Ireland at the 1948 Summer Olympics

Ireland at the
1948 Summer Olympics
IOC code IRL
NOC Olympic Council of Ireland
Website www.olympicsport.ie
in London
Competitors 72 in 9 sports
Medals
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
0
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
Other related appearances
 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.

Men's foil
Men's team foil
Women's foil

Football

Rowing

Ireland had nine male rowers participate in one out of seven rowing events in 1948.[4]

Men's eight

Sailing

Art competitions

References

  1. ↑ "University Athletics in Ireland 1857–2000". Cyril M. White, PhD University College Dublin/Athletics Ireland website. Archived from the original on 2013-03-17.
  2. ↑ "Ireland at the 1948 London Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 2012-01-13. Retrieved 2010-06-18.
  3. ↑ http://www.historyireland.com/20th-century-contemporary-history/ireland-slam-dunked-basketball-at-the-1948-games/
  4. ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill. "Ireland Rowing at the 1948 London Summer Games". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 13 March 2018.


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