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Ireland At The 1972 Summer Olympics
Republic of Ireland, Ireland competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany. 59 competitors, 51 men and 8 women, took part in 54 events in 12 sports. No Irish athletes received an Olympic medal in their sport. Athletics Men's 400 metres *Fanaghan McSweeney :* Heat — 47.1 (→ did not advance) Men's 800 metres *Frank Murphy (middle distance runner), Frank Murphy :* Heat — 1:51.1 :* Semifinals — 1:49.2 (→ did not advance) Men's 1.500 metres *Frank Murphy (middle distance runner), Frank Murphy :* Heat — 3:43.3 (→ did not advance) Men's 5.000 metres *Michael Keogh (athlete), Michael Keogh :* Heat — 13:57.8 (→ did not advance) *John Hartnett (athlete), John Hartnett :* Heat — 14:34.6 (→ did not advance) Men's 10.000 metres *Neil Cusack :* Heat — 28:45.8 (→ did not advance) Men's 3.000 metres Steeplechase *Edward Leddy :* Heat — 8:47.4 (→ did not advance) Men's Marathon *Danny McDaid :* Final — 2:22 ... [...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] |