• Ireland first competed at the Olympic Games in 1924 as the Irish Free State.
• Prior to this, Irish athletes competed as part of Great Britain.
• Pat O'Callaghan
• Bob Tisdall
• Ronald Delaney
• Michael Carruth
• Michelle Smith
• Sonia O'Sullivan
• John Treacy
• Born in Co. Cork on the 15th September 1905
• Died on the 1st December 1991• Olympic Gold Medalist in 1928
– The Shot Putt• He was the first person from an
independent Ireland to win an Olympic medal and is regarded as one of Ireland's greatest-ever athletes
• This was the first time the Irish Tricolour was raised and Amhrán na bhFiann was played.
• Born in Sri Lanka on the 16th May 1907
• Died in Australia on the 27th July 2004
• Raised in Tipperary• Olympic Gold Medalist in 1932
– 400m Hurdles• World record time of 51.7
seconds, which was not recognised because he had a hit a hurdle
• Later rules were changed and his record was recognised
• Born in Co. Wicklow on the 6th March 1935
• Olympic Gold Medalist in 1956 – The mile (1500m)
• Delaney became the first Irishman to win an Olympic title in athletics since Bob Tisdall in 1932.
• Born in Dublin on the 9th July 1967
• Olympic Gold Medalist in 1992 - Boxing
• Born in County Dublin on the 16th December 1969
• 3 time Olympic Gold Medalist in 1996 – Swimming
• Significant controversy followed these victories
• Smith later received a four-year suspension in 1998 after being found guilty of tampering with a urine sample.
• This ban effectively ended her career.
• Born in Cork on the 28th November 1969
• She was one of the world's leading female 5000m runners for most of the 1990s and early 2000s
• Gold Medalist in the 5000m at the 1995 Athletics Championships
• Olympic Silver Medalist in 2000 – 1500m
• Born in Waterford on the 4th June 1957
• Olympic Silver Medalist in 1984 – Marathon
• Waterford’s most successful athlete