Ireland at the 1928 Summer Olympics
Sporting event delegation
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Ireland competed at the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam, Netherlands. 38 competitors, 33 men and 5 women, took part in 27 events in 6 sports.[2] Ireland won its first Olympic medal as an independent nation as Pat O'Callaghan won the gold medal in the men's hammer throw.[3]
.svg)
| Ireland at the 1928 Summer Olympics | |
|---|---|
| |
| IOC code | IRL |
| NOC | Olympic Federation of Ireland |
| Website | olympics |
| in Amsterdam | |
| Competitors | 38 (33 men, 5 women) in 6 sports |
| Flag bearer | Matt Flanagan[1] |
| Medals Ranked 24th |
|
| Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
| Other related appearances | |
 Great Britain (1896–1920) | |
Medalists
| Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Gold | Pat O'Callaghan | Athletics | Men's hammer throw | 30 July |
Athletics
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Quarterfinals | Semifinal | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Denis Cussen | Men's 100m | Unknown | 2 | Unknown | 5 | Did Not Advance | |||
| Donald Cullen | Men's 200m | Unknown | 3 | Did Not Advance | |||||
| Sean Lavan | 22.9 | 4 | |||||||
| Men's 400m | Unknown | 3 | Unknown | 5 | Did Not Advance | ||||
| Gerry Coughlan | Men's 800m | Unknown | 6 | – | Did Not Advance | ||||
| Norman McEachern | 1:59.8 | 3 | DNF | Did Not Advance | |||||
| Alister Clark | Men's 110m Hurdles | Unknown | 3 | Did Not Advance | |||||
| Gerry Coughlan | Men's 3000m Steeplechase | DNF | – | Did Not Advance | |||||
Field
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark | Rank | Mark | Rank | ||
| Paddy Anglim | Men's Long Jump | 6.81 | 21 | Did not advance | |
| Theo Phelan | Men's Triple Jump | 13.73 | 19 | ||
| Pat O'Callaghan | Men's Hammer Throw | 47.49 | 3 | 51.39 | |
| Con O'Callaghan | Men's decathlon | – | DNF | ||
Boxing
Men's Flyweight (– 50.8 kg)
- First Round – Bye Second Round – Lost to Ben Bril (HOL), points
Men's Lightweight (-61.2 kg)
- William O'Shea
- First Round – Lost to Jorge Diaz (CHI), points
See full results Boxing at the 1928 Summer Olympics – Men's lightweight
Men's Heavyweight (+ 79.4 kg)
- First Round – Lost to Arturo Rodríguez (ARG), KO-1
Cycling
Swimming
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Billy Broderick | Men's 400 m freestyle | Unknown | 4 | Did not advance | |||
| Marguerite Dockrell | Women's 100 m freestyle | 1:31.6 | 3 | Did not advance | |||
