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Some athletes have won medals representing other countries, most obviously Great Britain, which are not included on these tables, and emigrant Irish throwing athletes were particularly successful competing for the United States in early Games. The most notable of the Irish athletes for other nations, however, is Tom Kiely, who won gold in the ...
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 ...
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.
Olympic Games: London, United Kingdom [30] 4 × 100 m relay: 39.26 Ireland John McAdorey Gary Ryan Tom Comyns Paul Brizzel: 29 September 2000 Olympic Games: Sydney, Australia 4 × 400 m relay: 3:01.26 Ireland Brian Gregan Brian Murphy Thomas Barr Mark English: 29 August 2015 World Championships: Beijing, China [31] Distance medley relay: 9:24.10
Daniel Wiffen of Ireland wins the gold medal in Men's 800-m freestyle during the Paris 2024 Olympic Games at the Paris La Défense Arena in Nanterre, France on July 30, 2024.
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 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]
Irish Olympic competitors (3 C, 1 P) O. Olympic Federation of Ireland officials (10 P) Y. Ireland at the Youth Olympics (1 C, 7 P) Pages in category "Ireland at the ...