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Ireland At The 1964 Summer Olympics
Ireland competed at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan. 25 competitors, 24 men and 1 woman, took part in 23 events in 7 sports. Medalists Bronze * Jim McCourt - Boxing, Men's Lightweight Athletics Boxing * Flyweight - John Anthony McCafferty ** Round of 32 - beat Carbonelli (Cuba) 5-0 ** Round of 16 - beat Shittu (Ghana) 3-2 ** Quarterfinal - lost to Atzori (Italy) 0-5 * Bantamweight - Christopher Rafferty ** Round of 32 - lost to Almarez (Argentina) 0-5 *Featherweight - Patrick Fitzsimons ** Round of 32 - lost to Gutman (Poland) 0-5 *Lightweight - James McCourt ** Round of 32 - beat Suh (Korea) 4-1 ** Round of 16 - beat Sarwar (Pakistan) 4-1 ** Quarterfinal - beat Barrera (Spain) 4-1 ** Semifinal - lost to Barannikov (USSR) 2-3 (Bronze medal) Equestrian Fencing Two fencers, both men, represented Ireland in 1964. ; Men's foil * Michael Ryan * John Bouchier-Hayes ; Men's épée * Michael Ryan * John Bouchier-Hayes ; Men's sabre * Michael Ryan * John Bouc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Olympic Federation Of Ireland
The Olympic Federation of Ireland or OFI ( ga, Cónaidhm Oilimpeach na hÉireann) (called the Irish Olympic Council until 1952 and the Olympic Council of Ireland until 2018) is the National Olympic Committee (NOC) of the island of Ireland. Athletes from Northern Ireland have the option of participating under its auspices or in the Great Britain Olympic Team. Its mission statement is "To manage and enhance the performance of Team Ireland at Olympic Games whilst developing the Olympic Movement in Ireland." In 2018 the ''Olympic Council of Ireland'' was renamed as the ''Olympic Federation of Ireland''. History The Olympic Federation of Ireland is the new name for the Olympic Council of Ireland, since 15 September 2018. The Irish Olympic Council was founded in 1920, while the Irish War of Independence was pitting the Irish Republic proclaimed by Sinn Féin against the Dublin Castle administration of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. John J. Keane, who was the hea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Boxing At The 1964 Summer Olympics - Featherweight
Boxing (also known as "Western boxing" or "pugilism") is a combat sport in which two people, usually wearing protective gloves and other protective equipment such as hand wraps and mouthguards, throw punches at each other for a predetermined amount of time in a boxing ring. Although the term "boxing" is commonly attributed to "western boxing", in which only the fists are involved, boxing has developed in various ways in different geographical areas and cultures. In global terms, boxing is a set of combat sports focused on striking, in which two opponents face each other in a fight using at least their fists, and possibly involving other actions such as kicks, elbow strikes, knee strikes, and headbutts, depending on the rules. Some of the forms of the modern sport are western boxing, bare knuckle boxing, kickboxing, muay-thai, lethwei, savate, and sanda. Boxing techniques have been incorporated into many martial arts, military systems, and other combat sports. While hu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
