[Bella mamma]

Originally Posted by Beasty

The change was to equalise the number of men's and women's events at 6 each, with only one competitor per nation per event. That certainly reduces GB's overall medal chances, as they got 2 in some of the individual events in Beijing. They will still be there or thereabouts in each of the 12 events though, as the entire focus of their track team since Beijing has been London 2012

Tnks. I had read an article similar to this prior, but couldn't recall the specifics, except the point had been that (some) change since Bejing was targeted at reducing British (medal) dominance on the track.

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/s...w/10619514.cms

[Dan man]

Here is a useful table with Irish athletes that can be updated as the season progresses.
Athletes in bold have achieved the A qualifying standard.
Athletes in red have achieved the B qualifying standard.
(A) = A standard
(B) = B standard
(B*)= B standard, but A standard has been achieved by another athlete in that event.


MEN:

ATHLETE	EVENT	OLYMPIC STANDARDS	2012 SEASON BEST	2011 S.B.	PERSONAL BEST
Jason Smyth	100m	A=10.18secs;B=10.24secs		10.22secs (B)	10.22secs
Jason Smyth	200m	A=20.55secs;B=20.65secs		20.94secs	20.94secs
Paul Hession	200m	A=20.55secs;B=20.65secs		20.51secs (A)	20.30secs
Steven Colvert	200m	A=20.55secs;B=20.65secs		20.76secs	20.76secs
David Gillick	400m	A=45.30secs;B=45.90secs		46.64secs (injured)	44.77secs
Brian Gregan	400m	A=45.30secs;B=45.90secs		45.96secs	45.96secs
Thomas Chamney	800m	A=1:45.60mins;B=1:46.30mins		injured	1:45.41mins
Paul Robinson	800m	A=1:45.60mins;B=1:46.30mins		1:47.31mins	1:47.31mins
Mark English	800m	A=1:45.60mins;B=1:46.30mins		1:47.09mins	1:47.09mins
David McCarthy(1983)	800m	A=1:45.60mins;B=1:46.30mins		1:46.62mins	1:46.62mins
Darren McBrearty	800m	A=1:45.60mins;B=1:46.30mins		1:47.79mins	1:47.79mins
Dave Campbell	800m	A=1:45.60mins;B=1:46.30mins		1:51.13mins (injured)	1:45.59mins
Ciaran O'Lionaird	1,500m	A=3:35.50mins;B=3:38.00mins		3:34.46mins (A)	3:34.46mins
Thomas Chamney	1,500m	A=3:35.50mins;B=3:38.00mins		injured	3:36.83mins
Rory Chesser	1,500m	A=3:35.50mins;B=3:38.00mins		3:42.94mins	3:40.08mins
Paul Robinson	1,500m	A=3:35.50mins;B=3:38.00mins		3:42.29mins	3:42.29mins
John Travers	1,500m	A=3:35.50mins;B=3:38.00mins		3:42.07mins	3:42.07mins
Darren McBrearty	1,500m	A=3:35.50mins;B=3:38.00mins		3:42.68mins	3:42.68mins
Dave Campbell	1,500m	A=3:35.50mins;B=3:38.00mins		injured	3:39.18mins
Alistair Cragg	5,000m	A=13:20.00mins;B=13:27.00mins		13:03.53mins (A)	13:03.53mins
Mark Christie	5,000m	A=13:20.00mins;B=13:27.00mins		13:28.21mins	13:28.21mins
Mark Kenneally	Marathon	A=2:15:00hrs;B=2:18:00hrs		2:13:55hrs(A)	2:13:55hrs
Sean Connolly	Marathon	A=2:15:00hrs;B=2:18:00hrs		2:17:23hrs (B*)	2:17:23hrs
Thomas Fraser	Marathon	A=2:15:00hrs;B=2:18:00hrs		2:19:42hrs	2:19:42mins
Thomas Barr	400m Hurdles	A=49.50secs;B=49.80secs		50.06secs	50.06secs
Robert Heffernan	20km Walk	A=1:22:30hrs;B=1:24:30hrs		1:20:54hrs(A)	1:19:22hrs
Robert Heffernan	50km Walk	A=3:59:00hrs;B=4:09:00hrs		3:49:30hrs(A)	3:45:30hrs
Brendan Boyce	50km Walk	A=3:59:00hrs;B=4:09:00hrs		3:57:58hrs (A)	3:57:58hrs
Colin Griffin	50km Walk	A=3:59:00hrs;B=4:09:00hrs		no time recorded	3:51:32mins
Michael Doyle	50km Walk	A=3:59:00hrs;B=4:09:00hrs		no time recorded	no time recorded
Jamie Costin	50km Walk	A=3:59:00hrs;B=4:09:00hrs		no time recorded	3:50:51hrs

WOMEN:

ATHLETE	EVENT	OLYMPIC STANDARDS	2012 SEASON BEST	2011 S.B.	PERSONAL BEST
Ailish McSweeney	100m	A=11.29secs;B=11.38secs		11.89secs (injured)	11.40secs
Amy Foster	100m	A=11.29secs;B=11.38secs		11.49secs	11.49secs
Amy Foster	200m	A=23.10secs;B=23.30secs		23.53secs	23.53secs
Niamh Whelan	200m	A=23.10secs;B=23.30secs		23.87secs	23.30secs
Joanne Cuddihy	400m	A=51.55secs;B=52.35secs		51.82secs (B)	50.73secs
Ciara Mageean	800m	A=1:59.90mins;B=2:01.30mins		2:02.31mins (mixed race, not recognised by IAAF)	2:02.31mins (mixed race)
Ciara Mageean	1,500m	A=4:06.00mins;B=4:08.90mins		4:07.45mins (B)	4:07.45mins
Fionnuala Britton	5,000m	A=15:20.00mins;B=15:30.00mins		15:21.45mins (mixed race, not recognised by IAAF)	15:21.45mins (mixed race)
Mary Cullen	5,000m	A=15:20.00mins;B=15:30.00mins		injured	15:19.04mins
Fionnuala Britton	10,000m	A=31:45.00mins;B=32:10.00mins		no time recorded	no time recorded
Mary Cullen	10,000m	A=31:45.00mins;B=32:10.00mins		33:02.74mins	32:21.42mins
Linda Byrne	Marathon	A=2:37:00hrs;B=2:43:00hrs		2:36:20hrs (A)	2:36:20hrs
Ava Hutchinson	Marathon	A=2:37:00hrs;B=2:43:00hrs	2:35:33hrs (A)	2:42:48hrs	2:35:33hrs
Maria McCambridge	Marathon	A=2:37:00hrs;B=2:43:00hrs		2:40:26hrs (B*)	2:35:29hrs
Gladys Ganiel-O'Neill	Marathon	A=2:37:00hrs;B=2:43:00hrs	2:40:56hrs (B*)	2:41:22hrs(B*)	2:40:56hrs
Catriona Jennings	Marathon	A=2:37:00hrs;B=2:43:00hrs		2:43:08hrs	2:43:08hrs
Fionnuala Britton	3,000m Steeple Chase	A=9:43.00min;B=9:48.00mins		9:37.60mins (A)	9:37.60mins
Stephanie Reilly	3,000m Steeple Chase	A=9:43.00min;B=9:48.00mins		9:42.91mins (A)	9:42.91mins
Roisin McGettigan	3,000m Steeple Chase	A=9:43.00min;B=9:48.00mins		no time recorded	9:28.29mins
Derval O'Rourke	100m Hurdles	A=12.96secs;B=13.15secs		12.84secs (A)	12.65secs
Jessie Barr	400m Hurdles	A=55.50secs;B=56.65secs		56.62secs (B)	56.62secs
Deirdre Ryan	High Jump	A=1.95m;B=1.92m		1.95m (A)	1.95m
Tori Pena	Pole Vault	A=4.50m;B=4.40m		4.40m (B)	4.40m
Kelly Proper	Long Jump	A=6.75m;B=6.65m		6.45m(indoor)	6.62m (indoor)
Olive Loughnane	20km Walk	A=1:33:30hrs;B=1:38:00hrs		1:31:55hrs (A)	1:27:45hrs
Laura Reynolds	20km Walk	A=1:33:30hrs;B=1:38:00hrs		1:35:34hrs (B)	1:35:34hrs

[FitzjamesHorse]

Originally Posted by Beasty

Rankings are now updated on UCI Website, and confirmed as Dan and I indicated. Shane Stokes, who wrote the Irish Cycling article, was simply looking at it from the perspective of Ireland trailing Poland, and did not pick up that they overtook Denmark also

Full Rankings (with European places in brackets)
Aus 1,680
NZ 1,550
GBR 1,470(1)
Can 2,200
Ger 1,170 (2)
Fra 1,083 (3)
Col 1,030
Esp 973 (4)
Ita 810 (5)
Kor 810
Bel 803 (6)
IRL 705 (7)
Den 660 (8)
Pol 580 (9)

Top 8 European ranking teams (not named individuals) qualify

Points for World Cup victory 300 for winning, down to 20 for 12th and 10 for turning up
For World Championships 500 for winning down to 30 for turning up

The British are in the Top 8...but do they not qualify as Hosts anyway?
Thus making another place available.

[Dan man]

Originally Posted by FitzjamesHorse

The British are in the Top 8...but do they not qualify as Hosts anyway?
Thus making another place available.

Unfortunately no, there is no allocation for the host country in track cycling as indeed there are no invitational places (although the U.C.I. have reserved the right to do so in exceptional cases).

[Dodge]

To add to Dan's list, here's some PBs for athletes that would get them the A or B standard

400m - Gillick - 44.77 (a)
800m - Chamney - 1.45.41 (a)
1,500m - Chamney - 3.36.83 (b*)
50k Walk - Jamie Costin - 3.50.51 (a)


100m - McSweeney - 11.40 (just 0.02 away from B standard)
400m - Cuddihy - 50.73 (a)
5,000m - Cullen - 15.18.34 (a)
3,000mSC - McGettigan - 9.28.2 (a)
400mH - Michelle Carey - 56.19 (b)
Long Jump - Kelly Proper - 6.60 (just 5cm away from B )

Others that may improve include
Jason Harvey in the 400m H (current PB of 50.65)
Ben Reynolds in the 110m H (current PB of 13.75 - standards are 13.52 (a), 13.60 (b)),
Zoe Browne in the pole vault (Current PB of 4.20)

[Dan man]

Originally Posted by Dodge

To add to Dan's list, here's some PBs for athletes that would get them the A or B standard

400m - Gillick - 44.77 (a)
800m - Chamney - 1.45.41 (a)
1,500m - Chamney - 3.36.83 (b*)
50k Walk - Jamie Costin - 3.50.51 (a)


100m - McSweeney - 11.40 (just 0.02 away from B standard)
400m - Cuddihy - 50.73 (a)
5,000m - Cullen - 15.18.34 (a)
3,000mSC - McGettigan - 9.28.2 (a)
400mH - Michelle Carey - 56.19 (b)
Long Jump - Kelly Proper - 6.60 (just 5cm away from B )

Others that may improve include
Jason Harvey in the 400m H (current PB of 50.65)
Ben Reynolds in the 110m H (current PB of 13.75 - standards are 13.52 (a), 13.60 (b)),
Zoe Browne in the pole vault (Current PB of 4.20)

Yes, P.B.s are important to look at to see if an athlete is capable of making the standards. For example, anyone looking at David Gillick's S.B. from 2011 might think he's a no-hoper, but of course, we know that he is well-capable of running the A-standard.
Dodge, feel free to edit my table whenever you wish to include any info. or athletes you think should be on the list. Just click on quote and you should be able to edit the table.
Just a note on Ben Reynolds, he doesn't compete for Ireland. He is from Northern Ireland and choses to compete for G.B. so no point putting him onto the list. Also, Michelle Carey is now concentrating on the 400m flat in order to bolster her chances of competing in the relay at the Olympics.

[Dodge]

Didn't realise that about Reynolds or Carey. Relay team makes sense too

[Dan man]

I've added a column on the table for P.B.s to be listed, i'll get to filling this up ASAP.

[Dan man]

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	56.50secs
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
Clare Dawson	200m Freestyle	1:58.33mins	2:02.47mins	2:02.43mins
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
Clare Dawson	400m Freestyle	4:09.35mins	4:18.07mins	4:16.16mins
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	1:02.39mins
Melanie Nocher	200m Backstroke	2:10.84mins	2:15.42mins	2:12.02mins
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
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	2:17.09mins
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

[FitzjamesHorse]

Great stuff here.
Ryan Harrison probably has a good chance.
Andrew Bree is handicapped by Barry Murphy having A standard in one of his events.
Of the Women.
Sycherika McMahon and Melanie Nocher look to have a decent chance,.
Grainne Murphy looks borderline.
But for any others to make it they would need to be swimming out of their skin in the early part of the season.
Relay?

[AnotherLapMan]

Originally Posted by Dodge

Didn't realise that about Reynolds or Carey. Relay team makes sense too

The question mark relating to Ben Reynolds, well he has changed to Athletics Ireland. He competed for UKA u20s so he is able to change over. He also hasn't competed for UK in over 2 years. So we welcome this fast fast hurdler to our Irish ranks. Good news all round

[Dan man]

Originally Posted by AnotherLapMan

The question mark relating to Ben Reynolds, well he has changed to Athletics Ireland. He competed for UKA u20s so he is able to change over. He also hasn't competed for UK in over 2 years. So we welcome this fast fast hurdler to our Irish ranks. Good news all round

Thanks for that, and it is good news for us I suppose. He looks like a promising talent.

[AnotherLapMan]

Originally Posted by Dan man

Thanks for that, and it is good news for us I suppose. He looks like a promising talent.

No problem, yes he has started off with a sharp 60m of 6.95 already. Will be good to have youth in the 110mh with promise as well. He is a determined chap and well capable of challenging for a spot in the Olympics.

[Dan man]

Originally Posted by FitzjamesHorse

Great stuff here.
Ryan Harrison probably has a good chance.
Andrew Bree is handicapped by Barry Murphy having A standard in one of his events.
Of the Women.
Sycherika McMahon and Melanie Nocher look to have a decent chance,.
Grainne Murphy looks borderline.
But for any others to make it they would need to be swimming out of their skin in the early part of the season.
Relay?

Grainne has already made the 800m time so she is London bound. Our women's 4x200m relay squad look a very decent bet for qualification, just missed out at the world championships where top 12 teams secured qualification. Fast time this year should see them qualify as one of the 16 teams on the starting blocks for the Olympics.

[Dan man]

Originally Posted by AnotherLapMan

No problem, yes he has started off with a sharp 60m of 6.95 already. Will be good to have youth in the 110mh with promise as well. He is a determined chap and well capable of challenging for a spot in the Olympics.

Thanks for the update, always good to have some input about our athletes. If he doesn't make London, there's always the Europeans in Helsinki in June.