Ireland at the
1952 Summer Olympics
IOC codeIRL
NOCOlympic Federation of Ireland
Websiteolympics.ie
in Helsinki
Competitors19 in 6 sports
Flag bearer Paddy Carroll[1]
Medals
Ranked 34th
Gold
0
Silver
1
Bronze
0
Total
1
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
Other related appearances
 Great Britain (1896–1920)

Ireland competed at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, Finland. 19 competitors, all men, took part in 18 events in 6 sports.[2] Ireland won its silver medal when John McNally reached the Bantamweight final

Medalists

Silver

Athletics

Main article: Athletics at the 1952 Summer Olympics

Boxing

Main article: Boxing at the 1952 Summer Olympics

Equestrian

Main article: Equestrian at the 1952 Summer Olympics

Fencing

Main article: Fencing at the 1952 Summer Olympics

Four fencers, all men, represented Ireland in 1952.

Men's foil
Men's épée

Sailing

Main article: Sailing at the 1952 Summer Olympics

Wrestling

Main article: Wrestling at the 1952 Summer Olympics

References

  1. ^ "Paddy Carroll". olympedia.org. Retrieved 29 December 2023.
  2. ^ "Ireland at the 1952 Helsinki Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 30 January 2012. Retrieved 20 September 2010.


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