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The Olympic Federation of Ireland is the new name for the Olympic Council of Ireland, since 15 September 2018. The Irish Olympic Council was founded in 1920, while the Irish War of Independence was pitting the Irish Republic proclaimed by Sinn Féin against the Dublin Castle administration of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.
Aoife Hoey (born 6 September 1983 [1]) is an Irish bobsledder who has competed since 2004. [2] She finished 22nd out of 23 in the two-woman event at the 2005 FIBT World Championships in Calgary. [3] At 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m), she was the tallest woman at the 2010 Winter Olympics. [4]
The OFI sees itself as representing the island rather than the state, and hence uses the name "Ireland". [2] It changed its own name from "Irish Olympic Council" to "Olympic Council of Ireland" in 1952 to reinforce this point. [2] (The change from "Council" to "Federation" was a 2018 rebranding after the 2016 ticketing controversy. [63])
This was the nation's twentieth appearance at the Summer Olympics. The Olympic Council of Ireland sent a total of 66 athletes to the Games, 36 men and 30 women, to compete in 14 sports. The International Olympic Committee allowed athletes from Northern Ireland the option to compete at the Olympic Games for either Great Britain or Ireland.
Tham "Thammy" Nguyen Gough (née Nguyen; / θj æ m w ɪ n /; Vietnamese: Nguyễn Thẩm, [ŋwiən˦ˀ˥˦ tʰaːm˧˩]; born 15 September 1996) is an Irish retired weightlifter, known for being the first Irish weightlifter to win a senior medal at the European Weightlifting Championships.
The Olympic Council of Ireland fielded a team of 77 athletes, 51 men and 26 women, across 14 sports at the Games. [2] It was the nation's largest delegation sent to the Olympics since 1996, due to the historic comeback of the men's field hockey squad after a century-long absence.
Sarah Keane is the first female President of the Olympic Federation of Ireland, having been elected to that role in February 2017. [1] [2] She is a former member of the Irish water polo team, [3] and is CEO of Swim Ireland, [4] a position she has held since 2004.
The new headquarters of the International Olympic Committee in Lausanne, Switzerland. This is a list of members of the International Olympic Committee.According to the Olympic Charter, the members of the IOC "represent and promote the interests of the IOC and of the Olympic Movement in their countries and in the organisations of the Olympic Movement in which they serve".