Ireland at the
1956 Summer Olympics
IOC codeIRL
NOCOlympic Federation of Ireland
Websiteolympics.ie
in Melbourne/Stockholm
Flag bearerTony Byrne[1]
Medals
Ranked 21st
Gold
1
Silver
1
Bronze
3
Total
5
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
Other related appearances
 Great Britain (1896–1920)

Ireland competed at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia and Stockholm, Sweden (equestrian events). Until 2012, it was the nation's most successful Olympic performance, with five medals, three bronze, a silver and a gold.[2]

Medalists

Ireland finished in 21st position in the final medal rankings, with one gold medal and five medals overall. It was the first time Ireland would win medals at two different sports, and the five was a record total for an Irish team at the Olympic Games. This record stood until the 2012 London Olympics, where Ireland won six medals.

Gold

Silver

Bronze

Results by event

Athletics

Men's 110m Hurdles

  • Heat — 14.6s (→ did not advance)

Wrestling

Men's Light-Heavyweight, Freestyle

References

  1. ^ "Flagbearers for Iceland". olympedia.org. OlyMADMen. Retrieved 28 December 2023.
  2. ^ Peavoy, Tadhg (29 June 2012). "Ireland at the Olympics". RTÉ. Retrieved 30 August 2019.


Categories