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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. ... for an Irish ...
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 ...
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 ...
[11] [12] A team of jumping riders was added to the Irish equestrian squad by winning the gold medal at the FEI Nations Cup Final in Barcelona, Spain. [13] Tokyo 2020 would have been the first time that Ireland participated in an Olympic team dressage competition. [14] The Irish eventing and jumping squads were named on 21 June 2021.
Phil Healy (born 19 November 1994) is an Irish athlete competing in sprinting events. [2] ... Olympic Games: Paris, France: 4th 4 × 400 m relay 3:19.90 NR [13]
Olympic Games: London, United Kingdom [31] 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 [32] Distance medley relay: 9:24.10
Sophie Becker (born 16 May 1997) is an Irish athlete who competes as in the sprint events and mainly specialises in the 400 m.. She has represented Ireland at the Olympic Games and World Championships, and won a silver medal at the 2024 European Athletics Championships with the women's 4 x 400 metres relay team which set a new Irish national record.
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]