High Performance Medals 2025
Gold 39
Silver 33
Bronze 55
Major Medals
A major medal is a medal won at senior or non-senior (e.g., youth, junior, under 21, etc.) level, at European Championships, World Championships, Olympic Games and Paralympics Games by Sport Ireland High Performance funded NGBs and athletes. It may also include a medal at World Cup finals that is the equivalent of a World Championships.
Athletics
| Month | Athlete/Team | Sport | Event/Discipline | Competition | Category | Medal |
| March | Mark English | Athletics | 800m Indoor | European Athletics Indoor Championships | Senior | Bronze |
| March | Kate O'Connor | Athletics | Pentathlon Indoor | European Athletics Indoor Championships | Senior | Bronze |
| March | Sarah Healy | Athletics | 3000m Indoor | European Athletics Indoor Championships | Senior | Gold |
| March | Kate O'Connor | Athletics | Pentathlon Indoor | World Athletics Indoor Championships | Senior | Silver |
| May | Efrem Gidey | Athletics | 10000m | European 10000m Cup | Senior | Gold |
| July | Anika Thompson | Athletics | 10000m | European Athletics U23 Championships | Under 23 | Gold |
| July | Nicola Tuthill | Athletics | Hammer Throw | European Athletics U23 Championships | Under 23 | Silver |
| July | Nicholas Griggs | Athletics | 5000m | European Athletics U23 Championships | Under 23 | Silver |
| July | Anika Thompson | Athletics | 5000m | European Athletics U23 Championships | Under 23 | Bronze |
| July | Eimear Maher | Athletics | 1500m | European Athletics U23 Championships | Under 23 | Bronze |
| July |
Benjamin Sykes |
Athletics |
100m |
EYOF |
Youth |
Bronze |
| July |
Erin Friel |
Athletics |
400m |
EYOF |
Youth |
Bronze |
| July | Kate O'Connor | Athletics | Heptathlon | FISU World University Games Summer | Seniors | Gold |
| July |
Ellis McHugh |
Athletics |
400m Hurdles |
EYOF |
Youth |
Bronze |
| July |
Joe Burke |
Athletics |
200m |
EYOF |
Youth |
Bronze |
| July | Nicola Tuthill | Athletics | Hammer Throw | FISU World University Games Summer | Seniors | Silver |
| August | Conor Kelly | Athletics | 400m | European Athletics U20 Championships | Under 20 | Gold |
| September | Kate O'Connor | Athletics | Heptathlon | World Athletics Championships | Seniors | Silver |
| December | Nicholas Griggs |
Athletics |
Individual Cross Country Long Distance | European Cross Country Championships | Under 23 | Gold |
| December | Emma Hickey | Athletics | Individual Cross Country Long Distance | European Cross Country Championships | Under 20 | Bronze |
| December | Ireland | Athletics | Team Cross Country Long Distance | European Cross Country Championships | Under 23 | Gold |
| December | Ireland | Athletics | Team Cross Country Long Distance | European Cross Country Championships | Seniors | Silver |
Boxing
| Month | Athlete/Team | Sport | Event/Discipline | Competition | Category | Medal |
| March | Lisa Edel O'Rourke | Boxing | 70kg | IBA World Boxing Championships | Senior | Silver |
| March | Aoife O'Rourke | Boxing | 75kg | IBA World Boxing Championships | Senior | Silver |
| Sept | Patsy Joyce | Boxing | 55kg | World Boxing Championships | Senior | Bronze |
| Sept | Aoife O'Rourke | Boxing | 75kg | World Boxing Championships | Senior | Bronze |
| Sept | Grainne Walsh | Boxing | 65kg | World Boxing Championships | Senior | Bronze |
| Oct | Sean McCusker | Boxing | 60kg | European Boxing U19 Championships | Under 19 | Silver |
| Oct | Nessa Tabachuk | Boxing | 75kg | European Boxing U19 Championships | Under 19 | Bronze |
| Oct | Kayliegh Byrne | Boxing | 51kg | European Boxing U19 Championships | Under 19 | Bronze |
| Oct | Grace Dowling | Boxing | 57kg | European Boxing U19 Championships | Under 19 | Silver |
| Oct | John Donoghue | Boxing | 65kg | European Boxing U19 Championships | Under 19 | Silver |
| Nov | Natalia Fascizewska | Boxing | 57kg | European Boxing U23 Championships | Under 23 | Silver |
| Nov | Louis Rooney | Boxing | 50kg | European Boxing U23 Championships | Under 23 | Bronze |
| Nov | Tiffany Spencer | Boxing | 48kg | European Boxing U23 Championships | Under 23 | Bronze |
| Nov | Ava Henry | Boxing | 65kg | European Boxing U23 Championships | Under 23 | Bronze |
| Nov | Cliona D'Arcy | Boxing | 80kg+ | European Boxing U23 Championships | Under 23 | Bronze |
| Nov | Rebecca Kavanagh | Boxing | 60kg | European Boxing U23 Championships | Under 23 | Bronze |
| Dec | Lucie Prentice | Boxing | 50kg | European Championships U17 | Under 17 | Bronze |
| Dec | Kalib Walshe | Boxing | 57kg | European Championships U17 | Under 17 | Silver |
| Dec | Isabelle Hawkins | Boxing | 75kg | European Championships U17 | Under 17 | Bronze |
| Dec | Sean Kelly | Boxing | 52kg | European Championships U17 | Under 17 | Gold |
| Dec | Paige Nickels | Boxing | 54kg | European Championships U17 | Under 17 | Bronze |
| Dec | Cassie Henderson | Boxing | 70kg | European Championships U17 | Under 17 | Gold |
| Dec | Pat Stokes | Boxing | 46kg | European Championships U17 | Under 17 | Bronze |
| Dec | Kristian Jubani | Boxing | 50kg | European Championships U17 | Under 17 | Gold |
| Dec | Jason Donoghue | Boxing | 60kg | European Championships U17 | Under 17 | Bronze |
| Dec | William Heaphy | Boxing | 80kg+ | European Championships U17 | Under 17 | Bronze |
Canoeing
| Month | Athlete/Team | Sport | Event/Discipline | Competition | Category | Medal |
| June | Sean Butterly | Canoeing | K1 Short Race | ECA Canoe Marathon European Championships | Junior | Silver |
| June | Sean Butterly | Canoeing | K1 | ECA Canoe Marathon European Championships | Junior | Bronze |
| Sept | Sean Butterly | Canoeing | K1 Long Course | ICF Canoe Marathon World Championships | Junior | Gold |
Cycling
| Month | Athlete/Team | Sport | Event/Discipline | Competition | Category | Medal |
| February | Lara Gillespie | Cycling | Elimination Race | UEC European Track Championships | Senior | Gold |
| July | Maximilian Fitzgerald | Cycling | Scratch Race | UEC Track Juniors & U23 European Championships | Juniors | Silver |
| Sept | Ronan Dunne | Cycling | Elite Downhill | UCI World Mountain Bike Championships | Senior | Bronze |
| Sept | Ben Healy | Cycling | Road Race | UCI Road World Championships | Seniors | Bronze |
| Oct | Conor Murphy | Cycling | Individual Time Trial | UEC European Road Cycling Championships | Juniors | Silver |
| Oct | Adam Rafferty | Cycling | Individual Time Trial | UEC European Road Cycling Championships | Under 23 | Bronze |
| Oct | David Gaffney | Cycling | Road Race | UEC European Road Cycling Championships | Juniors | Bronze |
| Oct | Lara Gillespie | Cycling | Elimination | Tissot UCI Track World Championships | Seniors | Gold |
Equestrian
| Month | Athlete/Team | Sport | Event/Discipline | Competition | Category | Medal |
| July | Ireland | Equestrian | Jumping - Team | FEI Jumping European Championships (Junior) | Juniors | Gold |
| July | Ireland | Equestrian | Jumping - Team | FEI Jumping European Championships (Young Riders) | Under 21 | Silver |
| July | Emily Moloney (Temple Alice) | Equestrian | Jumping - Individual | FEI Jumping European Championships (Junior) | Juniors | Gold |
| July | Tabitha Kyle (BP Goodfellas) | Equestrian | Jumping - Individual | FEI Jumping European Championships (Junior) | Juniors | Silver |
| August | Ireland | Equestrian | Jumping - Team | Jumping - Individual | Under 16 | Silver |
| August | (Esperando SK) | Equestrian | Jumping - Individual | Jumping - Individual | Under 16 | Gold |
| August | Cian McCunn Charlie Flynn (HK Zena) |
Equestrian | Jumping - Individual | Jumping - Individual | Under 16 | Bronze |
| August | Ireland | Equestrian | Eventing - Team | FEI Eventing European Championships (Young Riders) | Under 21 | Silver |
| Sept | Ireland | Equestrian | Eventing - Team | FEI Eventing European Championships | Seniors | Silver |
Golf
| Month | Athlete/Team | Sport | Event/Discipline | Competition | Category | Medal |
| July | Ireland | Golf | Match Play | European Girls' Team Champions | Non-senior | Bronze |
| September | Ireland | Golf | Team - Men | European Mid-Amateur Team Championships | Senior | Bronze |
| September | Ireland | Golf | Team - Women | European Mid-Amateur Team Championships | Senior | Bronze |
Gymnastics
| Month | Athlete/Team | Sport | Event/Discipline | Competition | Category | Medal |
| July | Chester Enriquez | Gymnastics | Floor | EYOF | Youth | Bronze |
| July | Chester Enriquez | Gymnastics | Vault | EYOF | Youth | Gold |
Para Athletics
| Month | Athlete/Team | Sport | Event/Discipline | Competition | Category | Medal |
| July | Damien Moyles | Para Athletics | T13 100m | European Para Youth Games | Youth | Silver |
| July | Daire Macken | Para Athletics | T37 100m | European Para Youth Games | Youth | Silver |
| July | Damien Moyles | Para Athletics | T13 400m | European Para Youth Games | Youth | Gold |
| July | Daire Macken | Para Athletics | T36/37/38/47 400m | European Para Youth Games | Youth | Gold |
| Sept | Orla Comerford | Para Athletics | T13 100m | World Para Athletics Championships | Seniors | Gold |
| Sept | Greta Streimikyte | Para Athletics | T13 1500m | World Para Athletics Championships | Seniors | Gold |
| Sept | Orla Comerford | Para Athletics | T13 200m | World Para Athletics Championships | Seniors | Gold |
Para Cycling
| Month | Athlete/Team | Sport | Event/Discipline | Competition | Category | Medal |
| August | Katie-George Dunlevy & Linda Kelly | Para-Cycling | Tandem B Time Trial | Para Cycling Road World Championships | Seniors | Gold |
| August | Katie-George Dunlevy & Linda Kelly | Para-Cycling | Tandem B Road Race | Para Cycling Road World Championships | Seniors | Gold |
Para Powerlifting
| Month | Athlete/Team | Sport | Event/Discipline | Competition | Category | Medal |
| Oct | Niamh Buckley | Para Powerlifting | Up to 61kg | World Para Powerlifting Championships | Under 20 | Gold |
| Oct | Casey Fitzgerald | Para Powerlifting | Up to 73kg | World Para Powerlifting Championships | Juniors | Bronze |
Para Swimming
| Month | Athlete/Team | Sport | Event/Discipline | Competition | Category | Medal |
| Sept | Róisín Ní Ríain | Para Swimming | S13 100m Butterfly | World Para Swimming Championships | Seniors | Bronze |
| Sept | Róisín Ní Ríain | Para Swimming | SB13 100m Breaststroke | World Para Swimming Championships | Seniors | Silver |
| Sept | Róisín Ní Ríain | Para Swimming | S13 100m Backstroke | World Para Swimming Championships | Seniors | Silver |
| Sept | Dearbhaile Brady | Para Swimming | S6 50m Freestyle | World Para Swimming Championships | Seniors | Bronze |
| Sept | Róisín Ní Ríain | Para Swimming | S13 100m Backstroke | World Para Swimming Championships | Seniors | Silver |
| Sept | Dearbhaile Brady | Para Swimming | S6 50m Butterfly | World Para Swimming Championships | Seniors | Silver |
| Sept | Róisín Ní Ríain | Para Swimming | S13 400m Freestyle | World Para Swimming Championships | Seniors | Bronze |
Para Table Tennis
| Month | Athlete/Team | Sport | Event/Discipline | Competition | Category | Medal |
| July | Aaron Mellows |
Para Table Tennis | Class 11 Singles | European Para Youth Games | Youth | Bronze |
| July | Kevin O'Callaghan | Para Table Tennis | Class 4 Doubles | European Para Youth Games | Youth | Silver |
| July | Kevin O'Callaghan | Para Table Tennis | Class 4 Doubles | European Para Youth Games | Youth | Gold |
Para Triathlon
| Month | Athlete/Team | Sport | Event/Discipline | Competition | Category | Medal |
| June | Tom Williamson | Para Triathlon | PTS5 | Europe Triathlon Para Championships | Senior | Bronze |
| June | Judith MacCombe | Para Triathlon | PTVI | Europe Triathlon Para Championships | Senior | Bronze |
Rowing
| Month | Athlete/Team | Sport | Event/Discipline | Competition | Category | Medal |
| May | Jonah Kirby & Jack Rafferty | Rowing | Double Sculls | European Rowing U19 Championships | Under 19 | Bronze |
| May | Fintan McCarthy & Konan Pazzaia | Rowing | Double Skulls | European Rowing Championships | Senior | Bronze |
| June | Fiona Murtagh | Rowing | Single Skulls | European Rowing Championships | Senior | Silver |
| July | Martin O'Grady & Donagh Claffey | Rowing | Double Skulls | World Rowing Under 23 Championships | Under 23 | Bronze |
| August | Jonah Kirby & Jack Rafferty | Rowing | Double | World Rowing Under 19 Championships | Under 19 | Gold |
| Sept | Fintan McCarthy & Philip Doyle | Rowing | Double Sculls | World Rowing Championships | Senior | Bronze |
| Sept | Jake McCarthy | Rowing | Lightweight Single Sculls | World Rowing Championships | Senior | Bronze |
| Sept | Fiona Murtagh | Rowing | Single Sculls | World Rowing Championships | Senior | Gold |
| Sept | Margaret Cremen & Fintan Carthy | Rowing | Double Sculls | World Rowing Championships | Senior | Gold |
Sailing
| Month | Athlete/Team | Sport | Event/Discipline | Competition | Category | Medal |
| April | Sienna Wright | Sailing | ILCA 6 | Class European Championships Youth | Youth | Silver |
| May | Eve McMahon | Sailing | ILCA 6 | Class World Championships | Senior | Bronze |
| August | Erin McIlwaine & Ellen Barbour | Sailing | 49er FX | Junior World Championships | Juniors | Bronze |
| August | Eve McMahon | Sailing | ILCA 6 | ILCA 6 Women Under 23 European Championship | Under 23 | Bronze |
| Nove | Ben O'Shaughnessy & Ethan Spain | Sailing | 49er | Class Europena Championships Juniors | Juniors | Gold |
Swimming
| Month | Athlete/Team | Sport | Event/Discipline | Competition | Category | Medal |
| June | Ellie McCartney | Swimming | 200m Individual Medley | European Aquatics U23 Swimming Championships | Under 23 | Gold |
| June | Eoin Corby | Swimming | 200m Breaststroke | European Aquatics U23 Swimming Championships | Under 23 | Silver |
| June | Ellie McCartney | Swimming | 100m Breaststroke | European Aquatics U23 Swimming Championships | Under 23 | Bronze |
| June | Ellie McCartney | Swimming | 200m Breaststroke | European Aquatics U23 Swimming Championships | Under 23 | Silver |
| July | John Shortt | Swimming | 200m Backstroke | European Aquatics Junior Swimming Championships | Juniors | Bronze |
| July | Grace Davison | Swimming | 100m Freestyle | European Aquatics Junior Swimming Championships | Juniors | Bronze |
| July | John Shortt | Swimming | 100m Backstroke | European Aquatics Junior Swimming Championships | Juniors | Gold |
| July | Grace Davison | Swimming | 200m Individual Medley | European Aquatics Junior Swimming Championships | Juniors | Bronze |
| August | John Shortt | Swimming | 100m Backstroke | World Aquatics Junior Championships | Juniors | Gold |
| August | John Shortt | Swimming | 50m Backstroke | World Aquatics Junior Swimming Championships | Juniors | Bronze |
| August | John Shortt | Swimming | 200m Backstroke | World Aquatics Junior Swimming Championships | Juniors | Gold |
| Dec | Daniel Wiffen | Swimming | 400m Freestyle SC | Europeouan Aquatics Short Crse Championships | Seniors | Bronze |
| Dec | John Shortt | Swimming | 200m Backstroke SC | Europeouan Aquatics Short Crse Championships | Seniors | gold |
| Dec | Daniel Wiffen | Swimming | 1500m Freestyle SC | Europeouan Aquatics Short Crse Championships | Seniors | Gold |
| Dec | Evan Bailey | Swimming | 200m Freestyle SC | Europeouan Aquatics Short Crse Championships | Seniors | Bronze |
| Dec | Daniel Wiffen | Swimming | 800m Freestyle SC | Europeouan Aquatics Short Crse Championships | Seniors | Bronze |
| Dec | Ellen Walshe | Swimming | 200m Individual Medley SC | Europeouan Aquatics Short Crse Championships | Seniors | Silver |
| Dec | Ellen Walshe | Swimming | 200m Butterfly SC | Europeouan Aquatics Short Crse Championships | Seniors | Gold |
Weightlifting
| Month | Athlete/Team | Sport | Event/Discipline | Competition | Category | Medal |
| July | Ben Brennan | Weightlifting | 60kg - Clean & Jerk | EWF European Youth and U15 Championships | Youth | Bronze |
| July | Harrison McGrogan | Weightlifting | 65kg - Snatch | EWF European Youth and U15 Championships | Youth | Bronze |
| July | Harrison McGrogan | Weightlifting | 65kg - Clean & Jerk | EWF European Youth and U15 Championships | Youth | Gold |
| July | Harrison McGrogan | Weightlifting | 65kg - Total | EWF European Youth and U15 Championships | Youth | Silver |