1948 Summer Olympics / Participant (Ireland)
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Ireland took part in the 1948 Summer Olympics in London with a delegation of 73 athletes (68 men and 5 women) in 34 competitions in ten competitions.
None of the athletes managed to win a medal in the sport, but Letitia Hamilton secured bronze for her work in the oil paintings and watercolors category .
Participants by sport
basketball
- 23rd place
Boxing
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Billy Barnes
- Flyweight: eliminated in the round of 16
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Willie Lenihan
- Bantamweight: eliminated in the quarterfinals
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Kevin Martin
- Featherweight: eliminated in the second round
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Maxie McCullagh
- Lightweight: eliminated in the quarterfinals
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Peter Foran
- Welterweight: eliminated in the second round
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Mick McKeon
- Middleweight: 4th place
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Hugh O'Hagan
- Light Heavyweight: Eliminated in the quarterfinals
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Gearóid Ó Colmáin
- Heavyweight: eliminated in the last sixteen
fencing
- Men
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Owen Tuohy
- Foil: eliminated in the preliminary round
- Foil team: eliminated in the preliminary round
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Nick Thuillier
- Foil: eliminated in the preliminary round
- Foil team: eliminated in the preliminary round
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Tom Smith
- Foil: eliminated in the preliminary round
- Foil team: eliminated in the preliminary round
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Paddy Duffy
- Foil team: eliminated in the preliminary round
- Women
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Dorothy Dermody
- Foil: eliminated in the preliminary round
Soccer
- eliminated in the preliminary round
Art competitions
- May power
- Flora Vere O'Brien
- Stanislaus Lynch
- Charles Lamb
- Jack Hanlon
- Edmondo Gigante
- Christopher Campbell
- Desmond Broe
- Ina Boyle
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Letitia Hamilton
- Oil paintings and watercolors: bronze
athletics
- Men
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Jimmy Reardon
- 400 m: eliminated in the semi-finals
- 4 x 400 meter relay: eliminated in the run-up
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John Joe Barry
- 1500 m: eliminated in the preliminary run
- 5000 m: eliminated in the preliminary run
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Paddy Fahey
- 10,000 m: race not finished
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Paddy Mulvihill
- Marathon: 26th place
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Reggie Myles
- 4 x 400 meter relay: eliminated in the run-up
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Paul Dolan
- 4 x 400 meter relay: eliminated in the run-up
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Charles Denroche
- 4 x 400 meter relay: eliminated in the run-up
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David Guiney
- Shot put: without a valid attempt
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Cummin Clancy
- Discus throw: 22nd place
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Dan Coyle
- Hammer throw: 19th place
horse riding
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Dan Corry
- Show jumping: 14th place
- Show jumping team: eliminated
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Fred Ahern
- Show jumping: 17th place
- Show jumping team: eliminated
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Jack Lewis
- Show jumping: eliminated
- Show jumping team: eliminated
rowing
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Paddy Dooley
- Eighth with helmsman: eliminated in the quarterfinals
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Robin Tamplin
- Eighth with helmsman: eliminated in the quarterfinals
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Paddy Harold
- Eighth with helmsman: eliminated in the quarterfinals
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Barry McDonnell
- Eighth with helmsman: eliminated in the quarterfinals
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Danny Taylor
- Eighth with helmsman: eliminated in the quarterfinals
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Joe Hanly
- Eighth with helmsman: eliminated in the quarterfinals
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Morgan McElligott
- Eighth with helmsman: eliminated in the quarterfinals
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Tom Dowdall
- Eighth with helmsman: eliminated in the quarterfinals
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Denis Sugrue
- Eighth with helmsman: eliminated in the quarterfinals
sailing
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Jimmy Mooney
- Firefly: 16th place
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Alf Delany
- Star: 13th place
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Hugh Allen
- Star: 13th place
Diving
- Men
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Eddie Heron
- 3 m jumping: competition not finished
Web links
- Irish Olympic Team from 1948 in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )