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
Main article: Archery at the 1984 Summer Olympics

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
Main article: Athletics at the 1984 Summer Olympics

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

  • Mary Parr
  • Heat — 1:01.66 (→ did not advance)

Women's Discus Throw

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

Boxing
Main article: Boxing at the 1984 Summer Olympics

Men's Light Flyweight (– 48 kg)

Men's Bantamweight (– 54 kg)

  • Phillip Sutcliffe

Canoeing
Main article: Canoeing at the 1984 Summer Olympics

Men's K1 1000m

Men's K1 500m

Cycling
Main article: Cycling at the 1984 Summer Olympics

Five cyclists represented Ireland in 1984.

Individual road race
Team time trial

Equestrianism
Main article: Equestrian at the 1984 Summer Olympics

Judo
Main article: Judo at the 1984 Summer Olympics

Sailing
Main article: Sailing at the 1984 Summer Olympics

Shooting
Main article: Shooting at the 1984 Summer Olympics

Swimming
Main article: Swimming at the 1984 Summer Olympics

Women's 100m Freestyle

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

Women's 200m Freestyle

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

Women's 400m Freestyle

  • Carolann Heavey
  • 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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