Olympic Games

International Representation

 

1948 Olympic Games

 

1976 Olympic Games

Montreal
 

2016 Olympic Games

Rio de Janeiro

Photos

Martin McElroy, UCD Boat Club (standing, right), coach of the Great Britain Gold Medal winning Mens 8+ crew at the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games Olympic Crew of 1948: Back row (from left): R. W. R. Tamplin (DUBC), B. McDonnell (UCD), E. M. A. McElligott (UCD), H. R. Chantler (DUBC), D. Lambert-Sugrue (UCD), P. D. Harrold (Neptune), J. Hanly (UCD), D. B. Taylor (Queens), W. J. Stevens (Neptune). Seated (from left): D. S. F. O'Leary (UCD), P. G. Dooley (UCD), M. V. Rowan (President, IARU), M. Horan (LEBC), T. G. Dowdall (UCD). Inset: J. Nolan (Neptune), R. G. Hickey (OCBC) Paul and Gary O'Donovan with their Olympic Silver medals Paul and Gary O'Donovan with their Silver medals at the 2016 Rio Olympics
 

UCD’s Olympian Homecoming

UCD hosted a homecoming event for Ireland’s Rio 2016 Olympic rowers in the Fitzgerald Debating Chamber on Friday 2nd September, in association with Old Collegians Boat Club and Rowing Ireland.

September 5, 2016 More
 

Olympic Silver for the O’Donovan brothers

UCD Ad Astra student Paul O’Donovan and his brother Gary took Silver in the LM2x at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games. Claire Lambe and Sinead Jennings came 6th in their LW2x final, the first Irish oarswomen to make an A final at the Olympics.

August 12, 2016 More
 

Martin McElroy coaches British 8+ to Gold

The club recently congratulated Martin McElroy, ex-UCD and Coach of the British 8+ that won Gold at the Sydney Olympics. Heartiest congratulations. A magnificent achievement. Well done to yourself and all involved. It was tremendous to see the way your crew developed and raced brilliant (for once we were all cheering the English) Hope to […]

October 17, 2000 More