Ireland at the 1928 Summer Olympics

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Ireland at the Olympic Games
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IOC code:	IRL
NOC:	Olympic Council of Ireland external link
1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam
Medals Rank: 24	Gold 1	Silver 0	Bronze 0	Total 1
Summer Olympic Games appearances
1924 • 1928 • 1932 • 1936 • 1948 • 1952 • 1956 • 1960 • 1964 • 1968 • 1972 • 1976 • 1980 • 1984 • 1988 • 1992 • 1996 • 2000 • 2004
Winter Olympic Games appearances
1992 • 1994 • 1998 • 2002 • 2006

Ireland competed at the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam, Netherlands. Ireland won its first Olympic medal as an independent nation as Pat O'Callaghan won the gold medal in the men's hammer throw.

Contents 1 Medals 1.1 Gold 2 Results by event 2.1 Boxing 3 References

[edit] Medals

[edit] Gold

• Pat O'Callaghan — Athletics, Men's Hammer Throw

[edit] Results by event

[edit] Boxing

Men's Flyweight (– 50.8 kg)

• Myles McDonagh

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

Men's Heavyweight (+ 79.4 kg)

• Matthew Flanagan

• First Round — Lost to Arturo Rodríguez (ARG), KO-1

[edit] References

• Official Olympic Reports
• International Olympic Committee results database

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