Sport NI are pleased to announce that so far there has been over 30 athletes announced by Team GB and Team Ireland as Olympians and Paralympians for Tokyo 2020 that have been associated with Sport NI at some point during their career. Please see the list of athletes we’ll be cheering for success below:
Olympic Sports, Discipline, Athletes and Teams
Archery - Recurve Individual & Team - Patrick Huston - GB
Athletics - 1500m - Ciara Mageean - IRL
Athletics - Marathon - Kevin Seaward - IRL
Athletics - 200m - Leon Reid - IRL
Athletics - Marathon - Stephen Scullion - IRL
Athletics - Marathon - Paul Pollock - IRL
Athletics - 3000m steeplechase - Eilish Flanagan - IRL
Boxing - Women’s Flyweight - Michaela Walsh - IRL
Boxing - Men’s Flyweight - Brendan Irvine - IRL
Boxing - Men’s Featherweight - Kurt Walker - IRL
Boxing - Men’s Welterweight - Aidan Walsh - IRL
Cycling - Madision / Omnium - Mark Downey - IRL
Golf - Ind Stroke Play - Rory McIlroy - IRL
Golf - Ind Stroke Play - Stephanie Meadows - IRL
Gymnastics - Pommel - Rhys McClenaghan - IRL
Hockey - Women - Lizzie Holden - IRL
Hockey - Women - Shirley McCay - IRL
Hockey - Women - Ayeshia McFerran - IRL
Hockey - Women - Katie Mullan - IRL
Hockey - Women - Zara Malseed - IRL (Travelling Reserve)
Hockey - Men - Ian Sloan - GB
Hockey - Men - David Ames - GB
Rowing - Women’s Four - Rebecca Shorten - GB
Rowing - Men’s Doubles - Philip Doyle - IRL
Rowing - Women’s Eight - Rebecca Edwards - GB
Rowing - Women’s Quadruple Sculls - Hannah Scott - GB
Shooting - Trap - Kirsty Hegarty - GB
Swimming - 800m Freestyle - Daniel Wiffen - IRL
Swimming - 4 x 200m Freestyle Relay - Jack McMillan - IRL
Swimming - 100m Backstroke - Danielle Hill - IRL
Triathlon - Olympic Distance - Russell White - IRL
Paralympic Sports, Athletes and Teams*
Basketball - Wheelchair Basketball - James MacSorley - GB
Boccia - Individual Boccia / Team Boccia - Claire Taggart - GB
Swimming - Para-Swimming - Bethany Firth - GB
*(Please note Team Ireland Paralympians are pending)
If you would like to keep up-to-date with athlete progress and all Olympic and Paralympic news, Sport NI have launched a section of our website dedicated to the Tokyo 2020 Olympics and Paralympics available here that will be kept up-to-date weekly.
