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Ireland At The 1984 Summer Olympics
Ireland competed at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, It went from July 28, 1984 to August 12, 1984 United States. 42 competitors, 28 men and 13 women, took part in 35 events in 10 sports. Medalists Archery In Ireland's third appearance in archery competition at the Olympics, the nation was represented by two women. This included veteran Hazel Greene. Women's Individual Competition: * Hazel Greene — 2440 points (→ 20th place) * Mary Vaughan — 2298 points (→ 39th place) Athletics Men's 800 metres *Marcus O'Sullivan Men's 1,500 metres *Marcus O'Sullivan * Paul Donovan *Frank O'Mara Men's 5,000 metres *Ray Flynn :* Heat — 13:46.84 :* Semifinals — 13:40.74 :* Final — 13:34.50 (→ 11th place) Men's 10,000 metres * John Treacy :* Qualifying Heat — 28:18.13 :* Final — 28:28.68 (→ 9th place) Men's Marathon * John Treacy :* Final — 2:09:56 (→ Silver Medal) * Jerry Kiernan :* Final — 2:12:20 (→ 9th pl ... [...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] |