Ireland at the 2020 Summer Olympics | |
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IOC code | IRL |
NOC | Olympic Federation of Ireland |
Website | olympics |
in Tokyo, Japan 23 July 2021 – 8 August 2021 | |
Competitors | 116 in 19 sports |
Flag bearers (opening) | Kellie Harrington Brendan Irvine |
Flag bearer (closing) | Natalya Coyle |
Medals Ranked 39th |
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Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
Other related appearances | |
Great Britain (1896–1920) |
The team of the Olympic Federation of Ireland, which competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, represented athletes from both the Republic of Ireland and those from Northern Ireland who choose it instead of the Great Britain and Northern Ireland team. Originally scheduled to take place from 24 July to 9 August 2020, the Games were postponed to 23 July to 8 August 2021, due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[1] It was the team's twenty-second appearance at the Summer Olympics, having attended every edition since 1924 (before then the whole of Ireland was represented by the Great Britain and Ireland team) except the 1936 Summer Olympics in Germany.