Ireland at the 1928 Summer Olympics

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.[1] Ireland won its first Olympic medal as an independent nation as Pat O'Callaghan won the gold medal in the men's hammer throw.

Ireland at the
1928 Summer Olympics
IOC codeIRL
NOCOlympic Federation of Ireland
Websiteolympics.ie
in Amsterdam
Competitors38 (33 men, 5 women) in 6 sports
Medals
Ranked 24th
Gold
1
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
1
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
Other related appearances
 Great Britain (1896–1920)

Medalists

Medal Name Sport Event Date
 GoldPat O'CallaghanAthleticsMen's hammer throw30 July

Athletics

Boxing

Men's Flyweight ( 50.8 kg)

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

Men's Lightweight (-61.2 kg)

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

Men's Heavyweight (+ 79.4 kg)

Cycling

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

Individual road race
Sprint
Time trial

Swimming

Water polo

Arts competitions

References

  1. "Ireland at the 1928 Amsterdam Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 6 June 2014. Retrieved 6 June 2014.


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