Ireland at the 1948 Summer Olympics

Ireland at the Olympic Games
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At the 1948 Summer Olympics in London
Competitors	72 in 9 sports
Medals	Gold 0	Silver 0	Bronze 0	Total 0
Olympic history (summary)
Summer Games
1924 1928 1932 1936 1948 1952 1956 1960 1964 1968 1972 1976 1980 1984 1988 1992 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016
Winter Games
1992 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014
Other related appearances
Great Britain (1896–1920)

Ireland competed at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, England. It was the first time that the country had competed in the Summer Olympics since 1932. A dispute between rival Irish Athletics governing bodies saw many Irish athletes barred from taking part in the Athletics competitions.^[1] 72 competitors, 68 men and 4 women, took part in 32 events in 9 sports.^[2]

Athletics

Basketball

Boxing

Equestrian

Fencing

Five fencers, four men and one woman, represented Ireland in 1948.

Men's foil

• Nick Thuillier
• Owen Tuohy
• Tom Smith

Men's team foil

• Owen Tuohy, Patrick Duffy, Tom Smith, Nick Thuillier

Women's foil

• Dorothy Dermody

Football

Rowing

Sailing

Art competitions

References

1. "University Athletics in Ireland 1857–2000". Cyril M. White, PhD University College Dublin/Athletics Ireland website.
2. "Ireland at the 1948 London Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Retrieved 2010-06-18.