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Northern Ireland at the
2014 Commonwealth Games
Ulster banner.svg
CGF code NIR
CGA Northern Ireland Commonwealth Games Council
in Glasgow, Scotland
Flag bearer Martyn Irvine
Medals
Ranked 15th
Gold Silver Bronze Total
2 3 7 12
Commonwealth Games appearances (overview)
Template:Infobox country at games/Commonwealth
Other related appearances
 Ireland (1930)
 Irish Free State (1934)

Northern Ireland competed in the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland from July 23 to August 3, 2014.

Medalists

Medal Name Sport Event Date
11 Gold Paddy Barnes Boxing Men's light flyweight 2 August
11 Gold Michael Conlan Boxing Men's bantamweight 2 August
22 Silver Paul Daly
Neil Mulholland
Neil Booth
Lawn Bowls Men's triples 28 July
22 Silver Joe Fitzpatrick Boxing Men's lightweight 2 August
22 Silver Michaela Walsh Boxing Women's flyweight 2 August
33 Bronze Lisa Kearney Judo Women's 52 kg 24 July
33 Bronze Mandy Cunningham
Barbara Cameron
Lawn Bowls Women's pairs 1 August
33 Bronze Sean Duffy Boxing Men's light welterweight 2 August
33 Bronze Steven Donnelly Boxing Men's welterweight 2 August
33 Bronze Connor Coyle Boxing Men's middleweight 2 August
33 Bronze Sean McGlinchy Boxing Men's light heavyweight 2 August
33 Bronze Alanna Audrey-Murphy Boxing Women's lightweight 2 August

Athletics

Key
  • Note – Ranks given for track events are within the athlete's heat only
  • Q = Qualified for the next round
  • q = Qualified for the next round as a fastest loser or, in field events, by position without achieving the qualifying target
  • NR = National record
  • N/A = Round not applicable for the event
  • Bye = Athlete not required to compete in round
Men
Track & road events
Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final
Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank
Leon Reid 100 m DQ did not advance
Jason Smyth 10.66 5 did not advance
Leon Reid 200 m 20.97 3 q 21.03 8 did not advance
Daniel Mooney 1500 m 3:45.79 10 N/A did not advance
Paul Pollock 10,000 m N/A 29:11.46 19
Ben Reynolds 110 m hurdles 13.96 6 N/A did not advance
Jason Harvey 400 m hurdles 52.06 5 N/A did not advance
Field Events
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Distance Rank Distance Rank
Dempsey McGuigan Hammer throw 66.16 6 q 64.79 11
Combined events – Decathlon
Athlete Event 100 m LJ SP HJ 400 m 110H DT PV JT 1500 m Final Rank
Peter Glass Result 11.20 6.74 13.69 1.93 52.52 14.94 45.11 4.50 56.05 5:10.51 7287 12
Points 817 1570 2279 3019 3721 4578 5347 6107 6786 7287
Women
Track & road events
Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final
Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank
Amy Foster 100 m 11.62 2 Q 11.54 5 did not advance
Katie Kirk 800 m 2.03.00 2 Q 2:02.63 6 did not advance
Christine McMahon 400 m hurdles 58.67 4 N/A did not advance
Kerry O'Flaherty 3000 m steeplechase N/A 9:55.94 11
Gladys Ganiel Marathon N/A 2:40:29 12
Field events
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Distance Position Distance Position
Zoe Brown Pole vault N/A No Mark

Badminton

Individual
Athlete Event Round of 64 Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final Rank
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Tony Stephenson Men's singles  M Haque (BAN)
W 2–0
 P Vijayanath (RSA)
W 2–0
 C W Feng (MAS)
L 0–2
did not advance
Tony Murphy  K Ghislain (SEY)
W 2–0
 M Bhatti (PAK)
W 2–1
 K Merrilees (SCO)
L 0–2
did not advance
Alannah Stephenson Women's singles  E Cann (JER)
L 0–2
did not advance
Sinead Chambers  J Snell (NFI)
W 2–1
 P C Thulasi (IND)
L 0–2
did not advance
Doubles
Athletes Event Round of 64 Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final Rank
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Tony Murphy &
Tony Stephenson
Men's doubles Bye  D March &
V Smeed (SHN)
W 2–0
 C Adcock &
A Ellis (ENG)
L 0–2
did not advance
Caroline Black &
Sinead Chambers
Women's doubles N/A  M Fu &
V Neo (SIN)
L 0–2
did not advance
Tony Murphy &
Alannah Stephenson
Mixed doubles  G Cupidon &
J Ah-Wan (SEY)
W 2–1
 C Adcock &
G Adcock (ENG)
L 0–2
did not advance
Ciaran Chambers &
Sinead Chambers
 H Zaki &
M Ismali (MDV)
W 2–0
 D Ng &
P Chan (CAN)
L 0–2
did not advance
Tony Stephenson &
Caroline Black
 A Lubah &
N Chan Lam (MRI)
W 2–0
 G Henry &
G Henry (JAM)
W 2–0
 T Ng &
A Bruce (CAN)
L 0–2
did not advance
Mixed team
Pool F
Pos Team Pld W L GF GA GD PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1 3 3 0 30 1 +29 638 305 +333 3 Quarterfinals
2 3 2 1 20 12 +8 558 518 +40 2
3 3 1 2 11 23 −12 528 629 −101 1
4 3 0 3 4 29 −25 412 684 −272 0
Source: glasgow2014.com

Boxing

Northern Ireland has qualified boxers for the following events.

Men
Athlete Event Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Paddy Barnes Light flyweight Bye  H Furahisha (TAN)
W KO3
 C Keama (PNG)
W KO3
 F Kaggwa (UGA)
W 3–0
 D Singh (IND)
W 3–0
1
Ruairi Dalton Flyweight  C Katanga (ZAM)
W 3–0
 E Mwanjwango (TAN)
W 3–0
 A Moloney (AUS)
L 0–3
did not advance
Michael Conlan Bantamweight  M Martin (NRU)
W 3–0
 S Thapa (IND)
W 3–0
 B Nasir (UGA)
W 3–0
 S McGoldrick (WAL)
W 3–0
 Q Ashfaq (ENG)
W 3–0
1
Joe Fitzpatrick Lightweight Bye  Q Mohlerepe (LES)
W 2–1
 N O Okoth (KEN)
W 3–0
 M Alexander (TRI)
W 3–0
 C Flynn (SCO)
L 0–3
2
Sean Duffy Light welterweight  D Mohamed (SRI)
W 3–0
 F Pius (TAN)
W 2–1
 K Azmi (MAS)
W 3–0
 J Jonas (NAM)
L 0–3
Did not advance 3
Steven Donnelly Welterweight  H Asif (PAK)
W KO1
 O Finau (TON)
W 3–0
 C Clayton (CAN)
W 3–0
 M Jangra (IND)
L 1–2
Did not advance 3
Connor Coyle Middleweight  L Dyamdeki (LES)
W 3–0
 D Thomas (GUY)
W 2–1
 S Lusizi (RSA)
W 3–0
 V Singh (IND)
L 0–3
Did not advance 3
Sean McGlinchy Light heavyweight Bye  C Clarke (JAM)
W 2–1
 E A Ochola (KEN)
W 3–0
 D Nyika (NZL)
L 0–3
Did not advance 3
Steven Ward Heavyweight  W Baister (ENG)
L 1–2
did not advance
Women
Athlete Event Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Michaela Walsh Flyweight  T Dumas (MRI)
W 3–0
 S J Rae (JAM)
W 3–0
 P Rani (IND)
W 2–0
 N Adams (ENG)
L 1–2
2
Alanna Audrey-Murphy Lightweight Bye  V Spicer (DMA)
W 2–1
 S Watts (AUS)
L 0–3
Did not advance 3

Cycling

Mountain biking

Athlete Event Time Rank
Roger Robert Aiken Men's cross-country LAP 26
Claire Oakley Women's cross-country 1:58.27 15

Road

Women
Athlete Event Time Rank
Lydia Helene Boylan Road race 2:50:55 21
Claire Oakley Road race DNF

Track

Points race
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Points Rank Points Rank
Martyn Irvine Men's point race 3 12 Q DNF
Lydia Helene Boylan Women's points race N/A 0 16
Scratch race
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Rank Rank
Martyn Irvine Men's scratch race 5 Q 14
Lydia Helene Boylan Women's scratch race N/A 14
Sprint
Athlete Event Qualification Round 1 Repechage Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Time Rank Opposition
Time
Opposition
Time
Opposition
Time
Opposition
Time
Opposition
Time
Rank
James Brown
Dave Readle (Pilot)
Men's tandem sprint B 11.406 5 N/A did not advance
Time trial
Athlete Event Time Rank
James Brown
Dave Readle (Pilot)
Men's tandem time trial B 1:09.413 5

Gymnastics

Men

  • Luke Carson

Women

Athlete Event Final
Apparatus Total Rank
V UB BB F
Sarah Beck Team 12.700 11.466 11.233 10.966 46.365 Did not advance
Nicole Mawhinney 13.266 10.700 11.533 12.433 47.932 21 Q
India McPeak 12.266 10.200 11.233 N/A
Ciara Roberts 12.433 9.333 9.008 12.166 42.940 Did not advance
Total 38.399 32.366 33.999 35.565 140.329 9
Individual all around final
Athlete Event Final
Apparatus Total Rank
V UB BB F
Nicole Mawhinney Individual 13.300 11.266 11.733 12.266 48.565 17

Judo

Men
Athlete Event Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Repechage Final / BM
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Eoin Flemming −73 kg Bye  Jeanne (SEY)
W 0101–0003
 Williams (ENG)
L 0002-1001
Did not advance  Ganzo (KEN)
W 1000-0002
 van Zyl (RSA)
L 1010-0002
5
Caoimhin Thompson  Gosiewski (ENG)
L 000–100
did not advance
Mark Montgomery −100 kg  Dugasse (SEY)
L 1001-0001
did not advance
Gavin McNeill +100 kg N/A Bye  Sherrington (SCO)
L 0000-1000
Did not advance  Kumar (IND)
L 0100-1001
Did not advance 7
Women
Athlete Event Round of 16 Quarterfinal Semifinal Repechage Final / BM
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Lisa Kearney −52 kg Bye  Mva (RSA)
W1000-0000
 K Edwards (ENG)
L0001-0000
Bye  Francis-Méthot (CAN)
W0100-0003
3
Kirsty Kee −63 kg  Béatrice Valois-Fortier (CAN)
L 0000-1000
did not advance

Netball

The Northern Ireland national netball team made their debut at the Commonwealth Games in 2014. They eventually finished seventh after defeating Wales by 58–36 in a classification match.

Squad
  • Niamh Cooper
  • Michelle Drayne
  • Gemma Gibney
  • Noleen Lennon
  • Nordia Masters
  • Lisa McCaffrey
  • Oonagh McCullough
  • Caroline O'Hanlon
  • Lisa Somerville
  • Fionnuala Toner
  • Máire Toner
  • Hannah Willis
Pool A
Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1  New Zealand 5 5 0 337 151 +186 10 Semi-finals
2  Jamaica 5 4 1 344 184 +160 8
3  Malawi 5 3 2 299 244 +55 6
4  Northern Ireland 5 2 3 211 286 −75 4
5  Scotland 5 1 4 165 268 −103 2
6  Saint Lucia 5 0 5 141 364 −223 0
Source: glasgow2014.com
24 July 2014
11:30
Report Malawi  71 – 50  Northern Ireland    SECC Precinct
Umpires:
Gary Burgess (ENG)
Rachael Ayre (AUS)
Reserve umpire:
Clare McCabe (AUS)
Chimaliro Goals scored 6/7 (86%)
Kumwenda Goals scored 44/47 (94%)
Simtowe Goals scored 21/21 (100%)
Lennon Goals scored 20/21 (95%)
McCullough Goals scored 9/18 (50%)
Somerville Goals scored 21/26 (81%)

25 July 2014
19:00
Report Jamaica  65 – 34  Northern Ireland    SECC Precinct
Umpires:
Tracy Smith (ENG)
Clare McCabe (AUS)
Reserve umpire:
Yvonne Morgan (NZL)
Beckford Goals scored 12/16 (75%)
Harwood Goals scored 4/7 (57%)
Reid Goals scored 19/55 (35%)
Lennon Goals scored 13/21 (62%)
McCullough Goals scored 9/16 (56%)
Somerville Goals scored 12/17 (71%)

27 July 2014
19:00
Report Northern Ireland  29 – 78  New Zealand    SECC Precinct
Umpires:
Michelle Phippard (AUS)
Marie-Louw van der Merve (RSA)
Reserve umpire:
Clare McCabe (AUS)
Lennon Goals scored 17/22 (77%)
McCullough Goals scored 5/14 (36%)
Somerville Goals scored 7/9 (78%)
Brown Goals scored 45/52 (87%)
Francois Goals scored 0/1 (0%)
Latu Goals scored 32/34 (94%)
Tutaia Goals scored 1/2 (50%)

28 July 2014
17:00
Report Northern Ireland  61 – 40  Saint Lucia    SECC Precinct
Umpires:
Terrence Peart (JAM)
Clare McCabe (AUS)
Reserve umpire:
Theresa Prince (RSA)
Lennon Goals scored 35/38 (92%)
McCullough Goals scored 14/20 (70%)
Somerville Goals scored 11/14 (79%)
Altifois-Fenelon Goals scored 7/12 (58%)
Laurencin Goals scored 9/11 (82%)
Maxwell Goals scored 24/32 (75%)
Toner Goals scored 1/3 (33%)

30 July 2014
17:00
Report Scotland  32 – 37  Northern Ireland    SECC Precinct
Umpires:
Rachael Ayre (AUS)
Joshua Bowring (AUS)
Reserve umpire:
Tracy Smith (ENG)
Gallagher Goals scored 19/24 (79%)
MacDonald Goals scored 13/16 (81%)
Pettitt Goals scored 0/1 (0%)
Lennon Goals scored 32/48 (67%)
McCullough Goals scored 5/10 (50%)

Seventh place match
1 August 2014
09:30
Report Northern Ireland  58 – 36  Wales    SECC Precinct
Umpires:
Yvonne Morgan (NZL)
Michelle Phippard (AUS)
Reserve umpire:
Marie-Louw Van Der Merve (RSA)
McCullough Goals scored 12/17 (71%)
Somerville Goals scored 46/53 (87%)
James Goals scored 7/9 (78%)
Lewis Goals scored 21/27 (78%)
Moseley Goals scored 7/14 (50%)
Thomas Goals scored 1/3 (33%)

Shooting

Men
Pistol/Small bore
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Points Rank Points Rank
Gary Duff 50 m rifle prone 619.7 5 Q 98.4 7
Samuel Kelly 615.3 15 did not advance
Shotgun
Athlete Event Qualification Semifinals Final/BM
Points Rank Points Rank Points Rank
David Beattie Trap 101 21 did not advance
David Henning 103 20 did not advance
Clement Buchanan Skeet 108 17 did not advance
David Christie 112 15 did not advance
Full bore
Athlete Event Stage 1 Stage 2 Stage 3 Total
Points Points Points Points Rank
Jack Alexander Individual 103-9v 149-18v 140-5v 392-32v 5
David Calvert 104-12v 148-19v 141-7v 393-38v 4
David Calvert
Jack Alexander
Pairs 298-32v 283-19v N/A 581-51v 9
Women
Pistol/Small bore
Athlete Event Qualification Semifinals Final
Points Rank Points Rank Points Rank
Louise Kathryn Aiken 50 m rifle prone N/A 603.5 20
Claudia Mcclung N/A 606.5 18
Shotgun
Athlete Event Qualification Semifinals Final/BM
Points Rank Points Rank Points Rank
Kirsty Barr Trap 69 3 Q 9 6 did not advance

Swimming

Men
Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Curtis Coulter 50 m freestyle 23.23 16 Q 23.02 14 did not advance
Conor Munn 23.88 24 did not advance
David Thompson 23.79 21 did not advance
Curtis Coulter 100 m freestyle 50.63 12 Q 50.48 12 did not advance
Conor Munn 53.30 30 did not advance
David Thompson 51.15 18 did not advance
Jordan Sloan 200 m freestyle 1:50.01 12 N/A did not advance
Jordan Sloan 50 m backstroke 26.25 11 Q 26.28 12 did not advance
Jordan Sloan 100 m backstroke 58.01 16 Q 57.03 16 did not advance
Michael Dawson 50 m breaststroke 28.92 14 Q 28.87 =12 did not advance
Michael Dawson 100 m breaststroke 1:04.37 13 Q 1:04.65 16 did not advance
Curtis Coulter 50 m butterfly 25.73 21 did not advance
Conor Munn 25.57 20 did not advance
Curtis Coulter 100 m butterfly 57.20 21 did not advance
Curtis Coulter
Conor Munn
Jordan Sloan
David Thompson
4×100 m freestyle relay 3:23.84 9 N/A did not advance
Curtis Coulter
Michael Dawson
Jordan Sloan
David Thompson
4×100 m medley relay 3:47.83 8 Q N/A 3:51.39 8
Women
Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Rachel Bethel 50 m freestyle 27.70 32 did not advance
Bethany Firth 27.61 31 did not advance
Danielle Hill 27.23 22 did not advance
Rachel Bethel 100 m freestyle did not start did not advance
Bethany Firth 59.24 26 did not advance
Rachel Bethel 200 m freestyle 2:07.01 22 N/A did not advance
Danielle Hill 2:10.82 26 N/A did not advance
Sycerika McMahon did not start N/A did not advance
Rachel Bethel 400 m freestyle 4:34.30 21 N/A did not advance
Sycerika McMahon 4:16.21 14 N/A did not advance
Bethany Firth 50 m backstroke 32.80 26 did not advance
Danielle Hill 30.77 14 Q 30.87 13 did not advance
Bethany Firth 100 m backstroke 1:08.30 19 did not advance
Danielle Hill 1:07.18 =16 Q 1:06.17 15 did not advance
Danielle Hill 200 m backstroke 2:26.52 14 N/A did not advance
Sycerika McMahon 50 m breaststroke 31.12 5 Q 31.56 9 did not advance
Sycerika McMahon 100 m breaststroke 1:10.07 10 Q 1:09.41 13 did not advance
Sycerika McMahon 200 m breaststroke 2:31.98 12 N/A did not advance
Bethany Firth 50 m butterfly 28.51 22 did not advance
Gemma Kane 28.22 20 did not advance
Gemma Kane 100 m butterfly 1:02.51 16 Q 1:02.74 16 did not advance
Gemma Kane 200 m butterfly 2:18.39 17 N/A did not advance
Sycerika McMahon 2:15.53 14 N/A did not advance
Bethany Firth 200 m individual medley did not start N/A did not advance
Sycerika McMahon 2:16.14 11 N/A did not advance
Rachel Bethel
Bethany Firth
Danielle Hill
Sycerika McMahon
4×100 m freestyle relay 3:54.53 8 Q N/A 3:52.88 8
Rachel Bethel
Bethany Firth
Danielle Hill
Gemma Kane
4×200 m freestyle relay DSQ N/A did not advance
Rachel Bethel
Danielle Hill
Gemma Kane
Sycerika McMahon
4×100 m medley relay 4:22.34 8 Q N/A DSQ
Danielle Hill finished in equal 16th position in the heats alongside Kenya's Talisa Lanoe. A swim-off was held between the two competitors which Hill won and was awarded with the 16th and last qualification place in to the semifinal.

Squash

  • Madeline Perry
  • Michael Craig

Table Tennis

Team Northern Ireland consisted of 7 table tennis players.

Men's Team

  • Ashley Robinson
  • Paul McCreery
  • Peter Graham

Women's Team

  • Amanda Mogey
  • Ashley Givan
  • Emma Ludlow
  • Hannah Lynch-Dawson

Triathlon

Athlete Event Swim (1.5 km) Bike (40 km) Run (10 km) Total Time Rank
Conor Murphy Men's 18:35 59:20 33:40 1:52:29 12
Harry Speers 20:13 1:08:32 42:43 2:12:29 27
Russell White 18:48 1:02:31 37:00 1:59:20 23
Aileen Reid Women's 19:39 1:03:57 35:11 1:59:46 6
Emma Sharkey did not finish
Mixed Relay
Athletes Event Total Times per Athlete
(Swim 250 m, Bike 6 km,
Run 1.6 km)
Total Group Time Rank
Aileen Reid
Conor Murphy
Eimear Mullan
Russell White
Mixed relay 18:59
17:48
20:14
18:51
1:15:52 6

Wrestling

Men's freestyle
Athlete Event Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinal Semifinal Repechage Final / BM
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Norik Koczarian 65 kg N/A  M Tarash (AUS)
L 2–5
did not advance
Hugh McCloskey 97 kg N/A Bye  A Gill (CAN)
L 5–16
Did not advance Bye Bronze final
 S Belkin (NZL)
L 5–16
4
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