Ireland at the 2016 European Athletics Championships

Ireland competed at the 2016 European Athletics Championships in Amsterdam, Netherlands, between 6 and 10 July 2016. A delegation of 55 athletes was sent to represent the country.

Ireland at the 2016 European Athletics Championships
WA code	IRL
National federation	AAI
Website	www.athleticsireland.ie
in Amsterdam
Competitors	44 (22 men and 22 women) in 24 events
Medals Ranked 27th	Gold 0 Silver 0 Bronze 1 Total 1
European Athletics Championships appearances
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Medals

Medal	Name	Event	Date
Bronze	Ciara Mageean	Women's 1500 metres	10 July

Results

Men

Track & road events

Athlete	Event	Heat		Semifinal		Final
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Marcus Lawler	200 m	21.06	=13 q	21.33	21	Did not advance
David Gillick	400 m	47.81	22	Did not advance
Brian Gregan		47.02	11 q	46.37	19	Did not advance
Craig Lynch		47.61	20	Did not advance
Karl Griffin	800 m	1:49.37 SB	13	Did not advance
Declan Murray		1:50.10	20	Did not advance
Eoin Everard	1500 m	3:45.46	28	—		Did not advance
Kevin Batt	5000 m	—				14:20.50	17
Ben Reynolds	110 m hurdles	13.87	=14	Did not advance
Thomas Barr	400 m hurdles	50.17 SB	2 Q	50.09 SB	17	Did not advance
Paul Byrne		53.12	24	Did not advance
Tomas Cotter	3000 m steeplechase	9:08.82	23	—		Did not advance
Jonathon Browning Marcus Lawler Eanna Madden Jason Smyth	4 × 100 m relay	39.52 SB	13	—		Did not advance
Thomas Barr David Gillick Brian Gregan Craig Lynch	4 × 400 m relay	3:04.42	8 q	—		3:04.32 SB	5
Sergiu Ciobanu	Half marathon	—				1:07:46	57
Mick Clohisey						1:06:00	32
Mark Hanrahan						DNF
Gary Murray						DNF
Paul Pollock						1:04:58	17
Kevin Seaward						1:06:20	34
Irish team						3:17:18	7

Field Events

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Final
		Distance	Rank	Distance	Rank
Barry Pender	High jump	2.14	22	Did not advance

Women

Track & road events

Athlete	Event	Heat		Semifinal		Final
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Amy Foster	100 m	11.57	13 Q	11.62	=17	Did not advance
Sinead Denny	400 m	53.95	11 Q	53.27	21	Did not advance
Claire Mooney		55.66	18	Did not advance
Siofra Cleirigh Büttner	800 m	2:04.97	23	—		Did not advance
Ciara Mageean	1500 m	4:13.61	12 Q	—		4:33.78
Deirdre Byrne	5000 m	—				15:53.67	10
Mary Cullen						DNS
Tara Jameson	10000 m	—				33:19.85	14
Fionnuala McCormack						31:30.74 SB	4
Christine McMahon	400 m hurdles	57.73	13 q	56.87	15	Did not advance
Michele Finn	3000 m steeplechase	9:45.93 SB	4 Q	—		9:43.19 PB	7
Kerry O'Flaherty		9:45.53	8 q			9:45.88	12
Sara Louise Treacy		9:42.16 SB	5 Q			9:45.19	9
Joan Healy Phil Healy Sarah Murray Niamh Whelan	4 × 100 m relay	44.29 SB	12	—		Did not advance
Jenna Bromell Sinead Denny Phil Healy Ciara McCallion	4 × 400 m relay	3:34.02 SB	15	—		Did not advance
Gladys Ganiel O'Neill	Half marathon	—				1:18:06 SB	71
Claire McCarthy						1:16:02	48

Field Events

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Final
		Distance	Rank	Distance	Rank
Tori Pena	Pole vault	4.35	=15	Did not advance