Ireland at the Olympic Games | ||||||||||||
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At the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam | ||||||||||||
Competitors | ||||||||||||
Medals Rank: 24 |
Gold 1 |
Silver 0 |
Bronze 0 |
Total 1 |
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Olympic history (summary) | ||||||||||||
Summer Games | ||||||||||||
1924 • 1928 • 1932 • 1936 • 1948 • 1952 • 1956 • 1960 • 1964 • 1968 • 1972 • 1976 • 1980 • 1984 • 1988 • 1992 • 1996 • 2000 • 2004 • 2008 • 2012 | ||||||||||||
Winter Games | ||||||||||||
1992 • 1994 • 1998 • 2002 • 2006 • 2010 | ||||||||||||
Other related appearances | ||||||||||||
Great Britain and Ireland (1896–1920) |
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.
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Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date |
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Gold | Pat O'Callaghan | Athletics | Men's hammer throw |
Men's Flyweight (– 50.8 kg)
Men's Heavyweight (+ 79.4 kg)
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