1960 Summer Olympics / Participant (Ireland)
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Ireland took part in the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome with a delegation of 49 athletes (47 men and 2 women) in 39 competitions in eight sports. None of the athletes managed to win a medal.
Participants by sport
Boxing
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Adam McLean
- Flyweight: eliminated in the 1st round
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Paddy Kenny
- Bantamweight: eliminated in the round of 16
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Ando Reddy
- Featherweight: eliminated in the second round
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Danny O'Brien
- Lightweight: eliminated in the last sixteen
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Bernie Meli
- Light welterweight: eliminated in the second round
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Henry Perry
- Welterweight: eliminated in the 1st round
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Mick Reid
- Light middleweight: eliminated in the last sixteen
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Eamonn McKeon
- Middleweight: eliminated in the last sixteen
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Colm McCoy
- Light heavyweight: eliminated in the 1st round
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Joe Casey
- Heavyweight: eliminated in the 1st round
fencing
- Men
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Brian Hamilton
- Foil: eliminated in the preliminary round
- Epee team: eliminated in the preliminary round
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Harry Thuillier
- Foil: eliminated in the preliminary round
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George Carpenter
- Epee: eliminated in the preliminary round
- Epee team: eliminated in the preliminary round
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Christopher Bland
- Epee: eliminated in the preliminary round
- Epee team: eliminated in the preliminary round
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Tom Kearney
- Epee: eliminated in the preliminary round
- Epee team: eliminated in the preliminary round
- Women
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Shirley Armstrong
- Foil: eliminated in the preliminary round
Weightlifting
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Sammy Dalzell
- Featherweight: 22nd place
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Tommy Hayden
- Lightweight: 22nd place
athletics
- Men
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Paddy Lowry
- 100 m: eliminated in the preliminary run
- 200 m: eliminated in the preliminary run
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Ronnie Delany
- 800 m: eliminated in the quarterfinals
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Michael Hoey
- 5000 m: eliminated in the preliminary run
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Gerry McIntyre
- Marathon: 22nd place
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Willie Dunne
- Marathon: 42nd place
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Bertie Messitt
- Marathon: race not finished
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Frank O'Reilly
- 50 km walking: 20th place
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John Lawlor
- Hammer throw: 4th place
- Women
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Maeve Kyle
- 100 m: eliminated in the preliminary run
- 200 m: eliminated in the preliminary run
Cycling
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Peter Crinnion
- Road Race: Race not finished
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Sonny Cullen
- Road Race: Race not finished
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Séamus Herron
- Road Race: Race not finished
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Michael Horgan
- Track sprint: eliminated in the 2nd round
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Martin McKay
- Track sprint: eliminated in the 2nd round
- Track 1000 m individual time trial: 24th place
horse riding
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Eddie Harty
- Versatility: 9th place
- Versatility team: 6th place
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Tony Cameron
- Versatility: 27th place
- Versatility team: 6th place
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Ian Hume-Dudgeon
- Versatility: 30th place
- Versatility team: 6th place
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Harry Freeman-Jackson
- Versatility: Eliminated
- Versatility team: 6th place
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Sean Daly
- Show jumping: eliminated
- Show jumping team: eliminated
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Billy Ringrose
- Show jumping: eliminated
- Show jumping team: eliminated
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Éamon O'Donohoe
- Show jumping: eliminated
- Show jumping team: eliminated
Wrestling
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Seán O'Connor
- Flyweight, freestyle: eliminated in the 2nd round
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Dermot Dunne
- Bantamweight, freestyle: eliminated in the 3rd round
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Joe Feeney
- Welterweight, freestyle: eliminated in the 2nd round
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Gerry Martina
- Light heavyweight, freestyle: eliminated in the 1st round
sailing
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Somers Payne
- Finn dinghy: 18th place
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Johnny Hooper
- Flying Dutchman: 10th place
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Peter Gray
- Flying Dutchman: 10th place
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Jimmy Mooney
- Dragons: 12th place
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Robin Benson
- Dragons: 12th place
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David Ryder
- Dragons: 12th place
Web links
- Irish Olympic Team from 1960 in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )