Gay Games
Dublin Core
Title
Gay Games
Subject
LGBTQ+ sporting events
LGBTQ+ athletes
Queer atheletes
LGBTQ+ events
Gay Games
Description
Cork LGBT people have won medals at the Gay Games since 1982, when the Gay Games started in San Francisco. The Gay Games is a quadrennial athletic event that brings together international LGBT athletes to compete in a range of sports.
In 1982 Cork gay man Oliver Murphy won a gold medal in the decathlon, and did it again in 1986. Cork lesbian Niamh Walsh competed in the Gay Games in Vancouver (1990), New York (1994) and Amsterdam (1998). She won gold in the 200 and 400m. .
In 1998 a group of Cork LGBT people competed in Amsterdam, and in 2002 in Sydney a number of Cork LGBT swimmers competed, bringing back gold medals to Cork.
Team Cork attended the Gay Games in 2010 in Cologne, Germany.
In 2018 Team Cork, a group of approximately 40 athletes took take part in the Gay Games in Paris August 2018. They had athletes from Badminton, Running, Soccer, Swimming, Urban Dance and Boxing. They returned with a great collection of medals.
In 1982 Cork gay man Oliver Murphy won a gold medal in the decathlon, and did it again in 1986. Cork lesbian Niamh Walsh competed in the Gay Games in Vancouver (1990), New York (1994) and Amsterdam (1998). She won gold in the 200 and 400m. .
In 1998 a group of Cork LGBT people competed in Amsterdam, and in 2002 in Sydney a number of Cork LGBT swimmers competed, bringing back gold medals to Cork.
Team Cork attended the Gay Games in 2010 in Cologne, Germany.
In 2018 Team Cork, a group of approximately 40 athletes took take part in the Gay Games in Paris August 2018. They had athletes from Badminton, Running, Soccer, Swimming, Urban Dance and Boxing. They returned with a great collection of medals.
Date
2018
Contributor
Niamh Walsh
Rights
Items in this digital archive are covered by a Creative Commons Attribution Non-commercial No-Derivatives Licence. Please credit Team Cork Gay Games, Cork LGBT Archive and provide a link back to this site.
Format
JPEG
Language
eng
Type
Photographs
Still image
Coverage
2018
Collection Items
Team Cork Gay Games 2018
Team Cork at Cork Airport August 2018 on their way to the Gay Games 10 in Paris. The Gay Games is a quadrennial athletic event that brings together international LGBT athletes to compete in a range of sports.
Gay Games Vancouver 1990 Niamh Walsh Gold Medalist Wearing Irish AIDS Day T-shirt Photo
A photograph of Niamh Walsh, gold medalist wearing an Irish AIDS Day T-shirt at the Gay Games in Vancouver, Canada, in 1990. From Cork, Pat O Halloran and Niamh Walsh competed in the 1990 Vancouver Gay Games. Josephine and Joanie Barron came to watch…
Gay Games Vancouver 1990 Niamh Walsh Gold Medalist on Podium Photo
A photograph of Niamh Walsh gold medalist on the winners podium wearing an Irish flag T-shirt at the Gay Games in Vancouver, Canada, in 1990.
From Cork, Pat O Halloran and Niamh Walsh competed in the Vancouver Gay Games. Josephine and Joanie Barron…
From Cork, Pat O Halloran and Niamh Walsh competed in the Vancouver Gay Games. Josephine and Joanie Barron…
Gay Games New York 1994 Niamh Walsh Gold Medalist On Podium Photo
A photograph of Gold Medalist Niamh Walsh on the winner's podium at the Gay Games in New York in 1994. Niamh Walsh won medals on 200 meter and 400 meter and relays.
Niamh, Pat from London, Josephine and Joseph O D, and Marian Urwin all competed in…
Niamh, Pat from London, Josephine and Joseph O D, and Marian Urwin all competed in…
Gay Games New York 1994 Opening Ceremony Photo
A photo of the opening ceremonies at the Gay Games in New York in 1994. Coinciding with the Stonewall 25 celebration, participants included Olympians, celebrities, politicians, and 12,500 artists & athletes from 40 countries. With 31 sports, Gay…
Gay Games Amsterdam 1998 Niamh Walsh Medalist On Podium Photo
A photograph of Niamh Walsh, gold medalist, standing on the winner's podium at the Gay Games in Amsterdam, The Netherlands in 1998.
Gay Games Amsterdam 1998 Podium Photo
A podium photo of medalists at the Gay Games 1998 in Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Niamh Walsh is the gold medalist wearing a "Celtic Queers" t-shirt and wrapped in the Irish flag. Irish people from London travelled there plus a big gang from Cork.…
Gay Games Amsterdam 1998 Niamh Walsh Medalist Photo
A photograph of Niamh Walsh, five-time medalist at the Gay Games in Amsterdam, The Netherlands in 1998. Irish people from London travelled there, plus a big gang from Cork. Niamh won medals again this year.
Gay Games Paris 2018 Cork Team Photo
Team photograph of the Cork Team at the Gay Games in Paris, France that ran from 4th to the 12th August 2018.