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Ireland at the 1928 Summer Olympics

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Ireland at the
1928 Summer Olympics
IOC codeIRL
NOCOlympic Federation of Ireland
Websiteolympics.ie
in Amsterdam
Competitors38 (33 men, 5 women) in 6 sports
Flag bearer Matt Flanagan[1]
Medals
Ranked 24th
Gold
1
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
1
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
Other related appearances
 Great Britain (1896–1920)

Ireland competed at the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam, Netherlands. 38 competitors, 33 men and 5 women, took part in 27 events in 6 sports.[2] Ireland won its first Olympic medal as an independent nation as Pat O'Callaghan won the gold medal in the men's hammer throw.[3]

Medalists

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Medal Name Sport Event Date
 Gold Pat O'Callaghan Athletics Men's hammer throw 30 July

Athletics

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Main article: Athletics at the 1928 Summer Olympics

Boxing

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Main article: Boxing at the 1928 Summer Olympics

Men's Flyweight (– 50.8 kg)

  • First Round — Bye Second Round — Lost to Ben Bril (HOL), points

Men's Lightweight (-61.2 kg)

See full results Boxing at the 1928 Summer Olympics – Men's lightweight

Men's Heavyweight (+ 79.4 kg)

Cycling

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Main article: Cycling at the 1928 Summer Olympics

Two cyclists, both men, competed for Ireland in 1928.

Individual road race
Sprint
Time trial

Swimming

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Main article: Swimming at the 1928 Summer Olympics

Water polo

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Main article: Water polo at the 1928 Summer Olympics

Arts competitions

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Main article: Art competitions at the 1928 Summer Olympics

References

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  1. ^ "Matt Flanagan". olympedia.org. Retrieved 29 December 2023.
  2. ^ "Ireland at the 1928 Amsterdam Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 6 June 2014. Retrieved 6 June 2014.
  3. ^ "Two Olympic Golds For Irish Hammer Thrower". RTE Archives. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
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