Northern Ireland at the 2010 Commonwealth Games facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Northern Ireland at the 2010 Commonwealth Games
CGF code	NIR
CGA	Northern Ireland Commonwealth Games Council
in Delhi, India
Competitors	80
Flag bearer	Opening: Mark Montgomery Closing:
Medals Ranked 13th	Gold Silver Bronze Total 3 3 4 10
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Ireland (1930)  Irish Free State (1934)

Northern Ireland sent a team to the 2010 Commonwealth Games held in Delhi, India. The team was known as NIR and was supported by the Commonwealth Games Council for Northern Ireland.

For these games, Northern Ireland used the Ulster Banner as its flag. When an athlete from Northern Ireland won a gold medal, the song Londonderry Air was played. A total of 80 athletes represented Northern Ireland at the games. They achieved a great result, finishing 13th overall in the medal standings!

Medal Winners

Northern Ireland's athletes showed amazing skill at the 2010 Commonwealth Games. They won a total of 10 medals: 3 gold, 3 silver, and 4 bronze. Here are the athletes who won medals:

Medal	Name	Sport	Event	Date
1 Gold	Paddy Barnes	Boxing	Light flyweight	October 13
1 Gold	Patrick Gallagher	Boxing	Welterweight	October 13
1 Gold	Eamonn O'Kane	Boxing	Middleweight	October 13
2 Silver	Wendy Houvenaghel	Cycling	Women's Individual Pursuit	October 8
2 Silver	Steven Ward	Boxing	Heavyweight	October 13
2 Silver	Thomas McCarthy	Boxing	Light heavyweight	October 13
3 Bronze	Sean Downey, Martyn Irvine, Philip Lavery, David McCann	Cycling	Men's Team Pursuit	October 7
3 Bronze	Matthew Hall	Shooting	Men's 50 metre rifle prone singles	October 13
3 Bronze	Gary Kelly	Lawn bowls	Men's Singles	October 13
3 Bronze	David Calvert	Shooting	Full Bore Rifle Open singles	October 13

Team Northern Ireland at the 2010 Commonwealth Games

The full list of athletes for Team Northern Ireland at the 2010 Commonwealth Games was announced on September 10, 2010. Here's a look at the different sports and the athletes who competed.

Aquatics

Northern Ireland had 10 swimmers competing in the aquatics events.

• Swimmers included: Melanie Nocher, Andrew Bree, Ryan Harrison, Conor Leaney, Bethany Carson, Michael Dawson, Chelsey Wilson, Clare Dawson, Sycerika McMahon, and Laurence McGivern.

Archery

Seven archers represented Northern Ireland in the archery competitions.

• Archers included: Emma Parker, Robert Hall, Stuart Wilson, Darrel Wilson, Mark Nesbitt, Ian McGibbon, and Karl Watson.

Athletics

Ten athletes competed for Northern Ireland in various athletics events.

• Athletes included: Ciara Mageean, Kelly McNeice, Amy Foster, Tom Reynolds, Stephen Scullion, James McIlroy, Joanna Mills, Jo Patterson, Katie Kirk, and Christine McMahon.

Badminton

Northern Ireland had 4 badminton players at the games.

• Badminton players included: Emma Callow, Matthew Gleave, Sinead Chambers, and Tony Stephenson.

Boxing

Boxing was a very successful sport for Northern Ireland, with 9 boxers competing and winning many medals!

• Gold Medalists:
  • Paddy Barnes won gold in the Light flyweight category.
  • Patrick Gallagher won gold in the Welterweight category.
  • Eamonn O'Kane won gold in the Middleweight category.
• Silver Medalists:
  • Tommy McCarthy won silver in the Light heavyweight category.
  • Steven Ward won silver in the Heavyweight category.
• Other boxers included: Michael Conlon, Tyrone McCullagh, Mark O'Hara, and Steven Donnelly.

Cycling

Northern Ireland's cycling team had 8 members and won a bronze medal.

• Bronze Medalists:
  • Sean Downey, Martyn Irvine, Philip Lavery, and David McCann won a bronze medal in the Men's 4000m Team Pursuit race.
• Silver Medalist:
  • Wendy Houvenaghel won a silver medal in the Women's Individual Pursuit.
• Other cyclists included: Michael Hutchinson, Heather Carson, and Adam Armstrong.

Gymnastics

Three gymnasts represented Northern Ireland.

• Gymnasts included: Luke Carson, Charlotte McKenna, and Seriena Johnrose.

Lawn Bowls

Eleven lawn bowls players competed for Northern Ireland.

• Bronze Medalist:
  • Gary Kelly won a bronze medal in the Men's Singles event.
• Other lawn bowls players included: Barbara Logue, Jennifer Dowds, Donna McCloy, Mandy Cunningham, Sandra Bailie, Ian McClure, Gary McCloy, Paul Daly, Martin McHugh, and Neil Booth.

Shooting

Northern Ireland had 11 shooters at the games.

• Bronze Medalists:
  • Matthew Hall won a bronze medal in the Men's 50 metre rifle prone singles.
  • David Calvert won a bronze medal in the Full Bore Rifle Open singles.
• Other shooters included: David Beattie, Kirsty Barr, Robert Doak, Gary Duff, Louise Aiken, Mervyn Morrison, Debbie Bader, Hugh Stewart, and Ross McGuillan.

Squash

Two squash players represented Northern Ireland.

• Squash players included: Madeline Perry and Zoe Barr.

Table Tennis

Five table tennis players competed for Northern Ireland.

• Table tennis players included: Na Liu, Amanda Mogey, Ashley Given, Paul McCreery, and Claire Nelson.

Wrestling

One wrestler represented Northern Ireland.

• Mark Montgomery competed in the Men's Freestyle 96kg event.

See also

• Northern Ireland at the 2006 Commonwealth Games