Ireland at the Olympics

Ireland has been at the Summer Olympic Games since 1924, and at the Winter Olympic Games since 1992. Before 1922, Ireland was part of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. Irish athletes at earlier Games are counted as British in Olympic numbers.

Ireland at the Olympics
IOC code	IRL
NOC	Olympic Federation of Ireland
Website	www.olympics.ie
Medals	Gold 9 Silver 10 Bronze 12 Total 31
Summer appearances
1924 1928 1932 1936 1948 1952 1956 1960 1964 1968 1972 1976 1980 1984 1988 1992 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020
Winter appearances
1992 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 2022
Other related appearances
Great Britain (1896–1920)

Medal tables

The following tables include medals won by athletes on Irish teams together with one poet. All medals are from the Summer Games. Ireland's best result at the Winter Games was fourth, by Clifton Wrottesley in the Men's Skeleton in 2002 at Salt Lake City.

Medallists (28)

Medal	Name	Games	Sport	Event
3 Bronze	Gogarty, Oliver St. JohnOliver St. John Gogarty	1924 Paris	Poetry	Poetry
1 Gold	O'Callaghan, PatPat O'Callaghan	1928 Amsterdam	Athletics	Men's hammer throw
1 Gold	Tisdall, BobBob Tisdall	1932 Los Angeles	Athletics	Men's 400 metre hurdles
1 Gold	O'Callaghan, PatPat O'Callaghan	1932 Los Angeles	Athletics	Men's hammer throw
2 Silver	McNally, JohnJohn McNally	1952 Helsinki	Boxing	Men's bantamweight
1 Gold	Delaney, RonnieRonnie Delaney	1956 Melbourne	Athletics	Men's 1500 metres
2 Silver	Tiedt, FredFred Tiedt	1956 Melbourne	Boxing	Men's welterweight
3 Bronze	Caldwell, JohnJohn Caldwell	1956 Melbourne	Boxing	Men's flyweight
3 Bronze	Gilroy, FreddieFreddie Gilroy	1956 Melbourne	Boxing	Men's bantamweight
3 Bronze	Byrne, AnthonyAnthony Byrne	1956 Melbourne	Boxing	Men's lightweight
3 Bronze	McCourt, JimJim McCourt	1964 Tokyo	Boxing	Men's lightweight
3 Bronze	Russell, HughHugh Russell	1980 Moscow	Boxing	Men's flyweight
2 Silver	Wilkins, DavidDavid Wilkins James Wilkinson	1980 Moscow	Sailing	Flying Dutchman class
2 Silver	Treacy, JohnJohn Treacy	1984 Los Angeles	Athletics	Men's marathon
1 Gold	Carruth, MichaelMichael Carruth	1992 Barcelona	Boxing	Men's welterweight
2 Silver	McCullough, WayneWayne McCullough	1992 Barcelona	Boxing	Men's bantamweight
1 Gold	Smith, MichelleMichelle Smith	1996 Atlanta	Swimming	Women's 400 metre freestyle
1 Gold	Smith, MichelleMichelle Smith	1996 Atlanta	Swimming	Women's 200 metre individual medley
1 Gold	Smith, MichelleMichelle Smith	1996 Atlanta	Swimming	Women's 400 metre individual medley
3 Bronze	Smith, MichelleMichelle Smith	1996 Atlanta	Swimming	Women's 200 metre butterfly
2 Silver	O'Sullivan, SoniaSonia O'Sullivan	2000 Sydney	Athletics	Women's 5000 metres
3 Bronze	Barnes, PaddyPaddy Barnes	2008 Beijing	Boxing	Men's Light flyweight
2 Silver	Egan, KennyKenny Egan	2008 Beijing	Boxing	Men's Light Heavyweight
3 Bronze	Sutherland, DarrenDarren Sutherland	2008 Beijing	Boxing	Men's Middleweight
3 Bronze	O' Connor, CianCian O' Connor	2012 London	Equestrian	Individual jumping
1 Gold	Taylor, KatieKatie Taylor	2012 London	Boxing	Women's lightweight
3 Bronze	Barnes, PaddyPaddy Barnes	2012 London	Boxing	Men's light flyweight
3 Bronze	Conlan, MichaelMichael Conlan	2012 London	Boxing	Men's flyweight
2 Silver	Nevin, John JoeJohn Joe Nevin	2012 London	Boxing	Men's bantamweight

Medals by Summer Games

See also: All-time Olympic Games medal count

Games	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1924 Paris	0	0	0	0
1928 Amsterdam	1	0	0	1
1932 Los Angeles	2	0	0	2
1936 Berlin	did not participate
1948 London	0	0	0	0
1952 Helsinki	0	1	0	1
1956 Melbourne/Stockholm	1	1	3	5
1960 Rome	0	0	0	0
1964 Tokyo	0	0	1	1
1968 Mexico City	0	0	0	0
1972 Munich	0	0	0	0
1976 Montreal	0	0	0	0
1980 Moscow	0	1	1	2
1984 Los Angeles	0	1	0	1
1988 Seoul	0	0	0	0
1992 Barcelona	1	1	0	2
1996 Atlanta	3	0	1	4
2000 Sydney	0	1	0	1
2004 Athens	0	0	0	0
2008 Beijing	0	1	2	3
2012 London	1	1	3	5
Total	9	8	11	28

Medals by sport

Sport	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
Athletics	4	2	0	6
Swimming	3	0	1	4
Boxing	2	5	9	16
Sailing	0	1	0	1
Equestrian	0	0	1	1
Total	9	8	11	28

Ireland At The Olympics Media

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  Proposed Olympic flag for Ireland, the arms of Ireland.

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  Most commonly held passport in Northern Ireland (2011 Census)

Related pages

• List of IOC country codes

Other websites

• Ireland profile at London2012.com Archived 2012-08-09 at the Wayback Machine