Northern Ireland’s athletes: Team GB and Team Ireland

Sports men and women from Northern Ireland will be among the 10,490 competitors at the London 2012 Olympics. agendaNi profiles those who have qualified to date.

Team Ireland

Paddy Barnes, 25	Michael Conlan, 20	Hannah Craig, 27
Home town: Belfast Discipline: Flyweight boxing (49kg) Club: Holy Family Golden Gloves, Belfast Coach: Gerry Storey World ranking: 7 Main achievements: 2012: Qualifying for the London Olympics by winning a bronze medal at the World Elite Championships 49kg in Trabzon, Turkey Winning a bronze medal at the Chemistry Cup in Halle, Germany 2010: Winning a gold medal in the Delhi Commonwealth Games 49kg 2008: Winning a bronze medal in the Beijing Olympics 48kg	Home town: Belfast Discipline: Flyweight boxing (52kg) Club: St John Bosco, Belfast Coach: John Conlan World ranking: 14 Main achievements: 2012: Becoming Elite National Champion 52kg, at the National Stadium, Dublin Winning a bronze medal in the Chemistry Cup in Halle, Germany 2011: Qualifying for the London Olympics by reaching the quarter finals of the World Elite Championships in Baku, Azerbaijan	Home town: Armoy Discipline: Canoe slalom Club: Shaw’s Bridge, Belfast Coach: Han Bijen Main achievements: 2012: Qualifying for the London Olympics by taking twenty-fifth place in the European Championships; the highest position occupied by a boat from a country not already qualified 2010: Coming thirteenth in the World Canoe Slalom Championships in Slovenia

Martyn Irvine, 26	Lisa Kearney, 22	James Espey, 28
Home town: Newtownards Discipline: Omnium cycling Club: RTS Racing Team Coach: Andy Sparks World ranking: 7 Main achievements: 2012: Becoming the first Irish cyclist to qualify for the London Olympics by coming seventh in the omnium at the UCI World Track Championships in Melbourne 2011: Winning stage seven of the An Post Rás (from Tramore to Kildare town) 2010-2012: Competing in 11 ranking events throughout the world since November 2010	Home town: Belfast Discipline: Judo Club: Yamakwai, Belfast Coach: Ciaran Ward Main achievements: 2012: Qualifying for London Olympics and becoming the first woman to compete for Ireland in Olympic judo Coming fifth in the Sofia Judo World Cup	Home town: Bangor Discipline: Laser dinghy Club: Royal Ulster Yacht Club and Ballyholme Yacht Club World ranking: 29 Main achievements: 2011: Qualifying for the London Olympics by making the gold fleet on day four of the Laser World Championships in Germany 2010: Competed in the 2008 Beijing Olympics

Matthew McGovern, 24	Ryan Seaton, 22	Aileen Morrison, 30
Home town: Bangor Discipline: Sailing 49er class Club: Ballyholme Yacht Club Coach: James O’Callaghan World ranking: 18 Main achievements: 2011: Qualifying a boat for Ireland in the London Olympics at the World Championships in Perth 2010: Coming twelfth in the ISAF Sailing World Cup in Kiel, Germany 2008: Campaigning to compete in 2008 Beijing Olympics	Home town: Carrickfergus Discipline: Sailing 49er class Club: Carrickfergus Sailing Club and Ballyholme Yacht Club Coach: Chris Rashley World ranking: 18 Main achievements: 2011: Qualifying for the London Olympics by coming tenth at the World Championships in Perth 2010: Coming twelfth in the ISAF Sailing World Cup in Kiel, Germany 2008: Gaining fifth overall place in the Laser class at the World Championships, aged 18	Home town: Derry Discipline: Triathlon Club: North West Triathlon Club and Tri Olympique Club Cessonnais, France Coach: Chris Jones World ranking: 13 Main achievements: 2011: Qualifying for the London Olympics by winning silver at the Madrid World Series (best performance by an Irish triathlete) 2010: Coming fifth in the ITU European Championships in Athlone (best result by an Irish triathlete) Winning bronze at the ITU European Championships in Hamburg Winning gold in ITU Triathlon Asian Cup in Hong Kong

Gavin Noble, 32	Sycerika McMahon, 17	Melaine Nocher, 25
Home town: Enniskillen Discipline: Triathlon Club: Specialised Coach: Chris Jones World ranking: 44 Main achievements: 2012: Qualifying for the London Olympics by competing in the ITU World Triathlon in Madrid 2011: Winning silver at ITU Triathlon World Cup in Japan Winning silver at ITU Triathlon World Cup in China Earlier: Irish number one ranked male athlete since 2002	Home town: Portaferry Discipline: 100 metre breaststroke Club: Leander Amateur Swimming Club, Belfast World ranking: 7 Main achievements: 2012: Winning silver at the European Championships in Hungary to qualify for the London Olympics 2011: Winning two golds at the European Junior Championships in Belgrade: 400 metre freestyle (breaking her own junior Irish record in 4 minutes 13.85 seconds) and 50 metre breaststroke (setting a new Irish senior record of 32 seconds)	Home town: Holywood Discipline: 200 metre backstroke Club: Loughborough University and Ards Swimming Club Coaches: Ian Arimger and Nelson Lindsey World ranking: 32 Main achievements: 2012: Qualifying for the London Olympics by finishing fifth in the 200m backstroke final in 2 minutes 10.75 seconds i.e. 0.09 seconds inside the London Olympic standard. 2008: Competing in (and finishing twentieth) the 200m backstroke at the 2008 Beijing Olympics

Team GB

Wendy Houvenaghel, 37	Alan Campbell, 29	Peter Chambers, 22
Home town: Upperlands, County Londonderry Discipline: Track cycling Club: Bike Chain Ricci Main achievements: 2012: Winning silver in individual pursuit at the World Championships in Melbourne 2011: Winning gold at the Track Cycling World Championships in Apeldoorn (World Champion for third time) 2010: Winning silver in individual pursuit at the Delhi Commonwealth Games 2009: Winning gold in the team pursuit and silver in individual pursuit at the Track Cycling World Championships in Poland 2008: Winning gold for both the individual and team pursuit at the Manchester Track World Cup Winning a silver medal for the individual pursuit at the Beijing Olympics	Home town: Coleraine Discipline: Rowing: single scull Club: Tideway Sculler’s School Coach: Bill Barry Main achievements: 2012: Coming fourth at the Lucerne World Cup Winning silver at the Belgrade World Cup 2011: Winning bronze at the Bled (Slovenia) World Championships 2010: Winning bronze at the New Zealand World Championships 2009: Winning silver at the Poznan World Championships 2008: Coming fifth at the Beijing Olympics 2004: Coming twelfth at the Athens Olympics	Home town: Coleraine Discipline: Rowing: lightweight four Club: Oxford Brookes University Boat Club Coach: Rob Morgan Main achievements: 2012: Winning silver at the Belgrade World Cup 2011: Winning gold at the Bled (Slovenia) World Cup Winning gold at the under-23 World Championships 2011: Coming sixth at the New Zealand World Championships Winning silver at under-23 World Championships

Richard Chambers, 27	Na Lui, 29	Iain Lewers, 28
Home town: Coleraine Discipline: Rowing: lightweight four Club: Oxford Brookes University Boat Club Coach: Rob Morgan Main achievements: 2012: Winning bronze at the Lucerne World Cup Winning silver at the Belgrade World Cup 2011: Winning bronze at the Bled (Slovenia) World Championships 2010: Winning gold at the New Zealand World Championships 2008: Coming fifth at the Beijing Olympics	Home town: Belfast (since 2001) Discipline: Table tennis Club: Marmande, France Coach: Alan Cooke World ranking: 213 Main achievements: 2012: Qualifying for London 2012 Olympics by winning her group stage match at the Aspire Zone in Qatar where the final Olympic world qualifying tournament was held 2010: Representing Northern Ireland at the Delhi Commonwealth Games 2009: Winning the Stiga Irish Senior National Championships	Home town: Belfast Discipline: Hockey Club: Beeston Hockey Club Coach: Jason Lee Main achievements: 2012: Qualifying for the London 2012 Olympics Previous: Winning 89 caps for Ireland