Northern Ireland at the 2010 Commonwealth Games

Northern Ireland at the
2010 Commonwealth Games
Northern Ireland at the; 2010 Commonwealth Games
CGF code	NIR
CGA	Northern Ireland Commonwealth Games Council
Website	nicgc.org
in Delhi, India
Competitors	80
Flag bearers	Opening: Mark Montgomery ; Closing:
Medals; Ranked 13th	Gold 3 Silver 3 Bronze 4 Total 10
Commonwealth Games appearances (overview)
	1934; 1938; 1950; 1954; 1958; 1962; 1966; 1970; 1974; 1978; 1982; 1986; 1990; 1994; 1998; 2002; 2006; 2010; 2014; 2018; 2022; 2026; 2030;
Other related appearances
	Ireland (1930)

Northern Ireland was represented at the 2010 Commonwealth Games 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

Medal	Name	Sport	Event	Date
Gold	Paddy Barnes	Boxing	Light flyweight	October 13
Gold	Patrick Gallagher	Boxing	Welterweight	October 13
Gold	Eamonn O'Kane	Boxing	Middleweight	October 13
Silver	Wendy Houvenaghel	Cycling	Women's Individual Pursuit	October 8
Silver	Steven Ward	Boxing	Heavyweight	October 13
Silver	Thomas McCarthy	Boxing	Light heavyweight	October 13
Bronze	Sean Downey Martyn Irvine Philip Lavery David McCann	Cycling	Men's Team Pursuit	October 7
Bronze	Matthew Hall	Shooting	Men's 50 metre rifle prone singles	October 13
Bronze	Gary Kelly	Lawn bowls	Men's Singles	October 13
Bronze	David Calvert	Shooting	Full Bore Rifle Open singles	October 13

Team

Team Northern Ireland for the 2010 Commonwealth Games was confirmed on 10 September 2010,^[3] the team members are as follows:^[4]^[5]^[6]^[7]

Aquatics

Swimming

Team Northern Ireland consists of 11 swimmers.

Melanie Nocher, Andrew Bree, Ryan Harrison, Conor Leaney, Bethany Carson, Michael Dawson, Chelsey Wilson, Clare Dawson, Sycerika McMahon, Laurence McGivern, Robert McFaul.

Diving

no competitors

Archery

Team Northern Ireland consists of 7 archers.

Emma Parker, Robert Hall, Stuart Wilson, Darrel Wilson, Mark Nesbitt, Ian McGibbon, Karl Watson.

Athletics

Team Northern Ireland consists of 10 athletes.

Ciara Mageean, Kelly McNeice, Amy Foster, Tom Reynolds, Stephen Scullion, James McIlroy, Joanna Mills, Jo Patterson, Katie Kirk, Christine McMahon.

Badminton

Team Northern Ireland consists of 4 badminton players.

Emma Callow, Matthew Gleave, Sinead Chambers, Tony Stephenson.

Team Event

Event	Player(s)	Pool Games	Quarter Final	Semi Final	Final	Rank
Event	Player(s)	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Mixed Team	TBA	Singapore	Thu 7 Oct	Thu 7 Oct	Fri 8 Oct	-
		Sri Lanka
		Jamaica
		New Zealand

Boxing

Team Northern Ireland consists of 9 boxers.

Men

Athlete	Event	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final	Overall Rank
Athlete	Event	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Overall Rank
Paddy Barnes	Light flyweight	Bye	Lain Butcher W 4-2	Andrew Moloney W 5-3	Amandeep Singh W 5-0	Jafet Uutoni W 8-4
Michael Conlon	Flyweight	Bye	Jason Moloney L +10-10	Did not advance
Tyrone McCullagh	Bantamweight	Bye	Ibrahim Balla W 7-2	Sean McGoldrick L 4-3	Did not advance
Mark O'Hara	Lightweight	Mikka Shonena W 6-3	Angus Donaldson W 6-0	Alex Rynn L 9-5	Did not advance
Steven Donnelly	Light welterweight	Luke Woods L 10-0	Did not advance
Patrick Gallagher	Welterweight	Joseph Mulema W 3-0	Suruz Bangali W 9-0	Mujandjae Kasuto W 7-5	Dilbag Singh W 5-4	Callum Smith W 11-6
Eamonn O'Kane	Middleweight	Ranil Jayathilakage W 5-0	Nathon McKwen W 9-2	Afaese Fata W 7-2	Keiran Harding W 12-6	Anthony Ogogo W 16-4
Tommy McCarthy	Light heavyweight	Bye	Leonard Machichi W 11-1	Reece Papuni W 7-2	Joshua Makonjio W 9-4	Callum Johnson L 8-1
Steven Ward	Heavyweight	Bye	Giancarlo Squillace W 7-4	Manpreet Singh W 11-10	Stephen Simmons W 6-1	Simon Vallily L RSCH

Cycling

Team Northern Ireland consists of:

Wendy Houvenaghel, David McCann, Michael Hutchinson, Philip Lavery, Heather Carson, Martyn Irvine, Adam Armstrong, Sean Downey.

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, Seriena Johnrose.

Lawn bowls

Men

Athlete	Events	Club
Neil Booth	triples	Old Bleach BC
Paul Daly	triples	Ulster Transport BC
Gary Kelly	singles	Ballymoney BC
Gary McCloy	pairs	Portrush BC
Ian McClure	pairs	Portrush BC
Martin McHugh	triples	Whitehead BC

Women

Athlete	Events	Club
Sandra Bailie	triples	Knock BC
Mandy Cunningham	triples	Ewarts BC
Jennifer Dowds	pairs	Ballymena BC
Barbara Logue	triples	Ballymoney BC
Donna McCloy	pairs	Ballymena BC

Shooting

Men

Athlete	Events
David John Beattie	clay pigeon trap, trap pair
David Calvert	fullbore rifle, fullbore rifle pairs
Robert Doak	10m air pistol, air pistol pair, 25m standard pistol, 25m standard pistol pair, 50m free pistol, centre fire pistol, centre fire pistol pair
Gary Duff	50m rifle prone, 50m rifle prone pair
Matthew Hall	50m rifle prone, 50m rifle prone pair
Ross McGuillan	fullbore rifle, fullbore rifle pairs
Mervyn Morrison	clay pigeon trap, trap pair
Hugh Duncan Stewart	10m air pistol, air pistol pair, 25m standard pistol, 25m standard pistol pair, centre fire pistol, centre fire pistol pair

Women

Athlete	Events
Louise Aiken	50m rifle prone
Debbie Bader	clay pigeon trap, trap pair
Kirsty Barr	clay pigeon trap, trap pair

Squash

Team Northern Ireland consists of 2 squash players.

Madeline Perry, Zoe Barr.

Table Tennis

Team Northern Ireland consists of 5 table tennis players.

Na Liu, Amanda Mogey, Ashley Given, Paul McCreery, Claire Nelson.

Wrestling

Team Northern Ireland consists of 1 wrestler.

Men – Freestyle

Event	Wrestler	Rank
Freestyle 96 kg	Mark Montgomery	-

References

^ "Swimmer Davies carries Wales flag". 2 October 2010.
^ "McCausland applauds Delhi squad". 10 September 2010.
^ http://www.nicgc.org/news/ni-commonwealth-games-team-list/
^ "Northern Ireland Delhi 2010". Commonwealth Games Federation. Retrieved 9 January 2026.
^ "Northern Ireland Commonwealth Games: Sport-by-Sport". Northern Ireland Commonwealth Games Council. 3 October 2010. Retrieved 9 January 2026.
^ "NI picks first batch of athletes for Commonwealth Games". BBC Sport. 12 May 2010. Retrieved 9 January 2026.
^ "Team booklet" (PDF). Northern Ireland Commonwealth Games Council. Retrieved 9 January 2026.

External links

Northern Ireland Commonwealth Games Council

[1] "Swimmer Davies carries Wales flag". 2 October 2010.

[2] "McCausland applauds Delhi squad". 10 September 2010.

[3] ttp://www.nicgc.org/news/ni-commonwealth-games-team-list/

[4] "Northern Ireland Delhi 2010". Commonwealth Games Federation. Retrieved 9 January 2026.

[5] "Northern Ireland Commonwealth Games: Sport-by-Sport". Northern Ireland Commonwealth Games Council. 3 October 2010. Retrieved 9 January 2026.

[6] "NI picks first batch of athletes for Commonwealth Games". BBC Sport. 12 May 2010. Retrieved 9 January 2026.

[7] "Team booklet" (PDF). Northern Ireland Commonwealth Games Council. Retrieved 9 January 2026.

[2]

[1]

[3]

[4]

[5]

[6]

[7]

Associations at the 2010 Commonwealth Games
Africa	Botswana Cameroon Ghana Kenya Malawi Mauritius Namibia Nigeria Rwanda Seychelles South Africa Swaziland The Gambia Uganda Zambia
Americas	Belize Bermuda Canada Falkland Islands Guyana Saint Helena
Asia	Bangladesh Brunei India Malaysia Maldives Pakistan Singapore Sri Lanka
Caribbean	Anguilla Antigua and Barbuda Barbados British Virgin Islands Cayman Islands Grenada Jamaica Montserrat Saint Lucia Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Trinidad and Tobago
Europe	Cyprus England Gibraltar Guernsey Isle of Man Jersey Malta Northern Ireland Scotland Wales
Oceania	Australia Cook Islands Nauru New Zealand Niue Norfolk Island Papua New Guinea Samoa Solomon Islands Tonga Tuvalu Vanuatu