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Ireland At The 1948 Summer Olympics
Ireland competed at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, England. It was the first time that the country had competed in the Summer Olympics since 1932. A dispute between rival Irish Athletics governing bodies saw many Irish athletes barred from taking part in the Athletics competitions. 72 competitors, 68 men and 4 women, took part in 32 events in 9 sports. Athletics Basketball Ireland made their only Olympic basketball appearance to date, losing all five of their games and finishing last of 23 teams. Boxing Equestrian Fencing Five fencers, four men and one woman, represented Ireland in 1948. ; Men's foil * Nick Thuillier * Owen Tuohy * Tom Smith ; Men's team foil * Owen Tuohy, Patrick Duffy, Tom Smith, Nick Thuillier ; Women's foil * Dorothy Dermody Football Rowing Ireland had nine male rowers participate in one out of seven rowing events in 1948. ; Men's eight * Paddy Dooley * Robin Tamplin * Paddy Harold * Barry McDonnell * Danny Taylor * Joe Hanl ... [...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] |
Dorothy Dermody
Dorothy "Tommy" Dermody (26 April 1909 – 10 April 2012) was an Irish people, Irish fencing, fencer from County Tipperary. She competed in the women's individual foil (fencing), foil event at the 1948 Summer Olympics. When she died she was, at age 102, Ireland's oldest living Olympian and the oldest living Olympic fencer in the world. Family life Dorothy Dermody was born on 26 April 1909, the daughter of William Dermody and Julia Rose Elizabeth Edith Mary (Evens) Dermody. She was the sister of George William Victor Dermody (born 22 January 1901 in County Tipperary, Tipperary) and Ronald Desmond Dermody (born 18 May 1905 in Kilmullen, County Laois). Her father, William, was born in about 1865 in Ireland and was a ship's captain. He married Julia on 5 January 1900 in County Tipperary, Tipperary. Julia was born in about 1877 in England to timber merchant George Evans and his wife Emma. She was known by her middle name Edith. The family were Protestant. They moved to County Ti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
