Ireland at the 1984 Summer Olympics

Ireland competed at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, It went from July 28, 1984 to August 12, 1984 United States. 42 competitors, 28 men and 13 women, took part in 35 events in 10 sports.[1]

Ireland at the
1984 Summer Olympics
IOC codeIRL
NOCOlympic Federation of Ireland
Websiteolympics.ie
in Los Angeles
Competitors42 (28 men and 13 women) in 10 sports
Flag bearer Gerry Mullins
Medals
Ranked 33rd
Gold
0
Silver
1
Bronze
0
Total
1
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
Other related appearances
 Great Britain (1896–1920)

Medalists

John Treacy who competed in four Olympics was honored with a silver medal for placing Ireland 33rd overall in the Olympics.

Silver

Archery

In Ireland's third appearance in archery competition at the Olympics, the nation was represented by two women. This included veteran Hazel Greene.

Women's Individual Competition:

Athletics

Men's 800 metres

Men's 1,500 metres

Men's 5,000 metres

  • Heat 13:46.84
  • Semifinals 13:40.74
  • Final 13:34.50 (→ 11th place)

Men's 10,000 metres

  • Qualifying Heat 28:18.13
  • Final 28:28.68 (→ 9th place)

Men's Marathon

  • Final 2:09:56 (→ Silver Medal)
  • Final 2:12:20 (→ 9th place)
  • Final 2:24:41 (→ 51st place)

Men's 3,000 m Steeplechase

Men's Hammer Throw

  • Qualification 70.56m (→ did not advance)
  • Qualification 65.56m (→ did not advance)

Women's 800 metres

Women's 3,000 metres

  • Heat 8:54.34 (→ did not advance)
  • Roisin Smyth
  • Heat 9.01.69 (→ did not advance)

Women's Marathon

  • Final 2:37:57 (→ 23rd place)
  • Final 2:41:27 (→ 28th place)

Women's 400m Hurdles

  • Heat 1:01.66 (→ did not advance)

Women's Discus Throw

  • Qualification 54.42m
  • Final 55.38m (→ 9th place)

Boxing

Men's Light Flyweight ( 48 kg)

Men's Bantamweight ( 54 kg)

  • Phillip Sutcliffe

Canoeing

Men's K1 1000m

Men's K1 500m

Cycling

Five cyclists represented Ireland in 1984.

Individual road race
Team time trial

Equestrianism

Judo

Sailing

Shooting

Swimming

Women's 100m Freestyle

  • Heat 1:01.34 (→ did not advance, 33rd place)

Women's 200m Freestyle

  • Heat 2:06.61 (→ did not advance, 20th place)

Women's 400m Freestyle

  • Heat 4:36.07 (→ did not advance, 22nd place)

Women's 200m Butterfly

  • Heat 2:20.85 (→ did not advance, 21st place)

References

  1. "Ireland at the 1984 Summer Games". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 23 May 2015. Retrieved 24 May 2015.
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