1964 Summer Olympics / Participant (Ireland)

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Ireland took part in the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo with a delegation of 25 athletes (24 men and one woman) to 23 competitions in seven sports part. The only medal win was achieved by boxer James McCourt with a bronze in the lightweight.

Participants by sport

Boxing

• Sean McCafferty

  Flyweight: eliminated in the quarterfinals

• Christopher Rafter

  Bantamweight: eliminated in the 1st round

• Patrick Fitzsimmons

  Featherweight: eliminated in the 1st round

• James McCourt

  Lightweight: bronze

• Brian Anderson

  Light welterweight: eliminated in the 1st round

fencing

Men

• Michael Ryan

  Foil: eliminated in the quarterfinals

  Epee: eliminated in the 1st round

  Saber: eliminated in the 1st round

• John Bouchier-Hayes

  Foil: eliminated in the 1st round

  Epee: eliminated in the quarterfinals

  Saber: eliminated in the 1st round

Judo

• John Ryan

  Open class: 5th place

athletics

Men

• Derek McCleane

  800 m: eliminated in the semi-finals

• Noel Carroll

  800 m: eliminated in the preliminary run

• Basil Clifford

  1500 m: eliminated in the preliminary run

• Tom O'Riordan

  5000 m: eliminated in the preliminary run

• Jim Hogan

  10,000 m: race not finished

  Marathon: race not finished

• John Lawlor

  Hammer throw: 30th place

Women

• Maeve Kyle

  400 m: eliminated in the semi-finals

  800 m: eliminated in the semi-finals

horse riding

• Tony Cameron

  Versatility: 5th place

  Versatility team: 4th place

• Tommy Brennan

  Versatility: 16th place

  Versatility team: 4th place

• John Harty

  Versatility: 18th place

  Versatility team: 4th place

• Harry Freeman-Jackson

  Versatility: 28th place

  Versatility team: 4th place

Wrestling

• Seán O'Connor

  Flyweight, freestyle: eliminated in the 3rd round

• Joseph Feeney

  Welterweight, freestyle: eliminated in the 3rd round

sailing

• John Hooper

  Finn dinghy: 23rd place

• Edward Kelliher

  Dragons: 20th place

• Harry Maguire

  Dragons: 20th place

• Robert D'Alton

  Dragons: 20th place

Web links

• Irish Olympic Team from 1964 in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )