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Irish athletes have competed in every Summer Olympics edition of the modern era, either in its own right or as part of a Great Britain and Ireland team before 1924, except for the Berlin 1936 Olympics. Ireland sent a record 134 athletes to the Games, across 15 sports. 2024 also marked the centenary of Ireland's first independent appearance at ...
The longstanding practice relating to athletes in Northern Ireland who qualify for participation at the Olympic Games is that an athlete born in Northern Ireland who qualifies for participation at the Olympic Games and who holds a UK passport, may opt for selection by either Team GB or Ireland. The British Olympic Association (BOA) and the ...
Ireland at the 2020 Summer Olympics; IOC code: IRL: NOC: Olympic Federation of Ireland: Website: olympics.ie: in Tokyo, Japan 23 July 2021 () – 8 August 2021 () Competitors: 116 in 19 sports: Flag bearers (opening) Kellie Harrington Brendan Irvine: Flag bearer (closing) Natalya Coyle: Medals Ranked 39th: Gold 2 Silver 0 Bronze 2 Total 4
Ireland is reveling in its Paris aquatic moment. Going into the men’s 800 free, the country has just three swimming gold medals in its history; they were all won by Michelle Smith at the 1996 Games.
The pair landed Ireland’s first ever Olympic gold in rowing after winning the lightweight double sculls in Toyko.
The delegation of 327 athletes included 172 women and 155 men and featured 73 medallists from previous Games. [4] The team was made up of athletes from the whole United Kingdom including Northern Ireland (whose people may elect to hold Irish citizenship and are able to be selected to represent either Great Britain or Ireland at the Olympics). [5]
Ireland competed at the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing, China, from 4 to 20 February 2022. [1] [2] 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]
In Ireland's fourth appearance in archery competition at the Olympics, the nation was represented by two men and one woman. Women's Individual Competition: Pereira Greene — Preliminary Round (→ 38th place) Men's Individual Competition: Joseph Malone — Preliminary Round (→ 69th place) Noel Lynch — Preliminary Round (→ 74th place)