Ireland at the Olympics

Ireland at the Olympic Games
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Olympic history
Summer Games
1924 • 1928 • 1932 • 1936 • 1948 • 1952 • 1956 • 1960 • 1964 • 1968 • 1972 • 1976 • 1980 • 1984 • 1988 • 1992 • 1996 • 2000 • 2004 • 2008
Winter Games
1992 • 1994 • 1998 • 2002 • 2006
Other related appearances
Great Britain and Ireland (1900–1920)

Ireland has been represented as an independent state at the Summer Olympic Games since 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. After most of the island gained independence in 1922, Ireland has competed as its own team since 1924, where it competed under the name Irish Free State. It undertook the present name after the country changed its official name to Ireland in 1937.

Athletes from Northern Ireland can choose to compete for either the Ireland team or the UK team (which competes under the name Great Britain), per an agreement between the Olympic Council of Ireland and the British Olympic Association.^{[citation needed]}

Medalists (23)

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	Delaney, RonnieRonnie Delaney	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
3 Bronze	Barnes, PaddyPaddy Barnes	2008 Beijing	Boxing	Men's Light flyweight
2 Silver	Egan, KennyKenny Egan	2008 Beijing	Boxing	Men's Light Heavyweight
3 Bronze	Sutherland, DarrenDarren Sutherland	2008 Beijing	Boxing	Men's Middleweight

Medal tables

Medals by Summer Games

Medals by sport

See also

• Category:Olympic competitors for Ireland

References

• "Olympic Medal Winners". International Olympic Committee. http://www.olympic.org/uk/athletes/results/search_r_uk.asp. Retrieved 2007-04-10. 
• "Olympic Council of Ireland". International Olympic Committee. http://www.olympic.org/uk/organisation/noc/noc_uk.asp?noc_initials=IRL. Retrieved 2007-12-08.