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Conor Harte

BIOGRAPHY Conor Harte competed in the men’s hockey tournament at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games. Harte was raised in Ballinspittle near Kinsale, County Cork and began his hockey career at Bandon Grammar School before playing for Cork Harlequins and Pembroke Wanderers. He has represented Ireland internationally since 2006, earning over 250 caps and scoring regularly [...]

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Alan Sothern

BIOGRAPHY Alan Sothern competed in the men’s hockey tournament at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games. Born in Shankill, Dublin, Sothern played as a forward and developed through the club system with Pembroke Wanderers, going on to earn over 180 international caps for Ireland. He was a central figure in the team that qualified for the

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Michelle Smith

BIOGRAPHY Michelle Smith won three gold and one bronze medals at the Atlanta 1996 Olympic Games. However, her achievements have remained highly controversial due to a four-year ban she received separately from FINA in 1998 for tampering with a doping control sample, a sanction upheld by the Court of Arbitration for Sport. Smith was raised

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John Joe Nevin

BIOGRAPHY John Joe Nevin won a silver medal at the London 2012 Olympic Games in the bantamweight division. Nevin is from Mullingar, County Westmeath and developed his career with St Michael’s Boxing Club. Nevin is a two time Olympian, competing at Beijing 2008 and at London 2012, where he progressed to the final with victories

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Michael Conlan

BIOGRAPHY Michael Conlan won the bronze medal in the flyweight division at the London 2012 Olympic Games. Conlan is from Belfast and developed his career through the amateur system with St John Bosco Boxing Club, establishing himself as one of Ireland’s leading boxers. He also competed at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games where he narrowly

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Katie Taylor

BIOGRAPHY Katie Taylor won the gold medal in the women's lightweight boxing event at the London 2012 Olympic Games, becoming the first ever Olympic women's champion and Ireland's first Olympic boxing gold medallist since Michael Carruth in 1992. She was Ireland's flag bearer at the opening ceremony. Taylor dominated the tournament, winning all four bouts,

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Patrick Murphy

BIOGRAPHY Paddy Murphy competed in the men's half-heavyweight (-93kg) judo at the 1972 Munich Olympic Games, finishing 19th - losing a split decision to a Polish judoka despite a preparation that was among the most dedicated undertaken by any Irish athlete at those Games. Born in Ringsend, Dublin, and based in Ballyfermot as a blacksmith,

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Liam Carroll

BIOGRAPHY Liam Carroll competed in the men's half-middleweight (-70kg) judo at the 1972 Munich Olympic Games as one of Ireland's five pioneering judoka, losing his opening bout to Patrick Vial of France. From Drimnagh, Dublin, and working as a butcher in Dolphin's Barn at the time of his selection, Carroll had been introduced to judo

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Anthony (Anto) Clarke

BIOGRAPHY Anto Clarke competed in the men's lightweight judo at the 1972 Munich Olympic Games as one of Ireland's five pioneering judoka - the first time Ireland had ever entered the sport at the Olympics, finishing 13th. A native of Ballyfermot, Dublin, and one of the most technically competent practitioners of the sport at the

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Terry Watt

BIOGRAPHY Terry Watt was Derry's first judo black belt holder, the city's first judo international and the first judoka from Northern Ireland to represent Great Britain - and competed in the men's judo at the 1972 Munich Olympic Games as one of Ireland's five pioneering judoka, the first time Ireland had entered the sport at

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Robert Heffernan

BIOGRAPHY Robert Heffernan is bronze medalist in the 50km race walk from the London 2012 Olympic Games. Heffernan, from Togher, in Cork competed for Ireland at five Olympic Games between 2000 and 2016. During this time he recorded a series of strong performances, including eighth place in the 20km at Beijing 2008 and top-ten finishes

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Gary O’Donovan

BIOGRAPHY Gary O’Donovan won the silver medal in rowing at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games in the lightweight double sculls alongside his brother Paul O’Donovan. The medal was Ireland's first in rowing at an Olympic Games and captured the public imagination, turning the O’Donovan brothers into household names and sparking a surge of national interest

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