Ireland at the 1928 Summer Olympics

Sporting event delegation

Ireland at the
1928 Summer Olympics

IOC code| IRL
NOC| Olympic Federation of Ireland
Website| olympics.ie
in Amsterdam
Competitors| 38 (33 men, 5 women) in 6 sports
Flag bearer | Matt Flanagan[1]
Medals
Ranked 24th|

Gold

Silver

Bronze

Total

Summer Olympics appearances (overview)

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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[edit]

Medal  | Name  | Sport  | Event  | Date

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Gold | Pat O'Callaghan | Athletics | Men's hammer throw | 30 July

## Athletics[edit]

Main article: Athletics at the 1928 Summer Olympics

## Boxing[edit]

Main article: Boxing at the 1928 Summer Olympics

Men's Flyweight (- 50.8 kg)

* Myles McDonagh

* First Round -- Bye Second Round -- Lost to Ben Bril (HOL), points

Men's Lightweight (-61.2 kg)

* William O'Shea
* First Round - Lost to Jorge Diaz (CHI), points

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

Men's Heavyweight (+ 79.4 kg)

* Matthew Flanagan

* First Round -- Lost to Arturo Rodríguez (ARG), KO-1

## Cycling[edit]

Main article: Cycling at the 1928 Summer Olympics

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

Individual road race

* John Woodcock

Sprint

* Bertie Donnelly

Time trial

* Bertie Donnelly

## Swimming[edit]

Main article: Swimming at the 1928 Summer Olympics

## Water polo[edit]

Main article: Water polo at the 1928 Summer Olympics

## Arts competitions[edit]

Main article: Art competitions at the 1928 Summer Olympics

## References[edit]

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.

## External links[edit]

* Official Olympic Reports
* International Olympic Committee results database

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Nations at the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam, Netherlands

* Argentina
* Australia
* Austria
* Belgium
* Bulgaria
* Canada
* Chile
* Cuba
* Czechoslovakia
* Denmark
* Egypt
* Estonia
* Finland
* France
* Germany
* Great Britain
* Greece
* Haiti
* Hungary
* India
* Ireland
* Italy
* Japan
* Latvia
* Lithuania
* Luxembourg
* Malta
* Mexico
* Monaco
* Netherlands
* New Zealand
* Norway
* Panama
* Philippines
* Poland
* Portugal
* Rhodesia
* Romania
* South Africa
* Spain
* Sweden
* Switzerland
* Turkey
* United States
* Uruguay
* Yugoslavia

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Ireland at the Olympics

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* 1932
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* 1952
* 1956
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* 1964
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* 1972
* 1976
* 1980
* 1984
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* 1992
* 1996
* 2000
* 2004
* 2008
* 2012
* 2016
* 2020
* 2024

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