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At early Olympics, Irish-born athletes also won numerous medals for the United States and Canada, notably the "Irish Whales" in throwing events. The Irish Amateur Athletic Association was invited to the inaugural International Olympic Committee meeting in 1894, and may have been invited to the 1896 games: it has also been claimed the Gaelic ...
This is a list of track and field athletes of Ireland who participated in the Summer Olympics. This category should only be used for Olympians of Ireland participating in athletics (sport) . All other Olympians of Ireland should be categorized into an appropriate subcategory.
Given the size of the Irish diaspora, particularly Irish Americans and the Irish migration to Britain, it was common for such emigrants to represent their adopted nations. The first independent Irish team at the Olympics appeared in the 1924 Paris Games, with Irish athletes previously competing for Great Britain. [1]
Ireland guaranteed a podium finish on seven consecutive days: the opening Monday (McSharry, swimming), then Tuesday (Wiffen, swimming), followed by Wednesday (this was the day Harrington secured at least a bronze medal in boxing), [5] then Thursday (Lynch & Doyle, rowing), followed by McCarthy and O'Donovan's gold in rowing on Friday. [6]
Event Record Athlete Date Meet Place Ref. 60 m: 6.61 Paul Hession: 3 March 2007 European Championships: Birmingham, United Kingdom 6.57 Israel Olatunde: 19 February 2023 Irish Championships: Abbotstown, Ireland [64] 100 m: 10.36 Paul Hession: 27 February 2008 Tampere, Finland 200 m: 20.64 Mark Smyth: 11 March 2023 Leinster Championship ...
Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Phil Healy: 200 m: 23.21 5 Did not advance 400 m: 51.98 4 Did not advance Síofra Cléirigh Büttner: 800 m: 2:04.62 7 Did not advance Nadia Power: 2:03.74 7 Did not advance Louise Shanahan: 2:03.57 7 Did not advance Sarah Healy: 1500 m: 4:09.78 11 Did not advance Ciara Mageean: 4 ...
Irish athletes achieved qualifying standards in the following athletics events (up to a maximum of 3 athletes in each event): [14] [15] Following the end of the qualifying period on July 11, 2016, a total of 17 athletes (8 men and 9 women) were officially named to the Irish track and field roster, with race walker and London 2012 bronze medalist Robert Heffernan becoming the first Irishman in ...
On January 24, 2022, the Irish team of six athletes (four men and two women) competing in five sports was named. [3] [4] Elsa Desmond and Brendan Newby were the country's flagbearer during the opening ceremony. [5] All members of the team are members of the Irish diaspora, who were born or live and train elsewhere. [6]