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  2. List of Olympic competitors from Ireland who represented ...

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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. [1]

  3. Ireland at the Olympics - Wikipedia

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    Prior to 1922, Ireland was part of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland: thus, competitors at earlier Games who were born and living in Ireland are counted as British in Olympic statistics. At early Olympics, Irish-born athletes also won numerous medals for the United States and Canada, notably the "Irish Whales" in throwing events.

  4. Category:Irish Olympic competitors - Wikipedia

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    Category: Irish Olympic competitors. 2 languages. ... List of Olympic competitors from Ireland who represented other countries This page was last ...

  5. Category:Olympic athletes for Ireland - Wikipedia

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    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.

  6. Ireland at the 2024 Summer Olympics - Wikipedia

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    The success of Northern Ireland born athletes for both teams was reported on widely in Northern Ireland in particular, with the combined total of four golds, one silver and two bronze medals for Northern Irish athletes being reported as "Northern Ireland's best ever Games" and a symbol of the increasing ease felt in Northern Ireland with its ...

  7. Ireland at the 2020 Summer Olympics - Wikipedia

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    [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.

  8. List of participating nations at the Summer Olympic Games ...

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    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.

  9. List of Irish records in athletics - Wikipedia

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    Athlete Date Meet Place Ref. 60 m: 6.61 Paul Hession: 3 March 2007 European Championships: Birmingham, United Kingdom 6.57 Israel Olatunde: 19 February 2023 Irish Championships: Abbotstown, Ireland [64] 100 m: 10.36 Paul Hession: 27 February 2008 Tampere, Finland 200 m: 20.64 Mark Smyth: 11 March 2023 Leinster Championship Abbotstown, Ireland ...