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Northern Ireland at the
2018 Commonwealth Games

Flag of Northern Ireland

CGF code

NIR

CGA

Northern Ireland Commonwealth Games Council

in Gold Coast, Australia
4 April 2018 – 15 April 2018

Competitors

90 in 13 sports

Flag bearer

Caroline O’Hanlon (opening)

Medals
Ranked 20th

Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	7	4	12

Commonwealth Games appearances (overview)

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Northern Ireland competed at the 2018 Commonwealth Games in the Gold Coast, Australia from April 4 to April 15, 2018. On January 3, 2017 Northern Ireland announced its decision to send a squad of 88 athletes to the games. A final team of 90 competed.

Netball athlete Caroline O’Hanlon was the country's flag bearer during the opening ceremony.

Medalists
Competitors
Athletics
Badminton
Boxing
Cycling
- Road
- Track
- Mountain bike
Gymnastics
- Artistic
Lawn bowls
Netball
Shooting
Swimming
Table tennis
Triathlon
Weightlifting
Wrestling

Medalists

Medal	Name	Sport	Event	Date
1 Gold	McClenaghan, RhysRhys McClenaghan	Gymnastics	Men's Pommel horse	April 8
2 Silver	Barr, KirstyKirsty Barr	Shooting	Women's Trap	April 13
2 Silver	Irvine, BrendanBrendan Irvine	Boxing	Men's −52 kg	April 14
2 Silver	Walker, KurtKurt Walker	Boxing	Men's −56 kg	April 14
2 Silver	Walsh, AidanAidan Walsh	Boxing	Men's −69 kg	April 14
2 Silver	O'Hara, KristinaKristina O'Hara	Boxing	Women's −48 kg	April 14
2 Silver	McNaul, CarlyCarly McNaul	Boxing	Women's −51 kg	April 14
2 Silver	Walsh, MichaelaMichaela Walsh	Boxing	Women's −57 kg	April 14
3 Bronze	McAuley, GarethGareth McAuley	Shooting	Men's Skeet	April 9
3 Bronze	Reid, LeonLeon Reid	Athletics	Men's 200 m	April 12
3 Bronze	McGivern, JamesJames McGivern	Boxing	Men's −60 kg	April 14
3 Bronze	Donnelly, StevenSteven Donnelly	Boxing	Men's −75 kg	April 14

Competitors

The following is the list of number of competitors participating at the Games per sport/discipline.

Sport	Men	Women	Total
Athletics	8	5	13
Badminton	1	2	3
Boxing	8	4	12
Cycling	5	3	8
Gymnastics	2	0	2
Lawn bowls	5	5	10
Netball	N/A	12	12
Shooting	6	2	8
Swimming	8	1	9
Table tennis	4	0	4
Triathlon	3	0	3
Weightlifting	3	2	5
Wrestling	0	1	1
Total	53	37	90

Athletics

Northern Ireland competed with a team of 13 athletes (8 men, 5 women) at the 2018 Commonwealth Games.

Men
Track & road events

Athlete	Event	Heat		Semifinal		Final
Athlete	Event	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Leon Reid	200 m	20.73	2 Q	20.61	2 Q	20.55	3
Jack Agnew	1500 m (T54)	3:13.78	5 q	N/A		3:19.03	10
Benjamin Reynolds	110 m hurdles	13.70	4	N/A		did not advance
Adam Kirk-Smith	3000 m steeplechase	N/A				8:48.40	8
Paul Pollock	Marathon	N/A				DNS
Kevin Seaward	Marathon	N/A				2:19:54	4

Field events

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Final
Athlete	Event	Distance	Rank	Distance	Rank
Adam McMullen	Long jump	7.66	14	did not advance
Dempsey McGuigan	Hammer throw	N/A		70.24	6

Women
Track & road events

Athlete	Event	Heat		Semifinal		Final
Athlete	Event	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Amy Foster	100 m	11.59	2 Q	11.54	4	did not advance
Amy Foster	200 m	23.94	4 Q	24.02	8	did not advance
Ciara Mageean	800 m	2:03.30	7	N/A		did not advance
Ciara Mageean	1500 m	4:07.78	6 q	N/A		4:07.41	13
Emma Mitchell	5000 m	N/A				16:02.80	13
Emma Mitchell	10000 m	N/A				32:49.91	15

Field events

Athlete	Event	Final
Athlete	Event	Distance	Position
Sommer Lecky	High jump	1.80	10

Combined events – Heptathlon

Athlete	Event	100H	HJ	SP	200 m	LJ	JT	800 m	Final	Rank
Katherine O'Connor	Result	14.99	1.78	11.97	25.25	5.64	46.34	2:18.30	5695	8
Katherine O'Connor	Points	843	953	659	863	741	789	847	5695	8

Badminton

Northern Ireland competed with a team of 3 athletes (1 man, 2 women) at the 2018 Commonwealth Games.

Athlete	Event	Round of 64	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinal	Semifinal	Final / BM
Athlete	Event	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank
Ciaran Chambers	Men's singles	Bye	Karunaratna (SRI) L 0–2	did not advance
Rachael Darragh	Women's singles	Ngadjui (CMR) W 2–0	Cheah (MAS) L 0–2	did not advance
Sinead Chambers Rachael Darragh	Women's doubles	N/A	Elise Dixon & Emily Temple Redshaw (JER) W 2–0	Cheah & Lai (MAS) L 0–2	did not advance
Sinead Chambers Ciaran Chambers	Mixed doubles	Clark & March (FAI) W W/O	Goh & Lai (MAS) L 0–2	did not advance

Boxing

Northern Ireland competed with a team of 12 athletes (8 men, 4 women) at the 2018 Commonwealth Games.

Men

Athlete	Event	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final	Rank
Athlete	Event	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Brendan Irvine	−52 kg	N/A	Jabali Breedy (BAR) W 5–0	Rajab Mahommed (BOT) W 4–1	McFadden (SCO) W 4–1	Gourav Solanki (IND) L 1–4	2
Kurt Walker	−56 kg	N/A	Bowen (AUS) W 4–1	Mokhotho (LES) W 4–1	Eric Basran (CAN) W 3–2	McGrail (ENG) L 1–4	2
James McGivern	−60 kg	Bye	Emmaniel Ngoma (ZAM) W RSC	Jean Colin (boxer) (MRI) W 5–0	Kaushik (IND) L 1–4	Did not advance	3
Seán McComb	−64 kg	Bye	McCormack (ENG) L 1–4	did not advance
Aidan Walsh	−69 kg	Bye	Gul Zaib (PAK) W 5–0	Leroy Hindley (NZL) W 5–0	Hill (FIJ) W 5–0	McCormack (ENG) L 0–5	2
Steven Donnelly	−75 kg	Kyran Jones (WAL) W 4–1	Gibrilla Kamara (SLE) W 5–0	Henry Tyrell (SAM) W 5–0	Yadav (IND) L 0–5	Did not advance	3
Damien Sullivan	−91 kg	N/A	Bye	Whateley (AUS) L 1–4	did not advance
Stephen McMonagle	+91 kg	N/A	Bye	Mailata (NZL) L 0–5	did not advance

Women

Athlete	Event	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final	Rank
Athlete	Event	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Kristina O'Hara	−48 kg	N/A	Lynsey Holdaway (WAL) W 3–2	Benny (NZL) W 5–0	Kom (IND) L 0–5	2
Carly McNaul	−51 kg	N/A	Ayisat Oriyomi (NGR) W ABD	Christine Ongare (KEN) W 5–0	Whiteside (ENG) L 0–5	2
Michaela Walsh	−57 kg	Bye	Keamogetse Kenosi (BOT) W RSC	Pritchard (NZL) W 4–1	Nicolson (AUS) L 2–3	2
Alanna Nihell	−60 kg	Bye	Murney (ENG) L 0–5	did not advance

Cycling

Northern Ireland competed with a team of 8 athletes (5 men, 3 women) at the 2018 Commonwealth Games.

Road

Men

Athlete	Event	Time	Rank
Marcus Christie	Road race	DNF
Mark Downey		3:57:01	4
Cameron Orr		3:57:58	22
Marc Potts		3:59:08	28
Xeno Young		DNF
Marcus Christie	Time trial	50:42.29	7
Xeno Young	Time trial	54:07.66	25

Women

Athlete	Event	Time	Rank
Lydia Boylan	Road race	3:12:48	32
Eileen Burns	Road race	DNF
Eileen Burns	Time trial	40:21.53	11

Track

Sprint

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Round 1	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final
Athlete	Event	Time	Rank	Opposition Time	Opposition Time	Opposition Time	Opposition Time	Rank
Robyn Stewart	Women's sprint	11.082	9	Cumming (NZL) L	did not advance

Keirin

Athlete	Event	Round 1	Repechage	Semifinals	Final
Robyn Stewart	Women's keirin	2 Q	Bye	4 qB	12

Time trial

Athlete	Event	Time	Rank
Robyn Stewart	Women's time trial

Pursuit

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Final
Athlete	Event	Time	Rank	Opponent Results	Rank
Marcus Christie	Men's pursuit	4:35.402	20	did not advance
Xeno Young	Men's pursuit	4:24.568	14	did not advance
Eileen Burns	Women's pursuit	3:42.486	17	did not advance

Points race

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Final
Athlete	Event	Points	Rank	Points	Rank
Mark Downey	Men's point race	2	13	did not advance
Marc Potts		5	12 Q	7	12
Xeno Young		3	13	did not advance
Lydia Boylan	Women's points race	N/A		3	11

Scratch race

Athlete	Event	Qualification	Final
Mark Downey	Men's scratch race	4 Q	12
Marc Potts		12 Q	DNF
Xeno Young		11 Q	DNF
Lydia Boylan	Women's scratch race	N/A	8

Mountain bike

Athlete	Event	Time	Rank
Cameron Orr	Men's cross-country	1:20:06	8
Marc Potts	Men's cross-country	-2LAP	17

Gymnastics

Northern Ireland competed with a team of 2 athletes (2 men) at the 2018 Commonwealth Games.

Artistic

Men
Individual Qualification

Athlete	Event	Apparatus						Total	Rank
Athlete	Event	F	PH	R	V	PB	HB	Total	Rank
Ewan McAteer	Qualification	12.850	12.650	9.800	13.150	12.150	11.650	73.000	23 R
Rhys McClenaghan	Qualification	12.250	14.550 Q	12.250	12.950	12.850	11.750	76.600	15 Q

Individual Finals

Athlete	Event	Apparatus						Total	Rank
Athlete	Event	F	PH	R	V	PB	HB	Total	Rank
Ewan McAteer	All-around	11.900	10.700	10.300	14.000	12.850	11.950	71.700	18
Rhys McClenaghan	All-around	12.050	15.050	12.050	14.000	13.000	12.150	78.300	10
Rhys McClenaghan	Pommel horse	N/A	15.100	N/A				15.100	1

Lawn bowls

Northern Ireland competed with a team of 10 athletes (5 men, 5 women) at the 2018 Commonwealth Games.

Men

Athlete	Event	Group Stage						Quarterfinal	Semifinal	Final / BM
Athlete	Event	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank
Gary Kelly	Singles	Bazo (PNG) W 21 - 4	de Sousa (JER) W 21 - 20	Gaborutwe (BOT) W 21 - 13	McGreal (IOM) W 21 - 7	Bester (CAN) L 12 - 21	2 Q	Wilson (AUS) L 9 - 21	did not advance
Gary Kelly Ian McClure	Pairs	Jamaica W 28 - 6	Isle of Man W 20 - 6	South Africa L 16 - 20	Wales L 8 - 27	N/A	3	did not advance
Andrew Kyle Simon Martin Martin McHugh	Triples	Malaysia D 16 - 16	Norfolk Island L 11 - 21	Cook Islands L 17 - 18	Scotland W 16 - 14	N/A	5	did not advance
Andrew Kyle Simon Martin Ian McClure Martin McHugh	Fours	Namibia W 17 - 11	Niue W 21 - 10	Fiji W 24 - 4	Malaysia W 17 - 8	N/A	1 Q	Australia L 9 - 13	did not advance

Women

Athlete	Event	Group Stage					Quarterfinal	Semifinal	Final / BM
Athlete	Event	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank
Catherine Beattie	Singles	Getrude Siame (ZAM) W 21 - 14	Collen Piketh (RSA) L 13 - 21	Malia Kioa (TGA) W 21 - 13	Murphy (AUS) L 17 - 21	3	did not advance
Sandra Bailie Catherine Beattie	Pairs	South Africa L 12 - 20	India W 15 - 14	Wales L 13 - 18	Jersey W 27 - 8	3	did not advance
Sarah McAuley Donna McCloy Erin Smith	Triples	England L 8 - 16	South Africa W 14 - 13	Niue W 28 - 7	N/A	2 Q	Australia L 5 - 30	did not advance
Sandra Bailie Sarah McAuley Donna McCloy Erin Smith	Fours	India L 10 - 18	Fiji L 16 - 17	Malta L 8 - 21	England W 15 - 14	5	did not advance

Netball

The Northern Ireland national netball team qualified for the Netball at the 2018 Commonwealth Games due to being ranked in the top 11 of the INF World Rankings on July 1, 2017. Northern Ireland announced its team of 12 athletes on January 3, 2017. 2018 saw Northern Ireland make their second appearance at the Commonwealth Games. Netball team captain, Caroline O'Hanlon, carried the flag of Northern Ireland during the 2018 Commonwealth Games opening ceremony. Northern Ireland eventually finished eighth after losing to Malawi by 60–52 in a classification match.

Northern Ireland – 2018 Commonwealth Games roster

Players

Coaches

Name	Pos	DOB	Height	Club
Kyla Bowman	GS, GA	(1990-04-19)April 19, 1990 (aged 27)	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)	Larkfield
Lisa Bowman	GS	(1988-11-02)November 02, 1988 (aged 29)	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)	Team Northumbria
Niamh Cooper	WD	(1992-07-29)July 29, 1992 (aged 25)	1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)	Kingsway
Michelle Drayne	WD, C, WA	(1988-09-22)September 22, 1988 (aged 29)	1.67 m (5 ft 6 in)	Hertfordshire Mavericks
Gemma Lawlor	GK, GD	(1987-04-30)April 30, 1987 (aged 30)	1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)	Belfast Ladies
Noleen Lennon	GS, GK	(1984-03-22)March 22, 1984 (aged 34)	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)	Belfast Ladies
Michelle Magee	WD, GD	(2000-01-13)January 13, 2000 (aged 18)	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)	Kingsway
Lisa McCaffrey	WA, C	(1986-09-21)September 21, 1986 (aged 31)	1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)	Belfast Ladies
Oonagh McCullough	GA, GS	(1987-01-06)January 06, 1987 (aged 31)	1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)	Belfast Ladies
Caroline O'Hanlon (c)	C, WA	(1984-08-08)August 08, 1984 (aged 33)	1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)	Manchester Thunder
Fionnuala Toner	WD	(1990-03-06)March 06, 1990 (aged 28)	1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)	Belfast Ladies
Neamh Woods	WA, C, WD	(1989-05-03)May 03, 1989 (aged 28)	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)	Larkfield

Head coach

Elaine Rice

Assistant coach

Clar-Rois McGuinness

Manager: Karen Rollo

Notes

(c) – Captain
(cc) – Co-captain
(vc) – Vice-captain
– Injury / maternity leave
(TRP) – Temporary Replacement Player

Player profiles: Team website

Last updated: 5 January 2020

Source:

Pool A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Australia (H)	5	5	0	413	162	+251	10	Semi-finals
2	Jamaica	5	4	1	351	221	+130	8	Semi-finals
3	South Africa	5	3	2	310	205	+105	6	Classification matches
4	Northern Ireland	5	2	3	224	307	−83	4
5	Barbados	5	1	4	185	333	−148	2
6	Fiji	5	0	5	171	426	−255	0

Updated to match(es) played on 11 April 2018. Source: GC2018
(H) Host.

5 April 2018 20:30	Report	Australia	94–26	Northern Ireland		Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre Umpires: Maria van der Merwe Jono Bredin Reserve umpire: Lisa McPhail
		Thwaites 39/39 (100%) Bassett 31/34 (91%) Pettitt 13/13 (100%) Wood 11/15 (73%)		L. Bowman 13/22 (59%) McCullogh 6/9 (67%) Lennon 4/6 (67%) K. Bowman 3/4 (75%)

7 April 2018 15:00	Report	Northern Ireland	35–49	South Africa		Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre Umpires: Kate Stephenson Lisa McPhail Reserve umpire: Jackie Mizon
		L. Bowman 21/25 (84%) Lennon 5/6 (83%) McCullogh 5/11 (45%) K. Bowman 4/7 (57%)		Burger 38/41 (93%) Venter 7/9 (78%) Holtzhausen 4/9 (44%)

8 April 2018 13:00	Report	Jamaica	79–41	Northern Ireland		Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre Umpires: Jackie Mizon Kristie Simpson Reserve umpire: Angela Armstrong-Lush
		Fowler-Reid 32/33 (97%) Aiken 26/28 (93%) Beckford 11/11 (100%) Robinson 10/11 (91%)		Bowman 23/32 (72%) K. Bowman 11/16 (69%) Lennon 7/8 (88%)

10 April 2018 13:00	Report	Barbados	39–49	Northern Ireland		Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre Umpires: Theresa Prince Gary Burgess Reserve umpire: Maria van der Merwe
		Wharton 27/29 (93%) Blackman 9/12 (75%) Payne 3/3 (100%)		L. Bowman 20/25 (80%) Lennon 15/16 (94%) Oonagh McCullough 9/15 (60%) K. Bowman 5/7 (71%)

11 April 2018 14:00	Report	Northern Ireland	73–46	Fiji		Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre Umpires: Kristie Simpson Maria van der Merwe Reserve umpire: Gary Burgess
		L. Bowman 59/65 (91%) McCullough 10/14 (71%) K. Bowman 4/8 (50%)		M. Rusivakula 25/32 (78%) Waqa 21/30 (70%)

Seventh place match

12 April 2018 14:00	Report	Malawi	60–52	Northern Ireland		Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre Umpires: Kristie Simpson Theresa Prince Reserve umpire: Jono Bredin
		Kumwenda 48/51 (94%) Chimaliro 8/10 (80%) Mvula 4/7 (57%)		L. Bowman 33/38 (87%) K. Bowman 9/11 (82%) Lennon 6/9 (67%) McCullough 4/7 (57%)

Shooting

Northern Ireland competed with a team of 8 athletes (6 men, 2 women) at the 2018 Commonwealth Games.

Men

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Final
Athlete	Event	Points	Rank	Points	Rank
Rory Hamilton	50 metre rifle 3 positions	1129	14	did not advance
Stuart Hill	50 metre rifle 3 positions	1096	16	did not advance
Rory Hamilton	50 metre rifle prone	604.8	19	did not advance
Stuart Hill	50 metre rifle prone	607.7	14	did not advance
David Henning	Trap	115	11	did not advance
Gareth McAuley	Skeet	119	4 Q	45	3

Women

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Final
Athlete	Event	Points	Rank	Points	Rank
Kirsty Barr	Trap	69	3 Q	37	2
Alexandra Skeggs	Skeet	62	10	did not advance

Open

Athlete	Event	Day 1		Day 2		Day 3		Total
Athlete	Event	Points	Rank	Points	Rank	Points	Rank	Overall	Rank
Jack Alexander	Queen's prize individual	104-11v	12	146-13v	20	146-18	15	396-40v	17
David Calvert	Queen's prize individual	105-9v	9	148-18v	11	146-13v	16	399-40v	12
Jack Alexander David Calvert	Queen's prize pairs	298-30v	5	281-19v	7	N/A		579-49v	7

Swimming

Northern Ireland competed with a team of 9 athletes (8 men, 1 woman) at the 2018 Commonwealth Games.

Men

Athlete	Event	Heat		Semifinal		Final
Athlete	Event	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Calum Bain	50 m freestyle	22.53	12 Q	22.39	10	did not advance
Jordan Sloan		23.19	20	did not advance
David Thompson		23.29	21	did not advance
Calum Bain	100 m freestyle	50.47	21	did not advance
Jordan Sloan		49.72	12 Q	49.88	15	did not advance
David Thompson		50.22	22	did not advance
Barry McClements	100 m freestyle S9	1:00.93	7 Q	N/A		1:00.34	7
James Brown	200 m freestyle	1:53.23	21	N/A		did not advance
Jordan Sloan	200 m freestyle	1:48.16	9	N/A		did not advance
Conor Ferguson	50 m backstroke	25.79	4 Q	25.60	5 Q	25.72	5
	100 m backstroke	55.54	9 Q	54.48	4 Q	55.01	8
	200 m backstroke	2:00.77	9	N/A		did not advance
Barry McClements	100 m backstroke S9	1:08.81	8 Q	N/A		1:09.08	8
Jaime Graham	50 m breaststroke	28.80	14 Q	28.66	14	did not advance
Jaime Graham	100 m breaststroke	DSQ		did not advance
Calum Bain	50 m butterfly	24.45	11 Q	24.43	11	did not advance
Curtis Coulter		25.53	29	did not advance
David Thompson		24.77	18	did not advance
James Brown	100 m butterfly	55.14	16 Q	55.13	16	did not advance
Curtis Coulter	100 m butterfly	56.57	20	did not advance
James Brown	200 m individual medley	2:03.34	16	N/A		did not advance
Jordan Sloan Calum Bain David Thompson Curtis Coulter	4 × 100 m freestyle relay	3:19.57	6 Q	N/A		3:20.03	7
Conor Ferguson Jaime Graham James Brown Jordan Sloan David Thompson*	4 × 100 m medley relay	3:42.99	6 Q	N/A		3:41.08	6

* Participated in heats only.

Women

Athlete	Event	Heat		Semifinal		Final
Athlete	Event	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Danielle Hill	50 m freestyle	26.02	13 Q	25.80	8 Q	25.56	8
	100 m freestyle	DNS		did not advance
	50 m backstroke	29.27	13 Q	28.86	12	did not advance
	100 m backstroke	1:03.08	16 Q	1:02.62	14	did not advance

Table tennis

Northern Ireland competed with a team of 4 athletes (4 men) at the 2018 Commonwealth Games.

Singles

Athletes	Event	Group Stage			Round of 64	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinal	Semifinal	Final	Rank
Athletes	Event	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank
Owen Cathcart	Men's singles	Mitchell (SVG) W 4–0	Ranasingha (SRI) W 4–3	1 Q	Abiodun (NGR) L 1–4	did not advance
Paul McCreery		Katungu (ZAM) W 4–0	Wing (FIJ) W 4–0	1 Q	Bye	Poh (SGP) W 4–0	Walker (ENG) L 0–4	did not advance
Ashley Robinson		Nyaika (UGA) W 4–0	St. Louis (TTO) W 4–0	1 Q	Bye	Drinkhall (ENG) L 0–4	did not advance

Doubles

Athletes	Event	Round of 64	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinal	Semifinal	Final	Rank
Athletes	Event	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank
Paul McCreery Ashley Robinson	Men's doubles	Bye	Melton / Vaea (TUV) W 3–0	Desai / Shetty (IND) L 0–3	did not advance
Owen Cathcart Zak Wilson	Men's doubles	Bye	Howieson / Rumgay (SCO) L 0–3	did not advance

Team

Athletes	Event	Group Stage			Round of 16	Quarterfinal	Semifinal	Final	Rank
Athletes	Event	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank
Owen Cathcart Paul McCreery Ashley Robinson Zak Wilson	Men's team	India (IND) L 0–3	Trinidad and Tobago (TTO) W 3–1	2 Q	Mauritius (MRI) W 3–0	England (ENG) L 0–3	did not advance

Triathlon

Northern Ireland competed with a team of 3 athletes (3 men) at the 2018 Commonwealth Games.

Individual

Athlete	Event	Swim (750 m)	Trans 1	Bike (20 km)	Trans 2	Run (5 km)	Total	Rank
Stanley Edgar	Men's	9:00	0:35	30:54	0:27	17:05	58:01	22
Russell White	Men's	9:10	0:36	27:48	0:25	16:39	54:38	14

Paratriathlon

Athlete	Event	Comp.	Swim (750 m)	Trans 1	Bike (25 km)	Trans 2	Run (5 km)	Total	Rank
David Kerr	Men's PTWC	0:00	12:44	1:59	39:56	1:15	16:36	1:12:30	6

Weightlifting

Northern Ireland competed with a team of 5 athletes (3 men, 2 women) at the 2018 Commonwealth Games.

Athlete	Event	Snatch		Clean & Jerk		Total	Rank
Athlete	Event	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Total	Rank
Karl McClean	Men's −77 kg	did not finish		did not start
Stephen Forbes	Men's −94 kg	127	11	150	11	277	9
Cameron Montgomery	Men's +105 kg	103	12	146	11	249	11
Emma McQuiad	Women's −63 kg	82	5	100	5	182	4
Rebekah Thompson	Women's −69 kg	67	12	91	12	158	12

Wrestling

Northern Ireland competed with a team of 1 athlete (1 woman) at the 2018 Commonwealth Games.

Athlete	Event	Group Stage				Semifinal	Final / BM
Athlete	Event	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Sarah McDaid	Women's freestyle -57 kg	Adekuoroye (NGR) L 0 - 4	Genave (MRI) W 5 - 0	Essombe Tiako (CMR) L 0 - 5	3	did not advance		5

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Contents

Medalists

Competitors

Athletics

Badminton

Boxing

Cycling

Road

Track

Mountain bike

Gymnastics

Artistic

Lawn bowls

Netball

Shooting

Swimming

Table tennis

Triathlon

Weightlifting

Wrestling