Ireland at the 2016 Summer Olympics

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Ireland at the
2016 Summer Olympics
Flag of Ireland (3-2).svg
IOC code IRL
NOC Olympic Federation of Ireland
Website olympics.ie
in Rio de Janeiro
Competitors77 in 14 sports
Flag bearers Paddy Barnes (opening) [1]
Gary O'Donovan (closing)
Medals
Ranked 63rd
Gold
0
Silver
2
Bronze
0
Total
2
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
Other related appearances
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain (1896–1920)

Ireland competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 5 to 21 August 2016. This was the nation's twenty-first appearance at the Summer Olympics, having attended every edition, either in its own right or as part of a Great Britain and Ireland team before 1924, with the exception of the 1936 Summer Olympics in Germany.

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The Olympic Council of Ireland fielded a team of 77 athletes, 51 men and 26 women, across 14 sports at the Games. [2] It was the nation's largest delegation sent to the Olympics since 1996, due to the historic comeback of the men's field hockey squad after a century-long absence. [3] [4] Apart from field hockey, Ireland also made its Olympic return to diving after nearly seven decades, as well as its debut in golf (new to the 2016 Games) and women's track cycling.

The Irish roster featured four Olympic medalists from London 2012, namely defending boxing champion Katie Taylor in the women's flyweight division, boxers Michael Conlan and Paddy Barnes (bronze in 2008 and 2012), who was selected as the nation's flag bearer in the opening ceremony, and race walking veteran Robert Heffernan, who became the first Irishman in history to participate in five Olympics. [1] [5] Kevin Kilty was named as Team Ireland Chef de Mission for the Games. [6]

Ireland returned home from Rio de Janeiro with two silver medals. Brothers Gary and Paul O'Donovan etched their names on Irish sporting history by winning the country's first ever medal in rowing, and instantly became internet sensations after several videos of them being interviewed went viral. [7] Meanwhile, Laser Radial sailor Annalise Murphy banished her pain of missing out the podium at London 2012 with a silver-medal effort in the Laser Radial class, ending Ireland's 36-year-old drought on the sport. [8] For the first time in 12 years, Ireland failed to collect a single medal in boxing, as none of its boxers progressed beyond the quarterfinal round. [9]

Ticket scandal

On 5 August police in Rio arrested two people for attempted illegal resale of hundreds of tickets allocated to the Olympic Council of Ireland (OCI). One of the two was employed by THG Sports, which was the OCI's authorised ticket reseller (ATR) in 2012 but not 2016; the OCI denied any involvement. Shane Ross, the Minister of State at the, promised a "robust inquiry". [10] [11] Pro 10 Sports Management, the OCI's 2016 ATR, said the man arrested was working as their agent to distribute tickets which had been paid for legitimately. [12] On 17 August, Pat Hickey, the OCI president, was arrested in Rio in connection with the investigation. [13]

Medallists

MedalNameSportEventDate
Silver medal icon.svg Silver Gary O'Donovan
Paul O'Donovan
Rowing Men's lightweight double sculls 12 August
Silver medal icon.svg Silver Annalise Murphy Sailing Women's Laser Radial 16 August
Medals by sport
SportGold medal icon.svgSilver medal icon.svgBronze medal icon.svgTotal
Rowing 0101
Sailing 0101
Total0202
Medals by date
DateGold medal icon.svgSilver medal icon.svgBronze medal icon.svgTotal
12 Aug0101
16 Aug0101
Total0202
Medals by gender
GenderGold medal icon.svgSilver medal icon.svgBronze medal icon.svgTotal
Male0101
Female0101
Total0202

Athletics

Irish athletes achieved qualifying standards in the following athletics events (up to a maximum of 3 athletes in each event): [14] [15]

Following the end of the qualifying period on July 11, 2016, a total of 17 athletes (8 men and 9 women) were officially named to the Irish track and field roster, with race walker and London 2012 bronze medalist Robert Heffernan becoming the first Irishman in history to be selected for five consecutive Olympics. [16]

Key
Track & road events
Men
AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinal
ResultRankResultRankResultRank
Mark English 800 m 1:46.403 Q1:45.935Did not advance
Thomas Barr 400 m hurdles 48.932 Q48.391 Q47.974
Mick Clohisey Marathon 2:26:34103
Paul Pollock 2:16:2432
Kevin Seaward 2:20:0664
Alex Wright 20 km walk 1:25:2546
Brendan Boyce 50 km walk 3:53:5919
Robert Heffernan 3:43:556
Alex Wright DNF
Women
AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinal
ResultRankResultRankResultRank
Ciara Everard 800 m 2:07.918Did not advance
Ciara Mageean 1500 m 4:11.512 Q4:08.0711Did not advance
Fionnuala McCormack 10000 m Withdrew before race
Michelle Finn 3000 m steeplechase 9:49.4511Did not advance
Kerry O'Flaherty 9:45.5314Did not advance
Sara Louise Treacy 9:46.2412 q9:52.7017
Breege Connelly Marathon 2:44:4176
Lizzie Lee 2:39:5757
Fionnuala McCormack 2:31:2220
Field events
AthleteEventQualificationFinal
DistancePositionDistancePosition
Tori Pena Women's pole vault 4.3027Did not advance

Badminton

Ireland qualified two badminton players for each of the following events into the Olympic tournament. Two-time Olympian Scott Evans was selected among the top 34 individual shuttlers in the men's singles based on the BWF World Rankings as of 5 May 2016, while Chloe Magee picked up one of the spare athlete berths from the doubles as the next highest-ranked eligible player in the women's singles. [17] [18]

AthleteEventGroup stageEliminationQuarterfinalSemifinalFinal / BM
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
RankOpposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank
Scott Evans Men's singles Flag of Germany.svg  Zwiebler  (GER)
W (9–21, 21–17, 21–7)
Flag of Brazil.svg  de Oliveira  (BRA)
W (21–8, 19–21, 21–8)
1Flag of Denmark.svg  Axelsen  (DEN)
L (16–21, 12–21)
Did not advance
Chloe Magee Women's singles Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Wang Yh  (CHN)
L (7–21, 12–21)
Flag of Germany.svg  Schnaase  (GER)
L (14–21, 19–21)
3Did not advance

Boxing

Ireland entered eight boxers to compete in the following weight classes into the Olympic boxing tournament. 2012 Olympic bronze medalist Paddy Barnes and Michael Conlan were the only Irishmen finishing among the top two of their respective division in the World Series of Boxing, and qualified from that method. Conlan and Joe Ward earned spots at the 2015 World Championships. [19] Conlan's results in the World Championships took preference, allowing others to qualify through the WSB. Steven Donnelly had initially finished outside the qualifying places in the WSB, but eventually received the unused spot, following a box-off between both Russian qualifiers (through WSB and World Championships). [20]

Brendan Irvine and David Joyce booked Olympic spots with box-off victories at the 2016 European Qualification Tournament in Samsun, Turkey. [21] Meanwhile, London 2012 lightweight champion Katie Taylor had her sights set to her Olympic title defense in Rio with a quarterfinal victory at the World Championships in Astana, Kazakhstan. [22] Michael O'Reilly secured an additional Olympic place on the Irish roster at the 2016 AIBA World Qualifying Tournament in Baku, Azerbaijan. [23]

Longtime head coach Billy Walsh left the Irish Amateur Boxing Association for USA Boxing in October 2015 after a contract dispute; this was mooted as a factor in the team's disappointing results. [24] [25]

Men
AthleteEventRound of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Paddy Barnes Light flyweight ByeFlag of Spain.svg  Carmona  (ESP)
L 1–2
Did not advance
Brendan Irvine Flyweight Flag of Uzbekistan (3-2).svg  Zoirov  (UZB)
L 0–3
Did not advance
Michael Conlan Bantamweight ByeFlag of Armenia.svg  Avagyan  (ARM)
W 3–0
Flag of Russia.svg  Nikitin  (RUS)
L 0–3
Did not advance
David Joyce Lightweight Flag of Seychelles.svg  Allisop  (SEY)
W 3–0
Flag of Azerbaijan.svg  Selimov  (AZE)
L 0–3
Did not advance
Steven Donnelly Welterweight Flag of Algeria.svg  Kedache  (ALG)
W 3–0
Flag of Mongolia.svg  Tüvshinbat  (MGL)
W 2–1
Flag of Morocco.svg  Rabii  (MAR)
L 1–2
Did not advance
Michael O'Reilly Middleweight ByeFlag of Mexico.svg  Rodríguez  (MEX)
LWO
Disqualified for failing a drugs test
Joe Ward Light heavyweight ByeFlag of Ecuador.svg  Mina  (ECU)
L 1–2
Did not advance
Women
AthleteEventRound of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Katie Taylor Lightweight ByeFlag of Finland.svg  Potkonen  (FIN)
L 1–2
Did not advance

Cycling

Road

Irish riders qualified for a maximum of two quota places in the men's Olympic road race by virtue of their top 15 final national ranking in the 2015 UCI Europe Tour. [26]

AthleteEventTimeRank
Dan Martin Men's road race 6:13:0313
Nicolas Roche 6:19:4329

Track

Following the completion of the 2016 UCI Track Cycling World Championships, Ireland entered one rider to compete only in women's keirin at the Olympics, by virtue of her final individual UCI Olympic ranking in that event.

Keirin
AthleteEvent1st RoundRepechage2nd RoundFinal
RankRankRankRank
Shannon McCurley Women's keirin 5 R4Did not advance

Diving

For the first time since the 1948 Summer Olympics, Ireland entered one diver into the Olympic competition by virtue of a top 18 finish at the 2016 FINA World Cup. [27] [28]

AthleteEventPreliminariesSemifinalsFinal
PointsRankPointsRankPointsRank
Oliver Dingley Men's 3 m springboard 399.8013 Q414.259 Q442.908

Equestrian

Ireland fielded a full squad of riders in the eventing competition by finishing sixth in the team event at the 2014 FEI World Equestrian Games. [29] One dressage and jumping rider were each added to the squad by virtue of the following results in the individual FEI Olympic rankings: a top six placement outside the continental selection in dressage, and a top finish from North Western Europe in jumping. [30]

Dressage

Judy Reynolds and Vancouver K were named to the Irish roster on June 10, 2016. [31]

AthleteHorseEventGrand PrixGrand Prix SpecialGrand Prix FreestyleOverall
ScoreRankScoreRankTechnicalArtisticScoreRank
Judy Reynolds Vancouver K Individual 74.70021 Q74.09017 Q72.25079.14375.69618

Eventing

The Irish eventing team was named to the Olympic equestrian roster on June 9, 2016. [32]

AthleteHorseEventDressageCross-countryJumpingTotal
QualifierFinal
PenaltiesRankPenaltiesTotalRankPenaltiesTotalRankPenaltiesTotalRankPenaltiesRank
Clare Abbott Euro Prince Individual 47.0029107.90112.60380.00112.6036Did not advance112.6036
Jonty Evans Cooley Rorke's Drift41.80922.8064.60160.0064.6013 Q0.0064.60964.609
Mark Kyle Jemilla50.404550.80101.20358.00109.2033Did not advance109.2033
Padraig McCarthy Simon Porloe46.80 #26EliminatedDid not advance
Clare Abbott
Jonty Evans
Mark Kyle
See above Team 135.605123.80278.4098.00286.408286.408

"#" indicates that the score of this rider does not count in the team competition, since only the best three results of a team are counted.

Jumping

Greg Broderick and Going Global were named to the Irish roster on June 8, 2016. [33]

AthleteHorseEventQualificationFinalTotal
Round 1Round 2Round 3Round ARound B
PenaltiesRankPenaltiesTotalRankPenaltiesTotalRankPenaltiesRankPenaltiesTotalRankPenaltiesRank
Greg Broderick Going Global Individual 853 Q51350Did not advance

Field hockey

Ireland qualified for the Olympics after finishing fifth in the 2014–15 Men's FIH Hockey World League Semifinals. [34] Australia's 3–2 victory over New Zealand in the 2015 Oceania Cup confirmed Ireland's qualification. It was the first time Ireland played in an Olympic field hockey tournament since 1908. [35] [36]

Summary

Key:

TeamEventGroup stageQuarterfinalSemifinalFinal / BM
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
RankOpposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank
Ireland men's Men's tournament Flag of India.svg  India
L 2–3
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
L 0–5
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
L 2–3
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
W 4–2
Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina
L 2–3
5Did not advance10
Team roster

The following is the Irish roster in the men's field hockey tournament of the 2016 Summer Olympics. [37]

Head coach: Craig Fulton

  1. David Harte (GK) (C)
  2. John Jackson
  3. Jonathan Bell
  4. Ronan Gormley
  5. Michael Watt
  6. Chris Cargo
  7. Alan Sothern
  8. John Jermyn
  9. Eugene Magee
  10. Peter Caruth
  11. Kirk Shimmins
  12. Shane O'Donoghue
  13. Michael Darling
  14. Kyle Good
  15. Paul Gleghorne
  16. Conor Harte

Reserves:

Group play
PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 54101710+713 Quarter-finals
2Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 5311186+1210
3Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 52211412+28
4Flag of India.svg  India 52129907
5Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland 5104101663
6Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 5014722151
Source: Rio2016
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Matches won; 3) Goal difference; 4) Goals for; 5) Head-to-head result. [38]
6 August 2016 (2016-08-06)
11:00
India  Flag of India.svg3–2Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland
Raghunath Field hockey ball.svg 15+'
Ru. Singh Field hockey ball.svg 27', 49'
Report Shimmins Field hockey ball.svg 45'
Harte Field hockey ball.svg 56'
Umpires:
Murray Grime (AUS)
Paco Vázquez (ESP)

7 August 2016 (2016-08-07)
18:00
Netherlands  Flag of the Netherlands.svg5–0Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland
van der Weerden Field hockey ball.svg 7', 40'
Croon Field hockey ball.svg 8'
Pruijser Field hockey ball.svg 42'
Hertzberger Field hockey ball.svg 60'
Report
Umpires:
Nathan Stagno (GBR)
Tim Pullman (AUS)

9 August 2016 (2016-08-09)
12:30
Germany  Flag of Germany.svg3–2Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland
Fürste Field hockey ball.svg 13', 38'
Zwicker Field hockey ball.svg 42'
Report Magee Field hockey ball.svg 26'
Darling Field hockey ball.svg 59'
Umpires:
Marcelo Servetto (ESP)
Lim Hong Zhen (SIN)

11 August 2016 (2016-08-11)
11:00
Ireland  Flag of Ireland.svg4–2Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
O'Donoghue Field hockey ball.svg 1', 28'
Caruth Field hockey ball.svg 29'
Darling Field hockey ball.svg 57'
Report Tupper Field hockey ball.svg 37', 50'
Umpires:
Marcelo Servetto (ESP)
Nathan Stagno (GBR)

12 August 2016 (2016-08-12)
19:30
Ireland  Flag of Ireland.svg2–3Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina
Jermyn Field hockey ball.svg 25'
O'Donoghue Field hockey ball.svg 51'
Report Saladino Field hockey ball.svg 8'
Peillat Field hockey ball.svg 27', 51'
Umpires:
Simon Taylor (NZL)
Paco Vázquez (ESP)

Golf

Ireland entered four golfers (two per gender) into the Olympic tournament. Pádraig Harrington (world no. 148), Séamus Power (world no. 290), and Leona Maguire (world no. 353) qualified directly among the top 60 eligible players for their respective individual events based on the IGF World Rankings as of 11 July 2016. [39] [40] Meanwhile, Stephanie Meadow received a spare Olympic berth freed up by the Dutch golfers, as second replacement, to join Maguire in the women's tournament. [41] Paul McGinley is the non-playing team leader. [42] [43]

Harrington and Power were confirmed for selection on 14 July, three weeks after the withdrawal in quick succession of Rory McIlroy, Shane Lowry, and Graeme McDowell (world ranked 4, 25, and 57 respectively). [44] McIlroy and Lowry blamed the Zika epidemic while McDowell stated he wanted to be with his pregnant wife. [44] McIlroy and McDowell are from Northern Ireland and there had been speculation in previous years about whether they would choose to represent Ireland or Great Britain, McDowell deciding in 2013 and McIlroy in 2014. [45] [46]

AthleteEventRound 1Round 2Round 3Round 4Total
ScoreScoreScoreScoreScoreParRank
Pádraig Harrington Men's 70716773281−3=21
Séamus Power 71677467279−5=15
Leona Maguire Women's 74657469282–2=21
Stephanie Meadow 77667172286+2=31

Gymnastics

Artistic

Ireland entered two artistic gymnasts into the Olympic competition, including a first female Irish gymnast. London 2012 Olympian Kieran Behan and Ellis O'Reilly had claimed their Olympic spots each in the men's and women's apparatus and all-around events, respectively, at the Olympic Test Event in Rio de Janeiro. [47] [48]

Men
AthleteEventQualificationFinal
ApparatusTotalRankApparatusTotalRank
F PH R V PB HB F PH R V PB HB
Kieran Behan All-around 14.33312.86614.13314.30014.00013.60082.23238Did not advance
Women
AthleteEventQualificationFinal
ApparatusTotalRankApparatusTotalRank
V UB BB F V UB BB F
Ellis O'Reilly All-around 13.26612.30010.70011.66648.73257Did not advance

Modern pentathlon

Ireland qualified two modern pentathletes for the following events at the Games. London 2012 Olympian Arthur Lanigan-O'Keeffe claimed one of the eight available Olympic slots with a first-place finish in the men's event at the 2015 European Championships. [49] Meanwhile, O'Keeffe's teammate Natalya Coyle was granted an invitation from UIPM to compete in the women's event for the second time, as one of the next highest-ranked eligible modern pentathletes, not yet qualified, in the same tournament. [50]

AthleteEventFencing
(épée one touch)
Swimming
(200 m freestyle)
Riding
(show jumping)
Combined: shooting/running
(10 m air pistol)/(3200 m)
Total pointsFinal rank
RRBRRankMP pointsTimeRankMP pointsPenaltiesRankMP pointsTimeRankMP points
Arthur Lanigan-O'Keeffe Men's 16–192251982:03:03133310.00130011:23.96761714468
Natalya Coyle Women's 19–161122152:17.38182880.00130012:58.131652213256

Rowing

Ireland qualified three boats for each of the following rowing classes into the Olympic regatta. Rowing crews in both the men's and women's lightweight double sculls confirmed Olympic places for their boats at the 2015 FISA World Championships in Lac d'Aiguebelette, France, while a women's single sculls rower added one more boat to the Irish roster as a result of her top three finish at the 2016 European & Final Qualification Regatta in Lucerne, Switzerland. [51]

AthleteEventHeatsRepechageQuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Gary O'Donovan
Paul O'Donovan
Men's lightweight double sculls 6:23:721 SA/BBye6:35.703 FA6:31.23Silver medal icon.svg
Sanita Pušpure Women's single sculls 9:11.452 QFBye7:28.684 SC/D7:53.481 FC7:27.6013
Sinéad Lynch
Claire Lambe
Women's lightweight double sculls 7:10.912 SA/BBye7:18.243 FA7:13.096

Qualification Legend: FA=Final A (medal); FB=Final B (non-medal); FC=Final C (non-medal); FD=Final D (non-medal); FE=Final E (non-medal); FF=Final F (non-medal); SA/B=Semifinals A/B; SC/D=Semifinals C/D; SE/F=Semifinals E/F; QF=Quarterfinals; R=Repechage

Sailing

Irish sailors qualified one boat in each of the following classes through the 2014 ISAF Sailing World Championships, the individual fleet Worlds, and European qualifying regattas. [52] [53] Meanwhile, the 49erFX crew claimed an Olympic place on the Irish sailing team by picking up the unused berth freed by the African continental selection based on the results at the 2015 World Championships. [54]

AthleteEventRaceNet pointsFinal rank
123456789101112M*
Finn Lynch Men's Laser 14271539182733304047EL24332
Matt McGovern
Ryan Seaton
Men's 49er 14241141912713192011812110
Annalise Murphy Women's Laser Radial 11347521812671067Silver medal icon.svg
Andrea Brewster
Saskia Tidey
Women's 49erFX 8361813141961881312EL11912

M = Medal race; EL = Eliminated – did not advance into the medal race; strikethrough – each sailor/team discards their worst result

Swimming

Irish swimmers achieved qualifying standards in the following events (up to a maximum of 2 swimmers in each event at the Olympic Qualifying Time (OQT), and potentially 1 at the Olympic Selection Time (OST)): [55] [56]

AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Nicholas Quinn Men's 100 m breaststroke 1:01.2933Did not advance
Men's 200 m breaststroke 2:11.6719Did not advance
Shane Ryan Men's 50 m freestyle 22.8843Did not advance
Men's 100 m freestyle 49.8240Did not advance
Men's 100 m backstroke 53.85 NR 14 Q54.4016Did not advance
Fiona Doyle Women's 100 m breaststroke 1:07.5820Did not advance
Women's 200 m breaststroke 2:29.7625Did not advance

Triathlon

Ireland qualified two triathletes for the following events at the Olympics. Bryan Keane and London 2012 Olympian Aileen Morrison were ranked among the top 40 eligible triathletes each in the men's and women's event, respectively, based on the ITU Olympic Qualification List as of May 15, 2016. [57]

AthleteEventSwim (1.5 km)Trans 1Bike (40 km)Trans 2Run (10 km)Total TimeRank
Bryan Keane Men's 18:100:5759:300:4132:511:52.0940
Aileen Morrison Women's 19:190:541:04:310:4235:482:01:1421

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South Africa competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, from 5 to 21 August 2016. This was the nation's seventh consecutive appearance at the Games in the post-apartheid era, and nineteenth overall in Summer Olympic history. The South African Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee (SASCOC) sent the nation's largest ever delegation to the Olympics, with a total of 138 athletes, 93 men and 45 women, competing across 15 sports.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Thailand at the 2016 Summer Olympics</span> Sporting event delegation

Thailand competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 5 to 21 August 2016. Since the nation's official debut in 1952, Thai athletes had appeared in every edition of the Summer Olympic Games, with the exception of the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, because of its support of the US-led boycott.

Events during the year 2016 in Ireland.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Ireland at the 2020 Summer Olympics</span> Sporting event delegation

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. It was the team's twenty-second appearance at the Summer Olympics, having attended every edition since 1924 except the 1936 Summer Olympics in Germany.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Ireland at the 2024 Summer Olympics</span> Sporting event delegation

Ireland competed at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris from 24 July to 11 August 2024, commemorating its centenary of the team's debut as an independent country in the same venue. Irish athletes have competed in every Summer Olympics edition of the modern era, either in its own right or as part of a Great Britain and Ireland team before 1924, except for the Berlin 1936 Olympics.

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