Ireland at the 1968 Summer Olympics

Ireland at the
1968 Summer Olympics
Ireland at the; 1968 Summer Olympics
IOC code	IRL
NOC	Olympic Federation of Ireland
Website	olympics.ie
in Mexico City
Competitors	31 in 7 sports
Flag bearer	Jim McCourt
Medals	Gold 0 Silver 0 Bronze 0 Total 0
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
	1924; 1928; 1932; 1936; 1948; 1952; 1956; 1960; 1964; 1968; 1972; 1976; 1980; 1984; 1988; 1992; 1996; 2000; 2004; 2008; 2012; 2016; 2020; 2024;
Other related appearances
	Great Britain (1896–1920)

IOC codeIRL

NOCOlympic Federation of Ireland

Websiteolympics.ie

Competitors31 in 7 sports

Ireland competed at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, Mexico. 31 competitors, 25 men and 6 women, took part in 32 events in 7 sports.^[2] They did not win any medals.

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Athlete	Event	Heat		Semifinal		Final
Athlete	Event	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Noel Carroll	Men's 400m	46.83	6	Did Not Advance
Noel Carroll	Men's 800m	1:49.0	3
Frank Murphy	Men's 1500m	3:54.85	10
Pat McMahon	Men's Marathon	–				2:29:21	12
Mick Molloy	Men's Marathon					2:48:13	41
John Kelly	Men's 50km Walk					DNF

Rider	Horse	Rank
Juliet Jobling-Purser	Jenny	7th
Thomas Brennan	March Hawk
Diana Wilson	Chianti Rosso
Penelope Moreton	Loughlin

Athlete	Event	Heat		Semifinal		Final
Athlete	Event	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Donnacha O'Dea	Men's 100 m freestyle	59.5	55	Did not advance
	Men's 100 m butterfly	1:02.8	38	Did not advance
	Men's 200 metre individual medley	2:36.6	40	–		Did not advance
Liam Ball	Men's 100 m breaststroke	1:12.1	27	Did not advance
Liam Ball	Men's 200 m breaststroke	2:39.8	20	N/a		Did not advance
Ann O'Connor	Women's 200 m breaststroke	2:56.4	18	N/a		Did not advance
Vivienne Smith	Women's 100 m butterfly	1:13.1	21	Did not advance
Vivienne Smith	Women's 200 m butterfly	2:39.7	11	N/a		Did not advance

v t e National Olympic Committees at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, Mexico
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