Ireland at the 1948 Summer Olympics
| Ireland at the 1948 Summer Olympics | |
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| IOC code | IRL |
| NOC | Olympic Council of Ireland |
| Website | www |
| in London | |
| Competitors | 72 in 9 sports |
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| Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
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 Great Britain (1896–1920) | |
Ireland competed at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, England. It was the first time that the country had competed in the Summer Olympics since 1932. A dispute between rival Irish Athletics governing bodies saw many Irish athletes barred from taking part in the Athletics competitions.[1] 72 competitors, 68 men and 4 women, took part in 32 events in 9 sports.[2]
Athletics
Basketball
Ireland made their only Olympic basketball appearance to date, losing all five of their games and finishing last of 23 teams.[3]
Boxing
Equestrian
Fencing
Five fencers, four men and one woman, represented Ireland in 1948.
Football
Rowing
Ireland had nine male rowers participate in one out of seven rowing events in 1948.[4]
- Paddy Dooley
- Robin Tamplin
- Paddy Harold
- Barry McDonnell
- Danny Taylor
- Joe Hanly
- Morgan McElligott
- Tom Dowdall
- Denis Sugrue (cox)
Sailing
Art competitions
References
- ^ "University Athletics in Ireland 1857–2000". Cyril M. White, PhD University College Dublin/Athletics Ireland website. Archived from the original on 2013-03-17.
{{cite news}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "Ireland at the 1948 London Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 2012-01-13. Retrieved 2010-06-18.
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- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Ireland Rowing at the 1948 London Summer Games". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2016-12-04. Retrieved 13 March 2018.
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