Northern Ireland at the 2014 Commonwealth Games explained

Cga:NIR
Cganame:Northern Ireland Commonwealth Games Council
Games:Commonwealth Games
Year:2014
Location:Glasgow, Scotland
Flagbearer:Martyn Irvine[1]
Rank:15
Gold:2
Silver:3
Bronze:7
App Begin Year:1934
See also: (1930)
(1934)

Northern Ireland competed in the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland from July 23 to August 3, 2014.[2] [3]

Athletics

See main article: Athletics at the 2014 Commonwealth Games.

Men
Track & road events
AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinal
ResultRankResultRankResultRank
Leon Reidalign=left rowspan="2"100 mdid not advance
Jason Smyth10.665did not advance
Leon Reid200 m20.973 q21.038did not advance
Daniel Mooney1500 m3:45.7910did not advance
Paul Pollock10,000 m29:11.4619
Ben Reynolds110 m hurdles13.966did not advance
Jason Harvey400 m hurdles52.065did not advance
Field Events
Combined events – Decathlon
AthleteEvent100 m400 m1500 mFinalRank
align=left rowspan=2Peter GlassResult11.206.7413.691.9352.5214.9445.114.5056.055:10.51728712
Points817157022793019372145785347610767867287
Women
Track & road events
AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinal
ResultRankResultRankResultRank
Amy Foster100 m11.622 Q11.545did not advance
Katie Kirk800 m2.03.002 Q2:02.636did not advance
Christine McMahon400 m hurdles58.674did not advance
Kerry O'Flaherty3000 m steeplechase9:55.9411
Gladys GanielMarathon2:40:2912
Field events

Badminton

See main article: Badminton at the 2014 Commonwealth Games.

Individual
AthleteEventRound of 64Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinalRank
Opposition
Score		Opposition
Score		Opposition
Score		Opposition
Score		Opposition
Score		Opposition
Score
Tony StephensonMen's singles
W 2–0
W 2–0
L 0–2		did not advance
Tony Murphy
W 2–0
W 2–1
L 0–2		did not advance
Alannah StephensonWomen's singles
L 0–2		did not advance
Sinead Chambers
W 2–1
L 0–2		did not advance
Doubles
AthletesEventRound of 64Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinalRank
Opposition
Score		Opposition
Score		Opposition
Score		Opposition
Score		Opposition
Score		Opposition
Score
Tony Murphy &<br />Tony StephensonMen's doubles
W 2–0
L 0–2		did not advance
Caroline Black &<br />Sinead ChambersWomen's doubles
L 0–2		did not advance
Tony Murphy &<br />Alannah Stephensonalign=left rowspan="3"Mixed doubles
W 2–1
L 0–2		did not advance
Ciaran Chambers &<br />Sinead Chambers
W 2–0
L 0–2		did not advance
Tony Stephenson &<br />Caroline Black
W 2–0
W 2–0
L 0–2		did not advance
Mixed team

See main article: Badminton at the 2014 Commonwealth Games – Mixed team.

Pool F

Boxing

See main article: Boxing at the 2014 Commonwealth Games. Northern Ireland has qualified boxers for the following events.

Men
AthleteEventRound of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Rank
Paddy BarnesLight flyweight
W KO3
W KO3
W 3–0
W 3–0
Ruairi DaltonFlyweight
W 3–0
W 3–0
L 0–3		did not advance
Michael ConlanBantamweight
W 3–0
W 3–0
W 3–0
W 3–0
W 3–0
Joe FitzpatrickLightweight
W 2–1
W 3–0
W 3–0
L 0–3
Sean DuffyLight welterweight
W 3–0
W 2–1
W 3–0
L 0–3		Did not advance
Steven DonnellyWelterweight
W KO1
W 3–0
W 3–0
L 1–2		Did not advance
Connor CoyleMiddleweight
W 3–0
W 2–1
W 3–0
L 0–3		Did not advance
Sean McGlinchyLight heavyweight
W 2–1
W 3–0
L 0–3		Did not advance
Steven WardHeavyweight
L 1–2		did not advance
Women
AthleteEventRound of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Rank
Michaela WalshFlyweight
W 3–0
W 3–0
W 2–0
L 1–2
Alanna Audrey-MurphyLightweight
W 2–1
L 0–3		Did not advance

Cycling

See main article: Cycling at the 2014 Commonwealth Games.

Mountain biking

AthleteEventTimeRank
Roger Robert AikenMen's cross-countryLAP26
Claire OakleyWomen's cross-country1:58.2715

Road

Women
AthleteEventTimeRank
Lydia Helene BoylanRoad race2:50:5521
Claire OakleyRoad racealign=center colspan="2"

Track

Points race
AthleteEventQualificationFinal
PointsRankPointsRank
Martyn IrvineMen's point race312 Q
Lydia Helene BoylanWomen's points race016
Scratch race
AthleteEventQualificationFinal
RankRank
Martyn IrvineMen's scratch race5 Q14
Lydia Helene BoylanWomen's scratch race14
Sprint
Time trial

Gymnastics

See main article: Gymnastics at the 2014 Commonwealth Games.

Men

Women

AthleteEventFinal
ApparatusTotalRank
Sarah Beckalign=left rowspan=5Team12.70011.46611.23310.96646.365Did not advance
Nicole Mawhinney13.26610.70011.53312.43347.93221 Q
India McPeak12.26610.20011.233colspan=2
Ciara Roberts12.4339.3339.00812.16642.940Did not advance
Total38.39932.36633.99935.565140.3299
Individual all around final

Judo

See main article: Judo at the 2014 Commonwealth Games.

Men
AthleteEventRound of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsRepechageFinal /
Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Rank
Eoin Flemmingalign=left rowspan=2−73 kg
W 0101–0003
L 0002-1001		Did not advance
W 1000-0002
L 1010-0002		5
Caoimhin Thompson
L 000–100		did not advance
Mark Montgomery−100 kg
L 1001-0001		did not advance
Gavin McNeill+100 kg
L 0000-1000		Did not advance
L 0100-1001		Did not advance7
Women
AthleteEventRound of 16QuarterfinalSemifinalRepechageFinal /
Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Rank
Lisa Kearney−52 kg
W1000-0000
L0001-0000
W0100-0003
Kirsty Kee−63 kg
L 0000-1000		did not advance

Netball

See main article: Netball at the 2014 Commonwealth Games. The Northern Ireland national netball team made their debut at the Commonwealth Games in 2014.[4] They eventually finished seventh after defeating Wales by 58–36 in a classification match.[5]

Squad
Pool A

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Seventh place match

Shooting

See main article: Shooting at the 2014 Commonwealth Games.

Men
  • Pistol/Small bore
    • AthleteEventQualificationFinal
    PointsRankPointsRank
    Gary Duff50 m rifle prone619.75 Q98.47
    Samuel Kelly615.315did not advance
    Shotgun
    AthleteEventQualificationSemifinalsFinal/
    PointsRankPointsRankPointsRank
    David BeattieTrap10121did not advance
    David Henning10320did not advance
    Clement BuchananSkeet10817did not advance
    David Christie11215did not advance
    Full bore
    AthleteEventStage 1Stage 2Stage 3Total
    PointsPointsPointsPointsRank
    Jack AlexanderIndividual103-9v149-18v140-5v392-32v5
    David Calvert104-12v148-19v141-7v393-38v4
    David Calvert
    Jack Alexander    		Pairs298-32v283-19v581-51v9
    Women
  • Pistol/Small bore
    • AthleteEventQualificationSemifinalsFinal
    PointsRankPointsRankPointsRank
    Louise Kathryn Aiken50 m rifle prone603.520
    Claudia Mcclung606.518
    Shotgun

    Swimming

    See main article: Swimming at the 2014 Commonwealth Games.

    Men
    AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinal
    TimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
    Curtis Coulteralign=left rowspan=350 m freestyle23.2316 Q23.0214did not advance
    Conor Munn23.8824did not advance
    David Thompson23.7921did not advance
    Curtis Coulteralign=left rowspan=3100 m freestyle50.6312 Q50.4812did not advance
    Conor Munn53.3030did not advance
    David Thompson51.1518did not advance
    Jordan Sloan200 m freestyle1:50.0112did not advance
    Jordan Sloan50 m backstroke26.2511 Q26.2812did not advance
    Jordan Sloan100 m backstroke58.0116 Q57.0316did not advance
    Michael Dawson50 m breaststroke28.9214 Q28.87=12did not advance
    Michael Dawson100 m breaststroke1:04.3713 Q1:04.6516did not advance
    Curtis Coulteralign=left rowspan=250 m butterfly25.7321did not advance
    Conor Munn25.5720did not advance
    Curtis Coulter100 m butterfly57.2021did not advance
    Curtis Coulter
    Conor Munn
    Jordan Sloan
    David Thompson    		4×100 m freestyle relay3:23.849did not advance
    Curtis Coulter
    Michael Dawson
    Jordan Sloan
    David Thompson    		4×100 m medley relay3:47.838 Q3:51.398
    Women
    AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinal
    TimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
    Rachel Bethelalign=left rowspan=350 m freestyle27.7032did not advance
    Bethany Firth27.6131did not advance
    Danielle Hill27.2322did not advance
    Rachel Bethelalign=left rowspan=2100 m freestyledid not startdid not advance
    Bethany Firth59.2426did not advance
    Rachel Bethelalign=left rowspan=3200 m freestyle2:07.0122did not advance
    Danielle Hill2:10.8226did not advance
    Sycerika McMahondid not startdid not advance
    Rachel Bethelalign=left rowspan=2400 m freestyle4:34.3021did not advance
    Sycerika McMahon4:16.2114did not advance
    Bethany Firthalign=left rowspan=250 m backstroke32.8026did not advance
    Danielle Hill30.7714 Q30.8713did not advance
    Bethany Firthalign=left rowspan=2100 m backstroke1:08.3019did not advance
    Danielle Hill1:07.18=16 Q1:06.1715did not advance
    Danielle Hill200 m backstroke2:26.5214did not advance
    Sycerika McMahon50 m breaststroke31.125 Q31.569did not advance
    Sycerika McMahon100 m breaststroke1:10.0710 Q1:09.4113did not advance
    Sycerika McMahon200 m breaststroke2:31.9812did not advance
    Bethany Firthalign=left rowspan=250 m butterfly28.5122did not advance
    Gemma Kane28.2220did not advance
    Gemma Kane100 m butterfly1:02.5116 Q1:02.7416did not advance
    Gemma Kanealign=left rowspan=2200 m butterfly2:18.3917did not advance
    Sycerika McMahon2:15.5314did not advance
    Bethany Firthalign=left rowspan=2200 m individual medleydid not startdid not advance
    Sycerika McMahon2:16.1411did not advance
    Rachel Bethel
    Bethany Firth
    Danielle Hill
    Sycerika McMahon    		4×100 m freestyle relay3:54.538 Q3:52.888
    Rachel Bethel
    Bethany Firth
    Danielle Hill
    Gemma Kane    		4×200 m freestyle relaydid not advance
    Rachel Bethel
    Danielle Hill
    Gemma Kane
    Sycerika McMahon    		4×100 m medley relay4:22.348 Q

    Danielle Hill finished in equal 16th position in the heats alongside Kenya's Talisa Lanoe. A swim-off was held between the two competitors which Hill won and was awarded with the 16th and last qualification place in to the semifinal.

    Squash

    See main article: Squash at the 2014 Commonwealth Games.

    Table Tennis

    See main article: Table tennis at the 2014 Commonwealth Games.

    Team Northern Ireland consisted of 7 table tennis players.

    Men's Team

    Women's Team

    Triathlon

    See main article: Triathlon at the 2014 Commonwealth Games.

    AthleteEventSwim (1.5 km)Bike (40 km)Run (10 km)Total TimeRank
    Conor Murphyalign=left rowspan=3Men's18:3559:2033:401:52:2912
    Harry Speers20:131:08:3242:432:12:2927
    Russell White18:481:02:3137:001:59:2023
    Aileen Reidalign=left rowspan=3Women's19:391:03:5735:111:59:466
    Emma Sharkeydid not finish
    Mixed Relay

    Wrestling

    See main article: Wrestling at the 2014 Commonwealth Games.

    Men's freestyle
    AthleteEventRound of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalSemifinalRepechageFinal /
    Opposition
    Result    		Opposition
    Result    		Opposition
    Result    		Opposition
    Result    		Opposition
    Result    		Opposition
    Result    		Rank
    Norik Koczarian65 kg
    L 2–5    		did not advance
    Hugh McCloskey97 kg
    L 5–16    		Did not advanceBronze final

    L 5–16    		4

    Notes and References

    1. News: 23 July 2014 . Track cyclist Martyn Irvine named Northern Ireland flag bearer . Glasgow Evening Times . 23 July 2014.
    2. Web site: The Commonwealth Games Associations. glasgow2014.com/. Glasgow 2014. 21 June 2014. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20140625105221/http://glasgow2014.com/commonwealth-family/commonwealth-games-associations. 25 June 2014.
    3. Web site: Team Northern Ireland Handbook – Glasgow 2014. www.nicgc.org. 16 January 2020.
    4. Web site: Northern Ireland. International Netball Federation. 6 January 2020.
    5. Web site: Glasgow 2014: NI netballers beat Wales to secure seventh spot. www.bbc.co.uk. 6 January 2020. 1 August 2014.

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