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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]
Northern Ireland-born athletes are entitled to represent either Ireland or Great Britain and Northern Ireland, as they are automatically entitled to the citizenship of both countries. As a result, athletes will tend to represent the National Olympic Committee of the nation to which their sport federation is aligned.
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.
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 ...
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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
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 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]