Northern Ireland At The 2010 Commonwealth Games
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2010 Commonwealth Games The 2010 Commonwealth Games (Hindi: 2010 राष्ट्रमण्डल खेल), officially known as the XIX Commonwealth Games and commonly known as Delhi 2010, was an international multi-sport event that was held in Delhi, India, f ...
by the Commonwealth Games Council for Northern Ireland. The team went by the abbreviation ''NIR'' and used the Ulster Banner as its flag and Londonderry Air as the victory anthem.


Medalists


Team Northern Ireland at the 2010 Commonwealth Games

Team Northern Ireland for the 2010 Commonwealth Games was confirmed on 10 September 2010,http://www.nicgc.org/news/ni-commonwealth-games-team-list/ the team members are as follows:


Aquatics


Swimming

Team Northern Ireland consists of 10 swimmers.
Melanie Nocher Melanie Nocher (born 18 June 1988 in County Down, Northern Ireland) is an Irish swimmer. She competed in the 200 m freestyle and 200 m backstroke at the 2008 Summer Olympics. She competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in the women's 100 metre b ...
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Andrew Bree Andrew Patrick Bree (born 16 March 1981) is a breaststroke swimmer from Helen's Bay, County Down, Northern Ireland. He is a two-time Olympian, having swum at the 2000 and 2008 Olympics for Ireland. He also represented Northern Ireland four times ...
, Ryan Harrison, Conor Leaney, Bethany Carson,
Michael Dawson Michael may refer to: People * Michael (given name), a given name * Michael (surname), including a list of people with the surname Michael Given name "Michael" * Michael (archangel), ''first'' of God's archangels in the Jewish, Christian and ...
, Chelsey Wilson, Clare Dawson, Sycerika McMahon,
Laurence McGivern Laurence McGivern (born September 22, 1992) is a former Irish Paralympic swimmer from Rostrevor, County Down, Northern Ireland. He trained in Belfast, Northern Ireland with Invictus Swimming Club under coaching of Steven McQuillan, retiring in M ...
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Archery

Team Northern Ireland consists of 7 archers. Emma Parker, Robert Hall, Stuart Wilson, Darrel Wilson, Mark Nesbitt,
Ian McGibbon Ian Callum McGibbon (born 7 December 1947) is a New Zealand historian, specialising in military and political history of the 20th century. He has published several books on New Zealand participation in the First and Second World Wars. Biography ...
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Athletics

Team Northern Ireland consists of 10 athletes.
Ciara Mageean Ciara Mageean ( ) (born 12 March 1992) is a middle-distance runner from Portaferry in Northern Ireland who specialises in the 1500 metres. She is a three-time European Athletics Championship medallist at the event, with bronze in 2016 and silve ...
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Kelly McNeice Kelly may refer to: Art and entertainment * Kelly (Kelly Price album) * Kelly (Andrea Faustini album) * ''Kelly'' (musical), a 1965 musical by Mark Charlap * "Kelly" (song), a 2018 single by Kelly Rowland * ''Kelly'' (film), a 1981 Canadi ...
, Amy Foster, Tom Reynolds,
Stephen Scullion Stephen Scullion (born 9 November 1988) is an Irish middle-distance and long-distance runner. Early life Scullion was born in Belfast and attended Wellington College. Athletic career Scullion was selected for Northern Ireland at the 2010 Com ...
, James McIlroy, Joanna Mills,
Jo Patterson Jo Patterson (born 27 July 1988) is a Northern Irish athlete who transitioned from competing in track and field to cycling, and in 2021 secured a major win with gold on her debut at the National Time Trial Championships. This resulted in her b ...
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Christine McMahon Christine McMahon (born 6 July 1992) is an Irish athlete specialising in the 400 metres. She represented Northern Ireland at the 2010 and 2014 Commonwealth Games The 2014 Commonwealth Games ( gd, Geamannan a' Cho-fhlaitheis 2014), offic ...
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Badminton

Team Northern Ireland consists of 4 badminton players. Emma Callow, Matthew Gleave,
Sinead Chambers Sinead Chambers (born 1 February 1992) is an Irish badminton player. She competed for Northern Ireland at the 2010, 2014 and 2018 Commonwealth Games. She was the champion at the 2012 Irish Future Series tournament in the women's doubles event ...
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Tony Stephenson Tony may refer to: People and fictional characters * Tony (given name), including a list of people and fictional characters * Gregory Tony (born 1978), American law enforcement officer * Motu Tony (born 1981), New Zealand international rugby leagu ...
. ;Team Event


Boxing

Team Northern Ireland consists of 9 boxers. ;Men


Cycling

Team Northern Ireland consists of:
Wendy Houvenaghel Wendy Louise Houvenaghel (née McLean; born 27 November 1974) is a Northern Irish former racing cyclist from Upperlands, County Londonderry, Northern Ireland, riding on both the road and track, but specialising in the latter. She has represente ...
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David McCann Dave or David McCann may refer to: * David McCann (cyclist) (born 1973), Irish racing cyclist * Dave McCann (Canadian football) (1889–1959), Canadian Football League player, official, coach, and executive * Dave McCann (sportscaster), evening ...
, Michael Hutchinson,
Philip Lavery Philip Lavery (born 17 August 1990, in Dublin) is an Irish racing cyclist who most recently rode for the team. Lavery won the 2010 Tour of the North and won a bronze medal at the 2010 Commonwealth Games in India, as part of the Northern Irish te ...
, Heather Carson,
Martyn Irvine Martyn Irvine (born 6 June 1985) is a Northern Ireland-born former cyclist, who competed professionally between 2008 and 2017 for the Pezula Racing, Planet X, , , and teams, and rode at the 2012 Olympic Games. He was also a directeur sportif fo ...
, Adam Armstrong,
Sean Downey Sean Patrick Downey (born 10 July 1990) is a former professional road racing cyclist from Dromore, County Down, Northern Ireland. He won a Bronze medal in the 2010 Commonwealth Games in the team pursuit as part of the Northern Ireland team. He ...
. Northern Ireland won the bronze medal in the 4000 m men's team pursuit race.


Gymnastics

Team Northern Ireland consists of 3 gymnasts. Luke Carson,
Charlotte McKenna Charlotte ( ) is the most populous city in the U.S. state of North Carolina. Located in the Piedmont region, it is the county seat of Mecklenburg County. The population was 874,579 at the 2020 census, making Charlotte the 16th-most populous ...
, Seriena Johnrose.


Lawn Bowls

Team Northern Ireland consists of 11 lawn bowls players. Barbara Logue, Jennifer Dowds, Donna McCloy,
Mandy Cunningham Mandy Cunningham (born 11 June 1964) is a lawn bowler from Northern Ireland. Bowls career In 2005 she won the fours bronze medal at the Atlantic Bowls Championships and four years later she won the fours bronze medal at the 2009 Atlantic Champio ...
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Sandra Bailie Sandra Hazel Bailie (born 1960) is a Northern Irish international lawn and indoor bowler. Bowls career Outdoor career In 2009, she won the fours bronze medal at the Atlantic Bowls Championships and in 2015 she won the triples gold medal at th ...
, Gary Kelly, Ian McClure, Gary McCloy, Paul Daly, Martin McHugh, Neil Booth.


Shooting

Team Northern Ireland consists of 11 shooters. David Calvert,
David Beattie Sir David Stuart Beattie, (29 February 1924 – 4 February 2001) was an Australian-born New Zealand judge who served as the 14th Governor-General of New Zealand, from 1980 to 1985. During the 1984 constitutional crisis, Beattie was nearly for ...
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Kirsty Barr Kirsty Hegarty (née Barr; born 12 September 1988) is a British trap shooter from Northern Ireland. Early life Kirsty Barr was born in Craigavon, County Armagh in 1988, the daughter of shooters Clifford and Sandra Barr. Kirsty attended Ballyme ...
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Robert Doak Robert Doak (born 6 January 1958) is an Australian sprint canoeist who competed in the mid-1980s. He finished seventh in the K-4 1000 m event at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles Los Angeles ( ; es, Los Ángeles, link=no , ), oft ...
, Gary Duff, Matthew Hall, Louise Aiken, Mervyn Morrison, Debbie Bader, Hugh Stewart, Ross McGuillan.


Squash

Team Northern Ireland consists of 2 squash players.
Madeline Perry Madeline Perry (born 11 February 1977 in Banbridge, Northern Ireland) is a former professional squash player from Northern Ireland. She was raised in Northern Ireland and lives in Philadelphia. In November 2006 at the World Open in Belfast, s ...
, Zoe Barr.


Table Tennis

Team Northern Ireland consists of 5 table tennis players. Na Liu, Amanda Mogey, Ashley Given,
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, Claire Nelson.


Wrestling

Team Northern Ireland consists of 1 wrestler. ;Men – Freestyle


See also

* Northern Ireland at the 2006 Commonwealth Games


References


External links


Northern Ireland Commonwealth Games Council
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