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Northern Ireland at the 2018 Commonwealth Games

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Northern Ireland at the
2018 Commonwealth Games
CGF codeNIR
CGANorthern Ireland Commonwealth Games Council
Websitenicgc.org
in Gold Coast, Australia
4 April 2018 – 15 April 2018
Competitors90 in 13 sports
Flag bearer Caroline O’Hanlon (opening)
Medals
Ranked 20th
Gold
1
Silver
7
Bronze
4
Total
12
Commonwealth Games appearances (overview)
Other related appearances
 Ireland (1930)

Northern Ireland competed at the 2018 Commonwealth Games in the Gold 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 athlete Caroline O’Hanlon was the country's flag bearer during the opening ceremony.[3]

Medalists

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Medal Name Sport Event Date
 Gold Rhys McClenaghan Gymnastics Men's Pommel horse April 8
 Silver Kirsty Barr Shooting Women's Trap April 13
 Silver Brendan Irvine Boxing Men's −52 kg April 14
 Silver Kurt Walker Boxing Men's −56 kg April 14
 Silver Aidan Walsh Boxing Men's −69 kg April 14
 Silver Kristina O'Hara Boxing Women's −48 kg April 14
 Silver Carly McNaul Boxing Women's −51 kg April 14
 Silver Michaela Walsh Boxing Women's −57 kg April 14
 Bronze Gareth McAuley Shooting Men's Skeet April 9
 Bronze Leon Reid Athletics Men's 200 m April 12
 Bronze James McGivern Boxing Men's −60 kg April 14
 Bronze Steven Donnelly Boxing Men's −75 kg April 14

Competitors

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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

Athletics

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Northern Ireland competed with a team of 13 athletes (8 men, 5 women) at the 2018 Commonwealth Games.[2]

Men
Track & road events
Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final
Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank
Leon Reid 200 m 20.73 2 Q 20.61 2 Q 20.55 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Jack Agnew 1500 m (T54) 3:13.78 5 q 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
Field events
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
Women
Track & road events
Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final
Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank
Amy Foster 100 m 11.59 2 Q 11.54 4 did not advance
200 m 23.94 4 Q 24.02 8 did not advance
Ciara Mageean 800 m 2:03.30 7 did not advance
1500 m 4:07.78 6 q 4:07.41 13
Emma Mitchell 5000 m 16:02.80 13
10000 m 32:49.91 15
Field events
Athlete Event Final
Distance Position
Sommer Lecky High jump 1.80 10
Combined events – Heptathlon
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

Badminton

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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  Karunaratna (SRI)
L 0–2
did not advance
Rachael Darragh Women's singles  Ngadjui (CMR)
W 2–0
 Cheah (MAS)
L 0–2
did not advance
Sinead Chambers
Rachael Darragh
Women's doubles  Elise Dixon &
Emily Temple Redshaw (JER)
W 2–0
 Cheah &
Lai (MAS)
L 0–2
did not advance
Sinead Chambers
Ciaran Chambers
Mixed doubles  Clark &
March (FAI)
W W/O
 Goh &
Lai (MAS)
L 0–2
did not advance

Boxing

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Northern Ireland competed with a team of 12 athletes (8 men, 4 women) at the 2018 Commonwealth Games.[2]

Men
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  Jabali Breedy (BAR)
W 5–0
 Rajab Mahommed (BOT)
W 4–1
 McFadden (SCO)
W 4–1
 Gourav Solanki (IND)
L 1–4
2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Kurt Walker −56 kg  Bowen (AUS)
W 4–1
 Mokhotho (LES)
W 4–1
 Eric Basran (CAN)
W 3–2
 McGrail (ENG)
L 1–4
2nd place, silver medalist(s)
James McGivern −60 kg Bye  Emmaniel Ngoma (ZAM)
W RSC
 Jean Colin (boxer) (MRI)
W 5–0
 Kaushik (IND)
L 1–4
Did not advance 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Seán McComb −64 kg Bye  McCormack (ENG)
L 1–4
did not advance
Aidan Walsh −69 kg Bye  Gul Zaib (PAK)
W 5–0
 Leroy Hindley (NZL)
W 5–0
 Hill (FIJ)
W 5–0
 McCormack (ENG)
L 0–5
2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Steven Donnelly −75 kg  Kyran Jones (WAL)
W 4–1
 Gibrilla Kamara (SLE)
W 5–0
 Henry Tyrell (SAM)
W 5–0
 Yadav (IND)
L 0–5
Did not advance 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Damien Sullivan −91 kg Bye  Whateley (AUS)
L 1–4
did not advance
Stephen McMonagle +91 kg Bye  Mailata (NZL)
L 0–5
did not advance
Women
Athlete Event Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final Rank
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Kristina O'Hara −48 kg  Lynsey Holdaway (WAL)
W 3–2
 Benny (NZL)
W 5–0
 Kom (IND)
L 0–5
2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Carly McNaul −51 kg  Ayisat Oriyomi (NGR)
W ABD
 Christine Ongare (KEN)
W 5–0
 Whiteside (ENG)
L 0–5
2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Michaela Walsh −57 kg Bye  Keamogetse Kenosi (BOT)
W RSC
 Pritchard (NZL)
W 4–1
 Nicolson (AUS)
L 2–3
2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Alanna Nihell −60 kg Bye  Murney (ENG)
L 0–5
did not advance

Cycling

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Northern Ireland competed with a team of 8 athletes (5 men, 3 women) at the 2018 Commonwealth Games.[2]

Road

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Men
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
Women
Athlete Event Time Rank
Lydia Boylan Road race 3:12:48 32
Eileen Burns Road race DNF
Time trial 40:21.53 11

Track

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Sprint
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  Cumming (NZL)
L
did not advance
Keirin
Athlete Event Round 1 Repechage Semifinals Final
Robyn Stewart Women's keirin 2 Q Bye 4 qB 12
Time trial
Athlete Event Time Rank
Robyn Stewart Women's time trial
Pursuit
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
Points race
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Points Rank Points Rank
Mark Downey Men's point race 2 13 did not advance
Marc Potts 5 12 Q 7 12
Xeno Young 3 13 did not advance
Lydia Boylan Women's points race 3 11
Scratch race
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Mark Downey Men's scratch race 4 Q 12
Marc Potts 12 Q DNF
Xeno Young 11 Q DNF
Lydia Boylan Women's scratch race 8

Mountain bike

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Athlete Event Time Rank
Cameron Orr Men's cross-country 1:20:06 8
Marc Potts -2LAP 17

Gymnastics

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Northern Ireland competed with a team of 2 athletes (2 men) at the 2018 Commonwealth Games.[2]

Artistic

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Men
Individual Qualification
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 23 R
Rhys McClenaghan 12.250 14.550 Q 12.250 12.950 12.850 11.750 76.600 15 Q
Individual Finals
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 1st place, gold medalist(s)

Lawn bowls

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Northern Ireland competed with a team of 10 athletes (5 men, 5 women) at the 2018 Commonwealth Games.[2]

Men
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  Bazo (PNG)
W 21 - 4
 de Sousa (JER)
W 21 - 20
 Gaborutwe (BOT)
W 21 - 13
 McGreal (IOM)
W 21 - 7
 Bester (CAN)
L 12 - 21
2 Q  Wilson (AUS)
L 9 - 21
did not advance
Gary Kelly
Ian McClure
Pairs  Jamaica
W 28 - 6
 Isle of Man
W 20 - 6
 South Africa
L 16 - 20
 Wales
L 8 - 27
3 did not advance
Andrew Kyle
Simon Martin
Martin McHugh
Triples  Malaysia
D 16 - 16
 Norfolk Island
L 11 - 21
 Cook Islands
L 17 - 18
 Scotland
W 16 - 14
5 did not advance
Andrew Kyle
Simon Martin
Ian McClure
Martin McHugh
Fours  Namibia
W 17 - 11
 Niue
W 21 - 10
 Fiji
W 24 - 4
 Malaysia
W 17 - 8
1 Q  Australia
L 9 - 13
did not advance
Women
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  Getrude Siame (ZAM)
W 21 - 14
 Collen Piketh (RSA)
L 13 - 21
 Malia Kioa (TGA)
W 21 - 13
 Murphy (AUS)
L 17 - 21
3 did not advance
Sandra Bailie
Catherine Beattie
Pairs  South Africa
L 12 - 20
 India
W 15 - 14
 Wales
L 13 - 18
 Jersey
W 27 - 8
3 did not advance
Sarah McAuley
Donna McCloy
Erin Smith
Triples  England
L 8 - 16
 South Africa
W 14 - 13
 Niue
W 28 - 7
2 Q  Australia
L 5 - 30
did not advance
Sandra Bailie
Sarah McAuley
Donna McCloy
Erin Smith
Fours  India
L 10 - 18
 Fiji
L 16 - 17
 Malta
L 8 - 21
 England
W 15 - 14
5 did not advance

Netball

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The Northern Ireland national netball team qualified for the Netball at the 2018 Commonwealth Games due to being ranked in the top 11 of the INF 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 the Commonwealth Games.[7] Netball team captain, Caroline O'Hanlon, carried the flag of Northern Ireland during the 2018 Commonwealth Games opening ceremony.[3][8] Northern Ireland eventually finished eighth after losing to Malawi by 60–52 in a classification match.[9]


Northern Ireland – 2018 Commonwealth Games roster
Players Coaches
Name Pos DOB Height Club Nat Caps
Kyla Bowman GS, GA (1990-04-19)April 19, 1990 (aged 27) 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) Larkfield Northern Ireland
Lisa Bowman GS (1988-11-02)November 2, 1988 (aged 29) 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) Team Northumbria England
Niamh Cooper WD (1992-07-29)July 29, 1992 (aged 25) 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) Kingsway Northern Ireland
Michelle Drayne WD, C, WA (1988-09-22)September 22, 1988 (aged 29) 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in) Hertfordshire Mavericks England
Gemma Lawlor GK, GD (1987-04-30)April 30, 1987 (aged 30) 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) Belfast Ladies Northern Ireland
Noleen Lennon GS, GK (1984-03-22)March 22, 1984 (aged 34) 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) Belfast Ladies Northern Ireland
Michelle Magee WD, GD (2000-01-13)January 13, 2000 (aged 18) 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) Kingsway Northern Ireland
Lisa McCaffrey WA, C (1986-09-21)September 21, 1986 (aged 31) 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in) Belfast Ladies Northern Ireland
Oonagh McCullough GA, GS (1987-01-06)January 6, 1987 (aged 31) 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) Belfast Ladies Northern Ireland
Caroline O'Hanlon (c) C, WA (1984-08-08)August 8, 1984 (aged 33) 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) Manchester Thunder England
Fionnuala Toner WD (1990-03-06)March 6, 1990 (aged 28) 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) Belfast Ladies Northern Ireland
Neamh Woods WA, C, WD (1989-05-03)May 3, 1989 (aged 28) 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) Larkfield Northern Ireland
Head coach
  • Elaine Rice
Assistant coach
  • Clar-Rois McGuinness

Manager: Karen Rollo


Notes
  • (c) – Captain
  • (cc) – Co-captain
  • (vc) – Vice-captain
  • Injured or on maternity leave – Injury / maternity leave
  • (TRP) – Temporary Replacement Player
Player profiles: Team website Last updated: 5 January 2020

Source:[10][11][12]


Pool A
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Australia (H) 5 5 0 0 413 162 +251 10 Semi-finals
2  Jamaica 5 4 0 1 351 221 +130 8
3  South Africa 5 3 0 2 310 205 +105 6 Classification matches
4  Northern Ireland 5 2 0 3 224 307 −83 4
5  Barbados 5 1 0 4 185 333 −148 2
6  Fiji 5 0 0 5 171 426 −255 0
Updated to match(es) played on 11 April 2018. Source: GC2018
(H) Hosts


5 April 2018
20:30
Report Australia  94–26  Northern Ireland    Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre
Umpires: Maria van der Merwe
Jono Bredin
Reserve umpire: Lisa McPhail
Thwaites Goals scored 39/39 (100%)
Bassett Goals scored 31/34 (91%)
Pettitt Goals scored 13/13 (100%)
Wood Goals scored 11/15 (73%)
L. Bowman Goals scored 13/22 (59%)
McCullogh Goals scored 6/9 (67%)
Lennon Goals scored 4/6 (67%)
K. Bowman Goals scored 3/4 (75%)

7 April 2018
15:00
Report Northern Ireland  35–49  South Africa    Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre
Umpires: Kate Stephenson
Lisa McPhail
Reserve umpire: Jackie Mizon
L. Bowman Goals scored 21/25 (84%)
Lennon Goals scored 5/6 (83%)
McCullogh Goals scored 5/11 (45%)
K. Bowman Goals scored 4/7 (57%)
Burger Goals scored 38/41 (93%)
Venter Goals scored 7/9 (78%)
Holtzhausen Goals scored 4/9 (44%)

8 April 2018
13:00
Report Jamaica  79–41  Northern Ireland    Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre
Umpires: Jackie Mizon
Kristie Simpson
Reserve umpire: Angela Armstrong-Lush
Fowler-Reid Goals scored 32/33 (97%)
Aiken Goals scored 26/28 (93%)
Beckford Goals scored 11/11 (100%)
Robinson Goals scored 10/11 (91%)
Bowman Goals scored 23/32 (72%)
K. Bowman Goals scored 11/16 (69%)
Lennon Goals scored 7/8 (88%)

10 April 2018
13:00
Report Barbados  39–49  Northern Ireland    Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre
Umpires: Theresa Prince
Gary Burgess
Reserve umpire: Maria van der Merwe
Wharton Goals scored 27/29 (93%)
Blackman Goals scored 9/12 (75%)
Payne Goals scored 3/3 (100%)
L. Bowman Goals scored 20/25 (80%)
Lennon Goals scored 15/16 (94%)
Oonagh McCullough Goals scored 9/15 (60%)
K. Bowman Goals scored 5/7 (71%)

11 April 2018
14:00
Report Northern Ireland  73–46  Fiji    Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre
Umpires: Kristie Simpson
Maria van der Merwe
Reserve umpire: Gary Burgess
L. Bowman Goals scored 59/65 (91%)
McCullough Goals scored 10/14 (71%)
K. Bowman Goals scored 4/8 (50%)
M. Rusivakula Goals scored 25/32 (78%)
Waqa Goals scored 21/30 (70%)
Seventh place match
12 April 2018
14:00
Report Malawi  60–52  Northern Ireland    Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre
Umpires: Kristie Simpson
Theresa Prince
Reserve umpire: Jono Bredin
Kumwenda Goals scored 48/51 (94%)
Chimaliro Goals scored 8/10 (80%)
Mvula Goals scored 4/7 (57%)
L. Bowman Goals scored 33/38 (87%)
K. Bowman Goals scored 9/11 (82%)
Lennon Goals scored 6/9 (67%)
McCullough Goals scored 4/7 (57%)

Shooting

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Northern Ireland competed with a team of 8 athletes (6 men, 2 women) at the 2018 Commonwealth Games.[2]

Men
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 4 Q 45 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Women
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Points Rank Points Rank
Kirsty Barr Trap 69 3 Q 37 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Alexandra Skeggs Skeet 62 10 did not advance
Open
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

Swimming

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Northern Ireland competed with a team of 9 athletes (8 men, 1 woman) at the 2018 Commonwealth Games.[2]

Men
Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Calum Bain 50 m freestyle 22.53 12 Q 22.39 10 did not advance
Jordan Sloan 23.19 20 did not advance
David Thompson 23.29 21 did not advance
Calum Bain 100 m freestyle 50.47 21 did not advance
Jordan Sloan 49.72 12 Q 49.88 15 did not advance
David Thompson 50.22 22 did not advance
Barry McClements 100 m freestyle S9 1:00.93 7 Q 1:00.34 7
James Brown 200 m freestyle 1:53.23 21 did not advance
Jordan Sloan 1:48.16 9 did not advance
Conor Ferguson 50 m backstroke 25.79 4 Q 25.60 5 Q 25.72 5
100 m backstroke 55.54 9 Q 54.48 4 Q 55.01 8
200 m backstroke 2:00.77 9 did not advance
Barry McClements 100 m backstroke S9 1:08.81 8 Q 1:09.08 8
Jaime Graham 50 m breaststroke 28.80 14 Q 28.66 14 did not advance
100 m breaststroke DSQ did not advance
Calum Bain 50 m butterfly 24.45 11 Q 24.43 11 did not advance
Curtis Coulter 25.53 29 did not advance
David Thompson 24.77 18 did not advance
James Brown 100 m butterfly 55.14 16 Q 55.13 16 did not advance
Curtis Coulter 56.57 20 did not advance
James Brown 200 m individual medley 2:03.34 16 did not advance
Jordan Sloan
Calum Bain
David Thompson
Curtis Coulter
4 × 100 m freestyle relay 3:19.57 6 Q 3:20.03 7
Conor Ferguson
Jaime Graham
James Brown
Jordan Sloan
David Thompson*
4 × 100 m medley relay 3:42.99 6 Q 3:41.08 6

* Participated in heats only.

Women
Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Danielle Hill 50 m freestyle 26.02 13 Q 25.80 8 Q 25.56 8
100 m freestyle DNS did not advance
50 m backstroke 29.27 13 Q 28.86 12 did not advance
100 m backstroke 1:03.08 16 Q 1:02.62 14 did not advance

Table tennis

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Northern Ireland competed with a team of 4 athletes (4 men) at the 2018 Commonwealth Games.[2]

Singles
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  Mitchell (SVG)
W 4–0
 Ranasingha (SRI)
W 4–3
1 Q  Abiodun (NGR)
L 1–4
did not advance
Paul McCreery  Katungu (ZAM)
W 4–0
 Wing (FIJ)
W 4–0
1 Q Bye  Poh (SGP)
W 4–0
 Walker (ENG)
L 0–4
did not advance
Ashley Robinson  Nyaika (UGA)
W 4–0
 St. Louis (TTO)
W 4–0
1 Q Bye  Drinkhall (ENG)
L 0–4
did not advance
Doubles
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  Melton /
Vaea (TUV)
W 3–0
 Desai /
Shetty (IND)
L 0–3
did not advance
Owen Cathcart
Zak Wilson
Bye  Howieson /
Rumgay (SCO)
L 0–3
did not advance
Team
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  India (IND)
L 0–3
 Trinidad and Tobago (TTO)
W 3–1
2 Q  Mauritius (MRI)
W 3–0
 England (ENG)
L 0–3
did not advance

Triathlon

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Northern Ireland competed with a team of 3 athletes (3 men) at the 2018 Commonwealth Games.[2]

Individual
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
Paratriathlon
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

Weightlifting

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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

Wrestling

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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  Adekuoroye (NGR)
L 0 - 4
 Genave (MRI)
W 5 - 0
 Essombe Tiako (CMR)
L 0 - 5
3 did not advance 5

References

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  1. ^ "71 Nations and Territories. 6 Continents. 2 Billion citizens. 1 commonwealth family". www.gc2018.com/. Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games Corporation. Archived from the original on 10 October 2016. Retrieved 8 October 2016.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n "Commonwealth Games 2018: Northern Ireland name 88-strong squad". www.bbc.com/. BBC. Retrieved 3 January 2017.
  3. ^ a b "Armagh ladies' football star Caroline O'Hanlon carries flag at Commonwealth Games". www.irishnews.com. 4 April 2018. Retrieved 4 April 2018.
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