Ireland at the 2000 Summer Olympics

Ireland competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia.

Silver

 * Sonia O'Sullivan – Athletics, Women's 5000m

Men's Competition
Men's 100m
 * Paul Brizzell
 * Round 1 – 10.62 (→ did not advance)

Men's 200m
 * Paul Brizzell
 * Round 1 – 20.98 (→ did not advance)

Men's 400m
 * Tomas Coman
 * Round 1 – 46.17 (→ did not advance)

Men's 800m
 * David Matthews
 * Round 1 – 01:48.77 (→ did not advance)

Men's 1,500m
 * James Nolan
 * Round 1 – 03:40.50 (→ did not advance)

Men's 5,000m
 * Mark Carroll
 * Round 1 – 13:30.60 (→ did not advance)

Men's 110m Hurdles
 * Peter Coghlan
 * Round 1 – 14.03
 * Round 2 – 13.86 (→ did not advance)

Men's 400m Hurdles
 * Tom McGuirk
 * Round 1 – 51.73 (→ did not advance)

Men's 4 × 100 m
 * Paul Brizzell, Tom Comyns, John McAdorey, Gary Ryan
 * Round 1 – 39.26 (→ did not advance)

Men's 4 × 400 m
 * Tomas Coman, Robert Daly, Paul "Junior" McKee, Paul Oppermann
 * Round 1 – 03:07.42 (→ did not advance)

Men's High Jump
 * Brendan Reilly
 * Qualifying – 2.20 (→ did not advance)

Men's Discus
 * Nick Sweeney
 * Qualifying – 57.37 (→ did not advance)


 * John Menton
 * Qualifying – 54.21 (→ did not advance)

Men's Javelin Throw
 * Terry McHugh
 * Qualifying – 79.90 (→ did not advance)

Men's Hammer Throw
 * Paddy McGrath
 * Qualifying – 67.00 (→ did not advance)

Men's 20 km Walk
 * Robert Heffernan
 * Final – 1:26:04 (→ 28th place)

Men's 50 km Walk
 * Jamie Costin
 * Final – 4:24:22 (→ 38th place)

Women's Competition
Women's 100m
 * Sarah Reilly
 * Round 1 – 11.56
 * Round 2 – 11.53 (→ did not advance)

Women's 200m
 * Sarah Reilly
 * Round 1 – 23.43 (→ did not advance)

Women's 400m
 * Karen Shinkins
 * Round 1 – 53.27 (→ did not advance)

Women's 1,500m
 * Sinead Delahunty
 * Round 1 – 04:11.75 (→ did not advance)

Women's 5,000m
 * Sonia O'Sullivan
 * Round 1 – 15:07.91
 * Final – 14:41.02 (→ [[Image:Silver medal.svg|16x16px]] Silver Medal)


 * Rosemary Ryan
 * Round 1 – 15:33.05 (→ did not advance)


 * Breda Dennehy-Willis
 * Round 1 – 15:49.58 (→ did not advance)

Women's 10,000m
 * Sonia O'Sullivan
 * Round 1 – 32:29.93
 * Final – 30:53.37 (→ 6th place)


 * Breda Dennehy-Willis
 * Round 1 – 33:17.45 (→ did not advance)

Women's 400m Hurdles
 * Susan Smith-Walsh
 * Round 1 – 57.08 (→ did not advance)

Women's 4 × 400 m
 * Emily Maher, Martina McCarthy, Ciara Sheehy, Karen Shinkins
 * Round 1 – 03:32.24 (→ did not advance)

Women's 20 km Walk
 * Gillian O'Sullivan
 * Final – 1:33:10 (→ 10th place)


 * Olive Loughnane
 * Final – 1:38:23 (→ 35th place)

Badminton
Women's Singles
 * Sonya McGinn
 * Round of 64: Bye
 * Round of 32: Lost to Mia Audina Tjiptawan of Netherlands (→ did not advance)

Boxing
Men's 71 kg
 * Michael Roche
 * Round 1 – Lost to Firat Karagollu of Turkey (→ did not advance)

Men's Competition
Men's Kayak Singles 500m
 * Gary Mawer
 * Qualifying Heat – 01:49.705 (→ did not advance)

Men's Kayak Singles 1000m
 * Gary Mawer
 * Qualifying Heat – 03:45.787
 * Semifinal – 03:50.363 (→ did not advance)

Men's Competition
Men's Kayak Singles
 * Ian Wiley
 * Qualifying – 266.42 (→ did not advance)

Women's Competition
Women's Kayak Singles
 * Eadaoin Ní Challarain
 * Qualifying – 331.49 (→ did not advance)

Cross Country Mountain Bike
Men's Cross Country Mountain Bike
 * Robin Seymour
 * Final – 2:20:40.19 (→ 28th place)

Women's Cross Country Mountain Bike
 * Tarja Owens
 * Final – Lapped (→ 29th place)

Men's Competition
Men's Road Race
 * David McCann
 * Final – 5:30:46 (→ 43rd place)


 * Ciarán Power
 * Final – 5:34:58 (→ 74th place)

Women's Competition
Women's Road Race
 * Deirdre Murphy
 * Final – DNF (→ no ranking)

Rowing
Men's Lightweight Fours
 * Neville Maxwell 5th in the B final (→ 11th)
 * Neal Byrne 5th in the B final (→ 11th)
 * Gearoid Towey 5th in the B final (→ 11th)
 * Tony O'Connor 5th in the B final (→ 11th)

Sailing
Men's Single Handed Dinghy (Finn)
 * David Burrows
 * Race 1 – 9
 * Race 2 – (16)
 * Race 3 – 7
 * Race 4 – 15
 * Race 5 – (19)
 * Race 6 – 1
 * Race 7 – 10
 * Race 8 – 1
 * Race 9 – 6
 * Race 10 – 12
 * Race 11 – 8
 * Final – 69 (→ 9th place)

Men's Two Handed Keelboat (Star)
 * Mark Mansfield and David O'Brien
 * Race 1 – (15)
 * Race 2 – 12
 * Race 3 – 12
 * Race 4 – 10
 * Race 5 – 7
 * Race 6 – 9
 * Race 7 – 13
 * Race 8 – 3
 * Race 9 – 11
 * Race 10 – 13
 * Race 11 – (17) OCS
 * Final – 90 (→ 14th place)

Women's Single Handed Dinghy (Europe)
 * Maria Coleman
 * Race 1 – 11
 * Race 2 – 5
 * Race 3 – 3
 * Race 4 – 15
 * Race 5 – (17)
 * Race 6 – 7
 * Race 7 – 11
 * Race 8 – (17)
 * Race 9 – 9
 * Race 10 – 14
 * Race 11 – 11
 * Final – 86 (→ 12th place)

Swimming
Men's 200m Butterfly
 * Colin Lowth
 * Preliminary Heat – 02:03.91 (→ did not advance)

Men's 100m Breaststroke
 * Andrew Bree
 * Preliminary Heat – 01:04.58 (→ did not advance)

Men's 200m Breaststroke
 * Andrew Bree
 * Preliminary Heat – 02:18.14 (→ did not advance)

Women's 50m Freestyle
 * Chantal Gibney
 * Preliminary Heat – 27.46 (→ did not advance)

Women's 100m Freestyle
 * Chantal Gibney
 * Preliminary Heat – 58.79 (→ did not advance)

Women's 200m Freestyle
 * Chantal Gibney
 * Preliminary Heat – 02:05.24 (→ did not advance)

Women's 400m Freestyle
 * Chantal Gibney
 * Preliminary Heat – 04:23.73 (→ did not advance)

Women's 100m Breaststroke
 * Emma Robinson
 * Preliminary Heat – 01:13.41 (→ did not advance)