Ireland at the 1948 Summer Olympics
| Ireland at the 1948 Summer Olympics | |
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| IOC code | IRL |
| NOC | Olympic Federation of Ireland |
| Website | olympics |
| in London | |
| Competitors | 72 in 9 sports |
| Flag bearer | Paddy Carroll[1] |
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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.[2] 72 competitors, 68 men and 4 women, took part in 32 events in 9 sports.[3]
Athletics
[edit]Basketball
[edit]Ireland made their only Olympic basketball appearance to date, losing all five of their games and finishing last of 23 teams.[4]
Boxing
[edit]Equestrian
[edit]Fencing
[edit]Five fencers, four men and one woman, represented Ireland in 1948.
Football
[edit]Rowing
[edit]Ireland had nine male rowers participate in one out of seven rowing events in 1948.[5]
- Paddy Dooley
- Robin Tamplin
- Paddy Harold
- Barry McDonnell
- Danny Taylor
- Joe Hanly
- Morgan McElligott
- Tom Dowdall
- Denis Sugrue (cox)
Sailing
[edit]Art competitions
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Paddy Carroll". olympedia.org. Retrieved 29 December 2023.
- ^ "University Athletics in Ireland 1857–2000". Cyril M. White, PhD University College Dublin/Athletics Ireland website. Archived from the original on 17 March 2013.
- ^ "Ireland at the 1948 London Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 13 January 2012. Retrieved 18 June 2010.
- ^ "Ireland 'slam-dunked': basketball at the 1948 games". History Ireland. 5 March 2013. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
- ^ 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 17 April 2020. Retrieved 13 March 2018.
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