1952 Summer Olympics / Participant (Ireland)
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Ireland took part in the 1952 Summer Olympics in the Finnish capital Helsinki with 19 male athletes in 18 competitions in six sports.
It was Ireland's fifth participation in the Summer Olympics since 1924 .
Flag bearer
Paddy Carroll carried the flag of Ireland during the opening ceremony in the Olympic Stadium .
Medalist
With a silver medal won the Irish team finished 34th in the medals table .
silver
Surname | sport | competition |
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John McNally | Boxing | Bantamweight |
Participants by sport
Boxing
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Andrew Reddy
- Round 1: Eliminated against Aristide Pozzali from Italy by a judge's decision (0: 3)
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John McNally
- Round 1: BYE
- Round 2: won against Alejandro Ortuoste from the Philippines by a judge's decision (3: 0)
- Quarter-finals: won against Vincenzo Dall'Osso from Italy by a judge's decision (3-0)
- Semi-finals: won against Gang Jun-Ho from South Korea by a judge's decision (3-0)
- Final: lost to Pentti Hämäläinen from Finland by a judge's decision (1: 2), 2nd place
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Thomas Reddy
- Round 1: Eliminated against Stevan Redli from Yugoslavia by technical knockout in the second round
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Kevin Martin
- Round 1: won against Marcel Van De Keere from Belgium by a judge's decision (2: 1)
- Round 2: Eliminated against Gheorghe Fiat from Romania by a judge's decision (0: 3), 9th place
Half welter weight (up to 63.5 kg)
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Terence Milligan
- Round 1: won against Ibrahim Afsharpour from Iran by a judge's decision (3-0)
- Round 2: won against Pieter van Klaveren from the Netherlands by a judge's decision (3-0)
- Quarterfinals: lost to Bruno Visintin from Italy by a judge's decision (3-0), 5th place
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Peter Crotty
- Round 1: Eliminated against Harry Gunnarsson from Sweden by technical knockout in the second round
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William Duggan
- Round 1: Eliminated against Vasile Tiţă from Romania by disqualification in the third round
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John Lyttle
- Round 1: eliminated against Jean Lansiaux from France by a judge's decision (0: 3)
fencing
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Patrick Duffy
- Round 1: in group 5 with two wins and four losses, not qualified for round 2, rank 5
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Harold Thuillier
- Round 1: in group 3 with two wins and three defeats not qualified for round 2, rank 5
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George Carpenter
- Round 1: in group 2 with one win and six losses, not qualified for round 2, rank 8
- Patrick Duffy
- Round 1: eliminated in group 3, won one duel / lost six, scored ten hits - 19 suffered, 7th place
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Tom Kearney
- Round one: qualified for the quarter-finals in group 6 with three wins and four defeats, 4th place
- Quarterfinals: in group 5 with two wins and six defeats not qualified for the semi-finals, rank 9
athletics
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Paul Dolan
- Preliminary runs : in run 2 (rank 3) with 11.0 s (hand-stopped) or 11.12 s (electronic) not qualified for the quarter-finals
- Paul Dolan
- Preliminary runs : in run 15 (rank 2) with 21.9 s (hand-stopped) or 22.04 s (electronically) qualified for the quarter-finals
- Quarter-finals : in run 2 (3rd place) with 21.9 s (hand-stopped) or 22.15 s (electronically) not qualified for the semi-finals
- Paul Dolan
- Preliminary runs : in run 10 (3rd place) with 48.5 s (hand-stopped) or 48.81 s (electronic) not qualified for the quarter-finals
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Joe West
- Final: 2: 56: 22.8 hours (+ 33: 19.6 minutes), rank 49
horse riding
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Mark Darley
- Final: 415.66 fault points, 33rd place
- Dressage: 152.66 fault points, rank 36
- Cross-country ride: 253.00 fault points, rank 34
- Show jumping: 10.00 points, rank 10
- Final: 415.66 fault points, 33rd place
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Harry Freeman-Jackson
- Final: 268.66 fault points, rank 27
- Dressage: 183.66 fault points, rank 56
- Cross-country ride: 55.00 points, rank 25
- Show jumping: 30.00 points, rank 31
- Final: 268.66 fault points, rank 27
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Ian Hume-Dudgeon
- Final: 269.20 points, 28th place
- Dressage: 162.20 points, rank 43
- Cross-country ride: 87.00 points, rank 27
- Show jumping: 20.00 points, rank 24
- Final: 269.20 points, 28th place
- Mark Darley, Harry Freeman-Jackson and Ian Hume-Dudgeon
- Final: 953.52 fault points, 6th place
- Dressage: 498.52 fault points, 14th place
- Cross-country ride: 395.00 points, rank 6
- Show jumping: 60.00 points, rank 4
- Final: 953.52 fault points, 6th place
Wrestling
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Jack Vard
- Round one: lost to Richard Garrard from Australia (3-0)
- Round two: lost to Tommy Evans of the United States of America (opponent wins over the shoulders)
sailing
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Alfred Delany
- Final: 2,308 points, 21st place
- 1st race: 402 points, 1:24:36 hours, 14th place
- 2nd race: 186 points, 1:52:07 hours, 23rd place
- 3rd race: 372 points, 1:28:05 hours, 15th place
- 4th race: 269 points, 1:25:35 hours, 19th place
- 5th race:
133 points, 1:36:38 hours,rank 26 - 6th race: 133 points, 1:31:24 hours, rank 26
- 7th race: 946 points, 1:27:18 hours, 4th place
- Final: 2,308 points, 21st place
Web links
- Helsinki 1952 - Official Site of the Olympic Movement (English) .
- Irish Olympic Team 1952 in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original ).