IUA wish our student and staff athletes the very best of luck for Tokyo 2021

With the largest ever Irish student athlete, alumni and higher education staff involvement expected as part of the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics the Irish Universities Association would like to congratulate and wish the very best of luck to all our university student athletes representing Team Ireland or their home country at the Games tomorrow.

We hope that you achieve your very best and that you have an experience of a lifetime. Good luck and stay safe!

See the impressive list of athletes and coaches below:

Dublin City University

Sophie Becker, Athletics

Name and Title: Sophie Becker, Athletics
Mixed 4x400m | Cell Genetics & Biology

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Cillín Greene, Athletics

Name and Title: Cillín Greene, Athletics
Mixed 4x400m | Law & Society

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Andrew Coscoran, Athletics

Name and Title: Andrew Coscoran, Athletics
Men's 1,500m | Education and Training

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Sarah Torrans, Hockey

Name and Title: Sarah Torrans, Hockey
Ladies Hockey Team | General Nursing

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Nadia Power, Athletics

Name and Title: Nadia Power, Athletics
Women's 800m | Marketing, Innovation & Technology

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NUI Galway

Dr Patrick O'Leary, Paralympic Canoeing

Name and Title: Dr Patrick O'Leary, Paralympic Canoeing
Lecturer in Organic Chemistry at NUIG

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Ciro Prisco, Coach

Name and Title: Ciro Prisco, Coach
Olympic Rowing Coach | Head Coach of NUIG Boat Club

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Feargal O’Callaghan, Coach

Name and Title: Feargal O’Callaghan, Coach
Olympic Rowing Team Manager | NUIG High Performance Sports Lead

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Trinity College Dublin

John Tanguay, Paralympic Rowing

Name and Title: John Tanguay, Paralympic Rowing
Mixed four | MSc in Supply Chain Management

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TU Dublin

Sean Waddilove, Sailing

Name and Title: Sean Waddilove, Sailing
49er | Sports Management and Coaching

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Patrick Monahan, Marathon

Name and Title: Patrick Monahan, Marathon
Paralympic Marathon | Community Development & Youth Work

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Oliver Dingley, Diving

Name and Title: Oliver Dingley, Diving
Men's 3m springboard | Film and Broadcasting

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University College Cork

Paul O’Donovan, Rowing

Name and Title: Paul O’Donovan, Rowing
Men’s Lightweight Double Sculls | Graduate Entry Medicine

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Ronan Byrne, Rowing

Name and Title: Ronan Byrne, Rowing
Men’s Pair | Nutritional Science

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Emily Hegarty, Rowing

Name and Title: Emily Hegarty, Rowing
Women’s Four | Process & Chemical Engineering

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Mags Cremen & Aoife Casey, Rowing (partners)

Name and Title: Mags Cremen & Aoife Casey, Rowing (partners)
Women’s Lightweight Double Sculls

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Lydia Heaphy, Rowing

Name and Title: Lydia Heaphy, Rowing
Lightweight Women Double Sculls (Reserve) | Law

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Tara Hanlon, Rowing

Name and Title: Tara Hanlon, Rowing
Women’s Four (Reserve) | Commerce

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Mary FitzGerald

Name and Title: Mary FitzGerald
Shotput & Highjump | Occupational Therapy

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University College Dublin

Sarah Healy, Athletics

Name and Title: Sarah Healy, Athletics
Women's 1500m | Law

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Hannah McLoughlin, Hockey

Name and Title: Hannah McLoughlin, Hockey
Ladies Hockey Team | Economics and Finance

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Michelle Carey, Hockey

Name and Title: Michelle Carey, Hockey
Ladies Hockey Team | Biomedical Engineering

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James Nolan, Coach

Name and Title: James Nolan, Coach
Head of Paralympic Athletics | UCD High Performance Coach

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Lisa Jacob, Coach

Name and Title: Lisa Jacob, Coach
Irish Ladies Hockey Team Manager | UCD Ladies Hockey Coach

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University of Limerick

Finn McGeever, Swimming

Name and Title: Finn McGeever, Swimming
4 x 200 Freestyle Relay | Maths & Physics

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Dr Drew Harrison, Coach

Name and Title: Dr Drew Harrison, Coach
Athletics coach and Associate Professor in Biomechanics at UL

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