Ireland at the
1968 Summer Olympics
IOC codeIRL
NOCOlympic Federation of Ireland
Websiteolympics.ie
in Mexico City
Competitors31 in 7 sports
Flag bearerJim McCourt[1]
Medals
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
0
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
Other related appearances
 Great Britain (1896–1920)

Ireland competed at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, Mexico. 31 competitors, 25 men and 6 women, took part in 32 events in 7 sports.[2] They did not win any medals.

Athletics

Main article: Athletics at the 1968 Summer Olympics

Boxing

Main article: Boxing at the 1968 Summer Olympics

Cycling

Main article: Cycling at the 1968 Summer Olympics

Three cyclists represented Ireland in 1968.

Individual road race

Equestrian

Main article: Equestrian at the 1968 Summer Olympics

Fencing

Main article: Fencing at the 1968 Summer Olympics

Four fencers, all men, represented Ireland in 1968.

Men's foil
Men's team foil
Men's épée
Men's team épée
Men's sabre
Men's team sabre

Shooting

Main article: Shooting at the 1968 Summer Olympics

Three shooters, all men, represented Ireland in 1968.

Trap
Skeet

Swimming

Main article: Swimming at the 1968 Summer Olympics

References

  1. ^ "Jim McCourt". olympedia.org. Retrieved 29 December 2023.
  2. ^ "Ireland at the 1968 Mexico City Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 16 October 2013. Retrieved 8 September 2014.


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