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Ireland at the 1948 Summer Olympics 
Summary
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.[2] 72 competitors, 68 men and 4 women, took part in 32 events in 9 sports.[3]
| Ireland at the 1948 Summer Olympics | |
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| IOC code | IRL |
| NOC | Olympic Federation of Ireland |
| Website | olympics |
| in London | |
| Competitors | 72 in 9 sports |
| Flag bearer | Paddy Carroll[1] |
| Medals |
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| Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
| Other related appearances | |
 Great Britain (1896–1920) | |
Athletics edit
Basketball edit
Ireland made their only Olympic basketball appearance to date, losing all five of their games and finishing last of 23 teams.[4]
Boxing edit
Equestrian edit
Fencing edit
Five fencers, four men and one woman, represented Ireland in 1948.
Football edit
Rowing edit
Ireland had nine male rowers participate in one out of seven rowing events in 1948.[5]
Sailing edit
Art competitions edit
References edit
- ^ "Paddy Carroll". olympedia.org. Retrieved 29 December 2023.
- ^ "University Athletics in Ireland 1857–2000". Cyril M. White, PhD University College Dublin/Athletics Ireland website. Archived from the original on 17 March 2013.
- ^ "Ireland at the 1948 London Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 13 January 2012. Retrieved 18 June 2010.
- ^ "Ireland 'slam-dunked': basketball at the 1948 games". History Ireland. 5 March 2013. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Ireland Rowing at the 1948 London Summer Games". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 13 March 2018.