Ireland at the 1976 Summer Olympics
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| At the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 44 (41 men, 3 women) in 10 sports | |||||||||||
| Medals | Gold 0 |
Silver 0 |
Bronze 0 |
Total 0 |
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Ireland competed at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Canada. 44 competitors, 41 men and 3 women, took part in 34 events in 10 sports.[1]
Archery
Main article: Archery at the 1976 Summer Olympics
In Ireland's first appearance in archery competition at the Olympics, the nation was represented by one man, James Conroy.
Men's Individual Competition:
- James Conroy — 2255 points (→ 29th place)
Athletics
Main article: Athletics at the 1976 Summer Olympics
Men's 800 metres
- Niall O'Shaughnessy
- Heat — 1:49.29 (→ did not advance)
Men's 1.500 metres
- Eamon Coghlan
- Heat — 3:39.87
- Semifinal — 3:38.60
- Final — 3:39.51 (→ 4th place)
- Niall O'Shaughnessy
- Heat — 3:40.12 (→ did not advance)
Men's 5.000 metres
- Edward Leddy
- Heat — 13:40.54 (→ national record, did not advance)
Men's 10.000 metres
- Edward Leddy
- Heat — 28:55.29 (→ did not advance)
Men's Marathon
- James McNamara — 2:24:57 (→ 39th place)
- Danny McDaid — 2:27:07 (→ 42nd place)
- Neil Cusack — 2:35:47 (→ 55th place)
Women's 1.500 metres
- Mary Purcell
- Heat — 4:08.63 (→ national record, did not advance)
Boxing
Main article: Boxing at the 1976 Summer Olympics
Men's Light Flyweight (– 48 kg)
- Brendan Dunne
- First Round — Defeated Noboru Uchizama (JPN), RSC-2
- Second Round — Lost to Orlando Maldonado (PUR), KO-1
Canoeing
Main article: Canoeing at the 1976 Summer Olympics
Cycling
Main article: Cycling at the 1976 Summer Olympics
Two cyclists represented Ireland in 1976.
- Alan McCormack — did not finish (→ no ranking)
- Oliver McQuaid — did not finish (→ no ranking)
Rowing
Main article: Rowing at the 1976 Summer Olympics
Sailing
Main article: Sailing at the 1976 Summer Olympics
Shooting
Main article: Shooting at the 1976 Summer Olympics
Swimming
Main article: Swimming at the 1976 Summer Olympics
References
- ↑ "Ireland at the 1976 Montreal Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Retrieved 17 April 2015.