In advance of this year’s Olympic and Paralympic Games, UCD Sport in association with renowned sports historian Dr. Tom Hunt are compiling a list of UCD graduates that competed for Ireland and other countries in an Olympic or Paralympic Games.
To date we have identified the following graduates of level 7, 8 and 9 degree programmes in UCD, but we would really like the help of the UCD community and members of the public to ensure that the list is accurate and that we are not missing any graduates.
If you notice any errors or omissions we would ask you to (opens in a new window)complete this Google Form so that we can ensure that the list is accurate.
The submission system will close on Thursday May 30th and after that date we hope to be able to publish our complete list of Olympic and Paralympic UCD graduates.
Olympic Games
UCD Graduates Who Competed for Ireland at an Olympics
| Name | Games | Sport | Event |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tamsen McGarry | Salt Lake City (2002) | Alpine Skiing | Giant Slalom, Slalom |
| Ciara Everard | Rio | Athletics | 800m |
| Ciara Mageean | Tokyo, Rio | Athletics | 1500m |
| David Matthews | Sydney, Atlanta | Athletics | 800m |
| Deirdre Gallagher | Atlanta | Athletics | 10km Walk |
| Deirdre Ryan | London | Athletics | High Jump |
| Derval O’Rourke | London, Beijing, Athens | Athletics | 100m Hurdles |
| Eamonn Fitzgerald | Los Angeles (1932) | Athletics | Triple Jump |
| James Nolan | Athens, Sydney | Athletics | 1500m |
| Jamie Costin | Sydney, Beijing | Athletics | 50km Walk |
| Jerry Kiernan | Los Angeles | Athletics | Marathon |
| Joanne Cuddihy | London, Beijing | Athletics | 400m, 4x400m Relay |
| John Menton | Sydney | Athletics | Discus |
| Mark English | Tokyo, Rio | Athletics | 800m |
| Mick Hoey | Rome | Athletics | 5000m |
| Róisín Smyth | Los Angeles | Athletics | 3000m |
| Sarah Healy | Tokyo | Athletics | 800m |
| Sarah Lavin | Tokyo | Athletics | 100m Hurdles |
| Seán Lavan | Amsterdam, Paris (1924) | Athletics | 200m, 400m |
| Theo Phelan | Amsterdam | Athletics | Triple Jump |
| Harry Boland | London (1948) | Basketball | |
| Aoife Hoey | Vancouver (2010) | Bobsleigh | Two Person Bob |
| David Connolly | Torino (2006) | Bobsleigh | Skeleton |
| Michael Ryan | Mexico, Tokyo | Fencing | Foil, Épée, Sabre Team and Individual |
| Brendan O’Kelly | London (1948) | Football | |
| Emmett McLaughlin | London (1948) | Football | |
| Anna O’Flanagan | Tokyo | Hockey | |
| Chloe Watkins | Tokyo | Hockey | |
| Deirdre Duke | Tokyo | Hockey | |
| Hannah McLoughlin | Tokyo | Hockey | |
| Katie Mullan | Tokyo | Hockey | |
| Kirk Shimmins | Rio | Hockey | |
| Lena Tice | Tokyo | Hockey | |
| Michelle Carey | Tokyo | Hockey | |
| Shane O’Donoghue | Rio | Hockey | |
| Arthur Lanigan-O’Keeffe | Rio, London | Modern Pentathlon | |
| Jerome Hartigan | Moscow | Modern Pentathlon | |
| Aileen Crowley | Tokyo | Rowing | Coxless Pairs |
| Barry McDonnell | London (1948) | Rowing | Eights |
| Claire Lambe | Rio | Rowing | Lightweight Double Sculls |
| Denis Lambert Sugrue | London (1948) | Rowing | Eights |
| Eimear Lambe | Tokyo | Rowing | Coxless Fours |
| Jay Renehan | Montreal | Rowing | Coxless Fours |
| Joe Hanly | London (1948) | Rowing | Eights |
| Martin Feeley | Montreal | Rowing | Coxless Fours |
| Morgan McElligott | London (1948) | Rowing | Eights |
| Paddy Dooley | London (1948) | Rowing | Eights |
| Paul O’Donovan | Tokyo, Rio | Rowing | Lightweight Double Sculls |
| Tom Dowdall | London (1948) | Rowing | Eights |
| Adam Leavy | Tokyo | Rugby 7s | |
| Billy Dardis | Tokyo | Rugby 7s | |
| Bryan Mollen | Tokyo | Rugby 7s | |
| Foster Horan | Tokyo | Rugby 7s | |
| Gavin Mullin | Tokyo | Rugby 7s | |
| Harry McNulty | Tokyo | Rugby 7s | |
| Ian Fitzpatrick | Tokyo | Rugby 7s | |
| Terry Kennedy | Tokyo | Rugby 7s | |
| Aisling Byrne-Bowman | Atlanta, Seoul | Sailing | One Person Dinghy - women, Two Person Dinghy - women |
| Denis Lyttle | Atlanta, Barcelona | Sailing | One Person Dinghy, Two Person Dinghy |
| Ger Owens | London, Beijing, Athens | Sailing | Two Person Dinghy |
| Johnny Hooper | Rome, Tokyo | Sailing | Two Person Heavyweight Dinghy; One Person Dinghy |
| Aisling Cooney | Beijing | Swimming | 100m Backstroke |
| Aisling O’Leary | Munich | Swimming | 800m Freestyle; 4x100m Freestyle Relay; 4x100m Medley Relay. |
| Darragh Greene | Tokyo | Swimming | 100m & 200m Breaststroke |
| Earl McCarthy | Atlanta | Swimming | 100m & 200m Freestyle |
| Gary O'Toole | Seoul, Barcelona | Swimming | 100m & 200m Breaststroke; 100m & 200m Individual Medley |
| Michelle Smith | Seoul, Barcelona, Atlanta | Swimming | 100m & 200m Backstroke; 100m & 200m Individual Medley; 400m Freestyle; 200m Butterfly |
| Paddy Kavanagh | London (1948) | Swimming | 100m Freestyle – did not start |
UCD Current Students Who Competed for Ireland at an Olympics
| Name | Games | Sport | Event |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sarah McAuley | Tokyo | Hockey |
UCD Graduates Who Competed for another country (other than Ireland) at an Olympics
| Name | Games | Sport | Event | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wieslaw Maniak | Tokyo, Mexico | Athletics | 100m, 4x100m | Poland |
| Peter Byrne | Munich | Sailing | Two Person Heavyweight Dinghy Open | Canada |
| Nicola Muscat | London, Rio | Swimming | 50m Freestyle | Malta |
Paralympic Games
UCD Graduates Who Competed for Ireland at a Paralympics
| Name | Games | Sport | Event |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kerrie Leonard | Tokyo | Archery | Individual Compound Open |
| Mark Rohan | London | Cycling | Time Trial H1, Road Race H1 |
| Helen Kearney | London & Rio | Equestrian | Team, Individual, Freestyle |
| Darragh McDonald | London & Beijing | Swimming | S6 100m Freestyle |
| David Malone | Atlanta, Sydney, Athens, Beijing | Swimming | S8 100m Backstroke, S9 100m Backstroke |
| Patrick Flanagan | Tokyo | Swimming | S6 400m Freestyle, S6 100m Backstroke |
| Colin Judge | Tokyo | Table Tennis | Class 3 Men’s Singles |
UCD Graduates Who Competed for another country (other than Ireland) at a Paralympics
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