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swim2 · 07-09-2011, 12:27

Chris Bryan finished 11th in this mornings Open Water European Cup race, in a very good time of 1:53.31, 13 seconds off the winner

**Dan man** · 07-09-2011, 12:35

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Originally Posted by swim2

Chris Bryan finished 11th in this mornings Open Water European Cup race, in a very good time of 1:53.31, 13 seconds off the winner

Encouraging performance there, sounds like a belter of a race, 13 secs between 1st and 11th. I really hope he makes the Olympics next year as he will be one of the athletes to watch, full of potential and going from strength to strength.

swim2 · 07-09-2011, 12:39

Its a pity it wasnt a qualifing event for the Olympics, but he is gaining valuable experience in international races. I do hope too that he makes it for next years Olympics

Dodge · 07-09-2011, 14:50

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Show Jumping (Sept 13-18: European Championships, Madrid, Spain)
Ireland will be looking to medal, team to be selected soon

Team was announced alst week, but I missed it.

The 5 are;
Nicola FitzGibbon; Puissance
Denis Lynch; Lantinus or All Inclusive NRW
Shane Sweetnam; Amaretto Darco
Niall Talbot; Nicos De La Cense
Billy Twomey; Tinka’s Serenade

To qualify the team for the Olympics Ireland must be in the top 3 of those who ahevn't qualified yet (Britain, Germany, France and Belgium)

Our likely rivals are Netherlands, Italy, Sweden, Switzerland, Sweden, Norway, Denmark

In 2009, Switzerland and Italy were gold & silver medalists - Netherlands have won 3 of the Super League nations Cups this year.

So while Ireland could be a medal contendor, they could also miss out on Olympic qualification

Dodge · 07-09-2011, 14:57

BTW Current world rankings
6 Lynch
11 Twomey
77 Sweetnam
223 Fitzgibbon
316 Talbot

Not selected (there’s more but just a flavour…)
48 O’Connor
59 Kuerten
64 Breen
120 Lennon
141 O’Brien
144 Hughes

**Dan man** · 07-09-2011, 15:26

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Originally Posted by Dodge

Team was announced alst week, but I missed it.

The 5 are;
Nicola FitzGibbon; Puissance
Denis Lynch; Lantinus or All Inclusive NRW
Shane Sweetnam; Amaretto Darco
Niall Talbot; Nicos De La Cense
Billy Twomey; Tinka’s Serenade

To qualify the team for the Olympics Ireland must be in the top 3 of those who ahevn't qualified yet (Britain, Germany, France and Belgium)

Our likely rivals are Netherlands, Italy, Sweden, Switzerland, Sweden, Norway, Denmark

In 2009, Switzerland and Italy were gold & silver medalists - Netherlands have won 3 of the Super League nations Cups this year.

So while Ireland could be a medal contendor, they could also miss out on Olympic qualification

Qualification will be very difficult with some top nations still battling for those three spots. Don't discount Spain either, as they have a decent squad and of course are at home for the Championships. It would be devastating if we don't make it as it would be a second successive Games without an Irish showjumping team. Robert Splaine, the national team coach has been holding back most of our big guns this year with his focus on Olympic qualification, but there is no way of knowing how it will go on the day. Fingers crossed Team Ireland will do the business.

finbarrk · 08-09-2011, 11:44

I wonder is there any TV coverage from Madrid next week?

**Dan man** · 08-09-2011, 13:03

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I wonder is there any TV coverage from Madrid next week?

I think the BBC will be showing it live on the red button on Friday 16th September.

finbarrk · 08-09-2011, 20:45

Good man Dan. Must remember that now. Should be intriguing.

finbarrk · 08-09-2011, 20:57

Looks like it's Wed, Thursday and Friday for the team.

http://www.europeanjumping2011.com/c..._programa.aspx

**Dan man** · 09-09-2011, 16:09

In Modern Pentathlon, Irish athlete Natalya Coyle took another step towards qualification for next summer's Olympic Games by qualifying through to the final of the World Championships in Moscow this weekend. She put in an amazing performance, particularly in fencing, where she was very impressive as well as setting a new P.B. in the swimming pool and shooting without error in the combined run/shoot event. This is a huge result for Natalya as she will have a chance to secure vital Olympic qualification points to add to those that she has already accumulated throughout the season. 36 athletes will compete in tomorrow's final, where the top 3 will secure automatic qualification for the Olympics. Well done Natalya.

**Dan man** · 09-09-2011, 19:39

Irish canoeist Eoin Rheinisch has had a miserable world championships at the Canoe Slalom World Championships in Slovakia. He finished a disappointing 54th in the K1 Slalom heats missing out on a top 40 qualification spot. His Irish compatriot Ciaran Heurteau however has made it through the qualifiers, placing 38th, and will take his place in Sunday's semi-finals. The top 15 boats in the K1 discipline will book their places at next years Olympics so Heurteau has kept this dream alive. Good luck to him in this weekend. Patrick Hynes placed 80th. The Irish ladies did not perform well as both Hannah Craig (66th) and Aisling Conlon (61st) failed to make it past the qualification round. Next years European Championships will provide our athletes with a final chance to qualify for the Olympics, but the stakes are high as only 2 boats will qualify from this route. So Eoin Rheinisch, who placed a magnificent 4th at the Beijing Olympics is facing a hugely difficult task now just to make next year's showpiece. However, Ciaran Heurteau could do Eoin a huge favour by qualifying a boat for the Olympics this weekend (the quota spot is awarded to the country, not the athlete who achieved the result). Ciaran will have a decent chance because although there are 40 competitors left in the competition, there are a lot of athletes from the same country and the Olympic quota spots are limited to just 1 per country. So 15 countries will leave Slovakia this weekend with quota places in the K1. Come on IRELAND.

**Dan man** · 10-09-2011, 12:37

Irish triatlete Gavin Noble has placed a decent 26th at the Triathlon World Championships Grand Final in Beijing to add more vital Olympic qualification points to his tally. Gavin is a solid performer and he is looking more and more likely to be on the start-list at the Olympics next year. Aileen Morrison competes at the same venue tomorrow in the women's equivalent.

**Dan man** · 10-09-2011, 12:42

Irish Olympic hopefuls Peter O'Leary and David Burrows have finished 4th at the European Star Class Sailing Championships in Dun Laoghaire this week, another good performance by the duo. I'm not sure why they weren't awarded the bronze medal as the Canadian team finished in third place and as it is a European Champs, can't understand why they are elligible for a medal. In any case, this result is another pointer to the potential of the Irish duo and they should be threatening the medals at the World Championships at the end of the year.

**Dan man** · 11-09-2011, 14:07

Ireland's Ciaran Heurteau has finished 28th at the Canoe Slalom World Championships in Slovakia. As a result, Ireland has missed the opportunity to qualify a boat for next year's Olympics at this championships. Ciaran needed to finish amongst the top 15 countries but alas placed 18th best country. However, all is not lost as two more boats will qualify via the European Championships next year and as a lot of European countries have booked their spot at the Olympics at these champs, Ireland will have a decent chance of attainig qualification next year. Not a bad performance by Ciaran this weekend.

09-09-2011, 19:39	#102
Dan man Moderator Join Date: Mar 2011 Posts: 2,225 Adverts \| Friends Mod: Cricket, Sports, Sports Trivia	Irish canoeist Eoin Rheinisch has had a miserable world championships at the Canoe Slalom World Championships in Slovakia. He finished a disappointing 54th in the K1 Slalom heats missing out on a top 40 qualification spot. His Irish compatriot Ciaran Heurteau however has made it through the qualifiers, placing 38th, and will take his place in Sunday's semi-finals. The top 15 boats in the K1 discipline will book their places at next years Olympics so Heurteau has kept this dream alive. Good luck to him in this weekend. Patrick Hynes placed 80th. The Irish ladies did not perform well as both Hannah Craig (66th) and Aisling Conlon (61st) failed to make it past the qualification round. Next years European Championships will provide our athletes with a final chance to qualify for the Olympics, but the stakes are high as only 2 boats will qualify from this route. So Eoin Rheinisch, who placed a magnificent 4th at the Beijing Olympics is facing a hugely difficult task now just to make next year's showpiece. However, Ciaran Heurteau could do Eoin a huge favour by qualifying a boat for the Olympics this weekend (the quota spot is awarded to the country, not the athlete who achieved the result). Ciaran will have a decent chance because although there are 40 competitors left in the competition, there are a lot of athletes from the same country and the Olympic quota spots are limited to just 1 per country. So 15 countries will leave Slovakia this weekend with quota places in the K1. Come on IRELAND. Last edited by Dan man; 09-09-2011 at 19:41.

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07-09-2011, 12:27	#91
swim2 Registered User Join Date: Apr 2010 Posts: 181 Adverts \| Friends	Chris Bryan finished 11th in this mornings Open Water European Cup race, in a very good time of 1:53.31, 13 seconds off the winner

07-09-2011, 12:39	#93
swim2 Registered User Join Date: Apr 2010 Posts: 181 Adverts \| Friends	Its a pity it wasnt a qualifing event for the Olympics, but he is gaining valuable experience in international races. I do hope too that he makes it for next years Olympics

07-09-2011, 14:57	#95
Dodge Registered User Join Date: Mar 2003 Posts: 4,532 Adverts \| Friends	BTW Current world rankings 6 Lynch 11 Twomey 77 Sweetnam 223 Fitzgibbon 316 Talbot Not selected (there’s more but just a flavour…) 48 O’Connor 59 Kuerten 64 Breen 120 Lennon 141 O’Brien 144 Hughes

08-09-2011, 11:44	#97
finbarrk Registered User Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Munster Posts: 3,213 Adverts \| Friends	I wonder is there any TV coverage from Madrid next week?

08-09-2011, 20:45	#99
finbarrk Registered User Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Munster Posts: 3,213 Adverts \| Friends	Good man Dan. Must remember that now. Should be intriguing.

08-09-2011, 20:57	#100
finbarrk Registered User Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Munster Posts: 3,213 Adverts \| Friends	Looks like it's Wed, Thursday and Friday for the team. http://www.europeanjumping2011.com/c..._programa.aspx

09-09-2011, 16:09	#101
Dan man Moderator Join Date: Mar 2011 Posts: 2,225 Adverts \| Friends Mod: Cricket, Sports, Sports Trivia	In Modern Pentathlon, Irish athlete Natalya Coyle took another step towards qualification for next summer's Olympic Games by qualifying through to the final of the World Championships in Moscow this weekend. She put in an amazing performance, particularly in fencing, where she was very impressive as well as setting a new P.B. in the swimming pool and shooting without error in the combined run/shoot event. This is a huge result for Natalya as she will have a chance to secure vital Olympic qualification points to add to those that she has already accumulated throughout the season. 36 athletes will compete in tomorrow's final, where the top 3 will secure automatic qualification for the Olympics. Well done Natalya.

10-09-2011, 12:37	#103
Dan man Moderator Join Date: Mar 2011 Posts: 2,225 Adverts \| Friends Mod: Cricket, Sports, Sports Trivia	Irish triatlete Gavin Noble has placed a decent 26th at the Triathlon World Championships Grand Final in Beijing to add more vital Olympic qualification points to his tally. Gavin is a solid performer and he is looking more and more likely to be on the start-list at the Olympics next year. Aileen Morrison competes at the same venue tomorrow in the women's equivalent.

10-09-2011, 12:42	#104
Dan man Moderator Join Date: Mar 2011 Posts: 2,225 Adverts \| Friends Mod: Cricket, Sports, Sports Trivia	Irish Olympic hopefuls Peter O'Leary and David Burrows have finished 4th at the European Star Class Sailing Championships in Dun Laoghaire this week, another good performance by the duo. I'm not sure why they weren't awarded the bronze medal as the Canadian team finished in third place and as it is a European Champs, can't understand why they are elligible for a medal. In any case, this result is another pointer to the potential of the Irish duo and they should be threatening the medals at the World Championships at the end of the year.

11-09-2011, 14:07	#105
Dan man Moderator Join Date: Mar 2011 Posts: 2,225 Adverts \| Friends Mod: Cricket, Sports, Sports Trivia	Ireland's Ciaran Heurteau has finished 28th at the Canoe Slalom World Championships in Slovakia. As a result, Ireland has missed the opportunity to qualify a boat for next year's Olympics at this championships. Ciaran needed to finish amongst the top 15 countries but alas placed 18th best country. However, all is not lost as two more boats will qualify via the European Championships next year and as a lot of European countries have booked their spot at the Olympics at these champs, Ireland will have a decent chance of attainig qualification next year. Not a bad performance by Ciaran this weekend.