Northern Ireland at the 2018 Commonwealth Games

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.

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)

Netball athlete Caroline O’Hanlon was the country's flag bearer during the opening ceremony.[3]

Medalists edit

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 edit

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 edit

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  
Jack Agnew 1500 m (T54) 3:13.78 5 q 3:19.03 10
Benjamin 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 edit

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 edit

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
 
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
 
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  
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
 
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  
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
 
Carly McNaul −51 kg   Ayisat Oriyomi (NGR)
W ABD
  Christine Ongare (KEN)
W 5–0
  Whiteside (ENG)
L 0–5
 
Michaela Walsh −57 kg Bye   Keamogetse Kenosi (BOT)
W RSC
  Pritchard (NZL)
W 4–1
  Nicolson (AUS)
L 2–3
 
Alanna Nihell −60 kg Bye   Murney (ENG)
L 0–5
did not advance

Cycling edit

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

Road edit

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 edit

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 edit

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

Gymnastics edit

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

Artistic edit

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  

Lawn bowls edit

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 edit

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

Manager: Karen Rollo


Notes
  • (c) – Captain
  • (cc) – Co-captain
  • (vc) – Vice-captain
  •   – 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   39/39 (100%)
Bassett   31/34 (91%)
Pettitt   13/13 (100%)
Wood   11/15 (73%)
L. Bowman   13/22 (59%)
McCullogh   6/9 (67%)
Lennon   4/6 (67%)
K. Bowman   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   21/25 (84%)
Lennon   5/6 (83%)
McCullogh   5/11 (45%)
K. Bowman   4/7 (57%)
Burger   38/41 (93%)
Venter   7/9 (78%)
Holtzhausen   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   32/33 (97%)
Aiken   26/28 (93%)
Beckford   11/11 (100%)
Robinson   10/11 (91%)
Bowman   23/32 (72%)
K. Bowman   11/16 (69%)
Lennon   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   27/29 (93%)
Blackman   9/12 (75%)
Payne   3/3 (100%)
L. Bowman   20/25 (80%)
Lennon   15/16 (94%)
Oonagh McCullough   9/15 (60%)
K. Bowman   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   59/65 (91%)
McCullough   10/14 (71%)
K. Bowman   4/8 (50%)
M. Rusivakula   25/32 (78%)
Waqa   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   48/51 (94%)
Chimaliro   8/10 (80%)
Mvula   4/7 (57%)
L. Bowman   33/38 (87%)
K. Bowman   9/11 (82%)
Lennon   6/9 (67%)
McCullough   4/7 (57%)

Shooting edit

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  
Women
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Points Rank Points Rank
Kirsty Barr Trap 69 3 Q 37  
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 edit

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 edit

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 edit

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 edit

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 edit

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

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