Ireland Ireland ( ; ga, Éire ; Ulster Scots dialect, Ulster-Scots: ) is an island in the Atlantic Ocean, North Atlantic Ocean, in Northwestern Europe, north-western Europe. It is separated from Great Britain to its east by the North Channel (Grea ...

competed at the

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, Canada. 44 competitors, 41 men and 3 women, took part in 34 events in 10 sports.

Archery

In Ireland's first appearance in archery competition at the Olympics, the nation was represented by one man, James Conroy. Men's Individual Competition: * James Conroy — 2255 points (→ 29th place)

Athletics

Men's 800 metres * Niall O'Shaughnessy :* Heat — 1:49.29 (→ did not advance) Men's 1.500 metres * Eamon Coghlan :* Heat — 3:39.87 :* Semifinal — 3:38.60 :* Final — 3:39.51 (→ 4th place) * Niall O'Shaughnessy :* Heat — 3:40.12 (→ did not advance) Men's 5.000 metres * Edward Leddy :* Heat — 13:40.54 (→ national record, did not advance) Men's 10.000 metres * Edward Leddy :* Heat — 28:55.29 (→ did not advance) Men's Marathon * James McNamara — 2:24:57 (→ 39th place) *

Danny McDaid Daniel "Danny" McDaid ( ga, Dónall Mac Daibhéad; born 4 August 1941) is a 2-time Irish Olympic athlete and four times national marathon champion from Letterkenny, County Donegal, Ireland. He is a former member of the Dublin-based athletic cl ...

— 2:27:07 (→ 42nd place) * Neil Cusack — 2:35:47 (→ 55th place) Women's 1.500 metres * Mary Purcell :* Heat — 4:08.63 (→ national record, did not advance)

Boxing

Men's Light Flyweight (– 48 kg) *

Brendan Dunne Brendan Dunne (born 5 July 1955) is an Irish Olympic boxer. He became the first light-flyweight boxer to represent Ireland at the Olympic Games when he competed at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal. He won his first match against Noboru Uchi ...

*# First Round — Defeated Noboru Uchizama (JPN), RSC-2 *# Second Round — Lost to

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(PUR), KO-1

Canoeing

Cycling

Two cyclists represented Ireland in 1976. ; Individual road race *

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— did not finish (→ no ranking) * Oliver McQuaid — did not finish (→ no ranking)

Equestrian

Rowing

;Men's single sculls *

Seán Drea Seán Joseph Drea (born 3 March 1947) is a former Olympic rower from Ireland, specialising in the single scull. He won the Henley Royal Regatta's Diamond Sculls three years in a row, and was the first Irish rower to win a World Championship me ...

4th place in the Final (→ 4th) ;Men's coxless fours *

Martin Feeley Thomas Martin Feeley (13 August 1950 – 21 December 2023) was an Irish vascular surgeon and rower. He competed in the men's coxless four event at the 1976 Summer Olympics. Biography Feeley graduated from University College Dublin (UCD) in 197 ...

2nd in repechage (→ unplaced) * Iain Kennedy 2nd in repechage (→ unplaced) * Andy McDonough 2nd in repechage (→ unplaced) * Jaye Renehan 2nd in repechage (→ unplaced) ;Men's coxed fours * Jim Muldoon 1st in B Final (→ 7th) *

Christy O'Brien Christopher "Christy" O'Brien (11 March 1933 – 7 March 2022) was an Irish hurler who played as a full-forward for the Laois senior team. Born in Borris-in-Ossory, County Laois, O'Brien first arrived on the inter-county scene at the age ...

1st in B Final (→ 7th) * Willie Ryan 1st in B Final (→ 7th) * Mick Ryan 1st in B Final (→ 7th) *

Liam Redmond Liam Redmond (27 July 1913 – 28 October 1989) was an Irish character actor known for his stage, film and television roles. Early life Redmond was one of four children born to cabinet-maker Thomas and Eileen Redmond. Educated at the Christ ...

1st in B Final (→ 7th)

Sailing

Shooting

Swimming

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Ireland At The 1976 Summer Olympics Nations at the 1976 Summer Olympics

1976 in Irish sport