Ireland at the Olympics

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Ireland at the Olympic Games
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Great Britain and Ireland (1900–1920)

Ireland first competed as an independent nation at the Summer Olympic Games in 1924 in Paris. From 1900 to 1920, Irish athletes competed as part of the Great Britain team as part of United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. An attempt was made in 1906 to gain "separate nation" status but was stopped by Prince George of Greece and Denmark.

Athletes from Northern Ireland can choose to compete for either Ireland or Great Britain, per an agreement between the Olympic Council of Ireland and the British Olympic Association.

Contents 1 Medalists 2 Medal tables 2.1 Medals by Summer Games 2.2 Medals by sport 3 See also 4 References

[edit] Medalists

This list does not include Irish medalists that competed for Great Britain from 1900 to 1920, such as the silver medal team in field hockey at the 1908 Summer Olympics. It also does not include Irish-born medalists that represented other nations, such as John Jesus Flanagan, who won the gold medal in the hammer throw three times from 1900 to 1908.

Medal	Name	Games	Sport	Event
1 Gold	O'Callaghan, PatPat O'Callaghan	1928 Amsterdam	Athletics	Men's hammer throw
1 Gold	Tisdall, BobBob Tisdall	1932 Los Angeles	Athletics	Men's 400 metre hurdles
1 Gold	O'Callaghan, PatPat O'Callaghan	1932 Los Angeles	Athletics	Men's hammer throw
2 Silver	McNally, JohnJohn McNally	1952 Helsinki	Boxing	Men's bantamweight
1 Gold	Delany, RonRon Delany	1956 Melbourne	Athletics	Men's 1500 metres
2 Silver	Tiedt, FredFred Tiedt	1956 Melbourne	Boxing	Men's welterweight
3 Bronze	Caldwell, JohnJohn Caldwell	1956 Melbourne	Boxing	Men's flyweight
3 Bronze	Gilroy, FreddieFreddie Gilroy	1956 Melbourne	Boxing	Men's bantamweight
3 Bronze	Byrne, AnthonyAnthony Byrne	1956 Melbourne	Boxing	Men's lightweight
3 Bronze	McCourt, JimJim McCourt	1964 Tokyo	Boxing	Men's lightweight
3 Bronze	Russell, HughHugh Russell	1980 Moscow	Boxing	Men's flyweight
2 Silver	Wilkins, DavidDavid Wilkins James Wilkinson	1980 Moscow	Sailing	Flying Dutchman class
2 Silver	Treacy, JohnJohn Treacy	1984 Los Angeles	Athletics	Men's marathon
1 Gold	Carruth, MichaelMichael Carruth	1992 Barcelona	Boxing	Men's welterweight
2 Silver	McCullough, WayneWayne McCullough	1992 Barcelona	Boxing	Men's bantamweight
1 Gold	Smith, MichelleMichelle Smith	1996 Atlanta	Swimming	Women's 400 metre freestyle
1 Gold	Smith, MichelleMichelle Smith	1996 Atlanta	Swimming	Women's 200 metre individual medley
1 Gold	Smith, MichelleMichelle Smith	1996 Atlanta	Swimming	Women's 400 metre individual medley
3 Bronze	Smith, MichelleMichelle Smith	1996 Atlanta	Swimming	Women's 200 metre butterfly
2 Silver	O'Sullivan, SoniaSonia O'Sullivan	2000 Sydney	Athletics	Women's 5000 metres

[edit] Medal tables

[edit] Medals by Summer Games

See also: All-time Olympic Games medal count

Games	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1924 Paris	0	0	0	0
1928 Amsterdam	1	0	0	1
1932 Los Angeles	2	0	0	2
1936 Berlin	did not participate
1948 London	0	0	0	0
1952 Helsinki	0	1	0	1
1956 Melbourne/Stockholm	1	1	3	5
1960 Rome	0	0	0	0
1964 Tokyo	0	0	1	1
1968 Mexico City	0	0	0	0
1972 Munich	0	0	0	0
1976 Montreal	0	0	0	0
1980 Moscow	0	1	1	2
1984 Los Angeles	0	1	0	1
1988 Seoul	0	0	0	0
1992 Barcelona	1	1	0	2
1996 Atlanta	3	0	1	4
2000 Sydney	0	1	0	1
2004 Athens	0	0	0	0
Total	8	6	6	20

[edit] Medals by sport

Sport	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
Athletics	4	2	0	6
Swimming	3	0	1	4
Boxing	1	3	5	9
Sailing	0	1	0	1
Total	8	6	6	20

[edit] See also

• Category:Olympic competitors for Ireland

[edit] References

• Olympic Medal Winners. International Olympic Committee. Retrieved on 2007-04-10.
• Olympic Council of Ireland. International Olympic Committee. Retrieved on 2007-12-08.

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