- Ireland at the Olympics
Ireland has been represented as an independent
state at theSummer Olympic Games since 1924 inParis . From 1900 to 1920, Irish athletes competed as part of the Great Britain team as part ofUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland . An attempt was made in 1906 to gain "separate nation" status but was stopped byPrince George of Greece and Denmark . Since 1924 the team has represented theRepublic of Ireland . Athletes fromNorthern Ireland can choose to compete for either the Ireland team or the UK team (which competes under the name "Great Britain"), per an agreement between theOlympic Council of Ireland and theBritish Olympic Association . Athletes in sports organised on an all-Ireland basis such as boxing tend to represent the Republic of Ireland. Whereas those in sports organised on a Northern Ireland or UK basis such as athletics tend to represent Great Britain.Fact|date=September 2008Medalists (23)
This list does not include Irish medalists that competed for Great Britain from 1900 to 1920, such as the silver medal team in
field hockey at the 1908 Summer Olympics . It also does not include Irish-born medalists that represented other nations, such asJohn Jesus Flanagan , who won the gold medal in thehammer throw three times from 1900 to 1908.ee also
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*Ireland at the 2008 Summer Olympics
*Ireland at the 2004 Summer Olympics
*Ireland at the 2000 Summer Olympics
*Ireland at the 1996 Summer Olympics
*Ireland at the 1992 Summer Olympics
*Ireland at the 1988 Summer Olympics
*Ireland at the 1984 Summer Olympics References
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