Ireland at the 1928 Summer Olympics

Ireland at the Olympic Games
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At the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam
Competitors
Medals Rank: 24	Gold 1	Silver 0	Bronze 0	Total 1
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Great Britain and Ireland (1896–1920)

Ireland competed at the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam, Netherlands. Ireland won its first Olympic medal as an independent nation as Pat O'Callaghan won the gold medal in the men's hammer throw.

Medalists

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

Results by event

Boxing

Men's Flyweight (– 50.8 kg)

• Myles McDonagh

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

Men's Heavyweight (+ 79.4 kg)

• Matthew Flanagan

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

References

• Official Olympic Reports
• International Olympic Committee results database