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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 .
The Irish have a long established record of encouraging athletes with direct Irish heritage to represent the nation under 'grandparent' citizenship rules, and the Irish Diaspora, including the large number of Irish heritage people in Great Britain, is explicitly recognised in the Irish constitution. The right of people form Northern Ireland to ...
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.
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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 ...
Athletes from Kuwait competed as Independent Olympic Athletes (IOA) at the 2016 Games. ROT. Owing to the refugee crisis, a refugee team was formed at the 2016 Summer Olympics. It consists of athletes from the Democratic Republic of Congo, Ethiopia, South Sudan and Syria, who have fled their home countries and cannot compete under the home NOC.
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
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