Ireland at the 1928 Summer Olympics

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Ireland at the Olympic Games
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At the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam
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Medals Rank: 24	Gold 1	Silver 0	Bronze 0	Total 1
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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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