: 3,076 Mod ✭✭✭✭Dan man


    Joe Ward secured a comfortable 14-5 victory over Moldovan light-heavyweight Victor Cotunjanski. Michael Conlan will fight Bredal Inanci of Turkey in tomorrow's flyweight quarter-final.


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