Ireland at the 1928 Summer Olympics

Ireland at the
1928 Summer Olympics
IOC codeIRL
NOCOlympic Federation of Ireland
Websiteolympics.ie
in Amsterdam
Competitors38 (33 men, 5 women) in 6 sports
Flag bearer Matt Flanagan[1]
Medals
Ranked 24th
Gold
1
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
1
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
Other related appearances
 Great Britain (1896–1920)

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]

  1. ^ "Matt Flanagan". olympedia.org. Retrieved 29 December 2023.
  2. ^ "Ireland at the 1928 Amsterdam Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 6 June 2014. Retrieved 6 June 2014.
  3. ^ "Two Olympic Golds For Irish Hammer Thrower". RTE Archives. Retrieved 9 August 2021.