Team Ireland Athletics Announcement - Paris 2024 Olympic Games

The Olympic Federation of Ireland has officially selected the athletics team who are set to compete at the Olympic Games in Paris this summer.  Team Ireland will be represented by twenty-three athletes at the Games, with the track and field events taking place in the Stade de France, and the marathon events running through the streets of Paris starting at the Hotel de Ville and finishing at the Esplanade des Invalides.

The officially selected number of athletes competing for Team Ireland has now reached 122, which has now passed the previously largest team ever (116 in Tokyo 2020). The athletics team are travelling to Paris on a high, following on from the phenomenal performances of the Athletics Ireland team at the European Championships last month.

Marathon runner Fionnuala McCormack will be making history by becoming the first Irish woman to compete in five Olympic Games, when she competes on the roads of Paris on the 11 August. The marathon route takes in some of the famous Parisian landmarks, including the Chateau de Versailles, the Grand Palais and the Hotel de Ville.

The track and field events take place in the Stade de France, which transforms from the Rugby Sevens events earlier in the Games to a bespoke athletics stadium, with a purple track.

400m runner and relay racer Sharlene Mawdsley will be competing in her first Olympics,

 

“This is a dream come true, I can’t wait to go out to Paris and represent my country on the biggest stage of all.”   

 

Tokyo Olympian and 1500m athlete, Andrew Coscoran, is heading into his second Olympic Games and said: 

 

“I am honoured and excited to be selected to represent Ireland at my second Olympic Games. I will line up at the Stade de France and do everything in my power to get the most out of myself. This Olympics will be particularly special, being so close to home. I'm looking forward to competing with friends and family cheering from the crowd.”   

 

Olympic Federation of Ireland Chef de Mission for Paris 2024, Gavin Noble said:

 

“The athletics events are always some of the most anticipated ones, and this year won’t disappoint. We are excited to select a really strong team, many of whom are coming to the Games as ones to watch. The Stade de France will be buzzing during August, with the track and field events.

“We are also pleased to see that this announcement sees the official number of selected Team Ireland athletes surpass our previously biggest team – and we still have a few more announcements to come!”

 

Paul McNamara, Performance Director with Athletics Ireland, said:

 

“It is very exciting to reach this point in our Olympic journey. This is a highly accomplished Irish team, that includes stalwarts of our sport that will lead from the front when taking on the best in the world, and exciting young talent that is focussed on making their mark on the greatest stage of all.

 

"These athletes have been blazing a trail of success since the Tokyo Games and continue on an upward trajectory. Most recently, performances at the European Championships and at the World Relay Championships have been unprecedented.  Minds must now be focussed fully on the task at hand in Paris, and the execution of peak performance at the Games.

 

"All those that have supported these athletes on their journey deserve immense praise and respect, most particularly the coaches, who have lived every step of the journey along the way.  We look forward to arriving at base camp in Fontainebleau, where preparations will be completed in a relaxed, focussed and supported environment, before transitioning into Paris.”

 

Athletics at the Olympics runs from August 1st to August 11th. 

 

TEAM IRELAND ATHLETICS TEAM ANNOUNCEMENT:

Athletes:

 

Individual events:

Sarah Lavin (Emerald AC) 100m Hurdles

Rhasidat Adeleke (Tallaght AC) 400m

Sharlene Mawdsley (Newport AC) 400m

Sophie Becker (Raheny Shamrock AC) 400m

Ciara Mageean (City of Lisburn AC) 1500m

Sarah Healy (UCD AC) 1500m

Sophie O’Sullivan (Ballymore Cobh AC) 1500m

Jodie McCann (Dublin City Harriers) 5000m

Fionnuala McCormack (Kilcoole AC) Marathon

Nicola Tuthill (UCD AC) Hammer Throw

Kate O’Connor (Dundalk St Gerald's AC) Heptathlon

Mark English (Finn Valley AC) 800m

Andrew Coscoran (Star of the Sea AC) 1500m

Cathal Doyle (Clonliffe Harriers AC) 1500m

Luke McCann (UCD AC) 1500m

Brian Fay (Raheny Shamrock AC) 5000m

Eric Favors (Raheny Shamrock AC) Shot Put

 

Mixed 4 x 400m Relay from:

Rhasidat Adeleke, Sharlene Mawdsley, Sophie Becker, Phil Healy (Bandon AC), Lauren Cadden (Sligo AC), Kelly McGrory (Tír Chonaill AC), Rachel McCann (North Down AC), Chris O’Donnell (North Sligo AC), Thomas Barr (Ferrybank AC), Jack Raftery (Donore Harriers). 

Non-Travelling Reserves: Cliodhna Manning (Kilkenny City Harriers), Roisín Harrison (Emerald AC)

 

Women’s 4 x 400m Relay from:

Rhasidat Adeleke, Sharlene Mawdsley, Sophie Becker, Phil Healy, Lauren Cadden, Kelly McGrory, Rachel McCann. 

Non-Travelling Reserves: Cliodhna Manning, Roisín Harrison

 

Core Staff

Paul McNamara (Team Leader)

Teresa McDaid (Team Manager)

Christian Malcolm (Sprints Lead)

David Sweeney (Field Event Lead)

Mark Kenneally (Endurance Lead)

Paul Thornton (Operations Manager)

 

Fully Accredited Coaches

David McCarthy (Relay Coach)

Noelle Morrissey

Michael O’Connor        

Feidhlim Kelly 

Alan McCormack         

Edrick Floreal  

 

Medical Support

Paul Carragher (Physio)

Ciara McCallion (Physio)

Declan Monaghan (Physio)