| Ireland at the 2017 Summer Universiade | |
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| IOC code | IRL |
| NOC | National Olympic Committee of Ireland |
| in Taipei, Taiwan 19 – 30 August 2017 | |
| Competitors | 63 in 4 sports |
| Medals Ranked 41st |
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| Summer Universiade appearances | |
Ireland participated at the 2017 Summer Universiade , in Taipei, Taiwan.
| Sport | Men | Women | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Athletics | 5 | 6 | 11 |
| Diving | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Football | 20 | 20 | 40 |
| Swimming | 10 | 0 | 10 |
| Total | 36 | 27 | 63 |
| Sport | Men | Women | Grand Total | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 |  |  | Total | | | | Total | | | | Total | |
| Swimming | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gold | Shane Ryan | Swimming | Men's 50 metre backstroke | 23 August |
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