1968 Summer Olympics / Participant (Ireland)

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Ireland participated in the 1968 Summer Olympic Games in Mexico City with a delegation of 31 athletes (25 men and 6 women) in 32 competitions in seven sports. None of the athletes managed to win a medal.

Participants by sport

Boxing

• Brendan McCarthy

  Flyweight: eliminated in the round of 16

• Michael Dowling

  Bantamweight: eliminated in the quarterfinals

• Edward Tracey

  Featherweight: eliminated in the second round

• Marty Quinn

  Lightweight: eliminated in the last sixteen

• James McCourt

  Light welterweight: eliminated in the 1st round

• Eamonn McCusker

  Light middleweight: eliminated in the 1st round

fencing

Men

• Fionbarr Farrell

  Foil: eliminated in the 1st round

  Saber: eliminated in the 1st round

  Foil team: eliminated in the 1st round

  Epee team: eliminated in the 1st round

  Saber team: eliminated in the 1st round

• Michael Ryan

  Foil: eliminated in the 1st round

  Epee: eliminated in the 1st round

  Foil team: eliminated in the 1st round

  Epee team: eliminated in the 1st round

  Saber team: eliminated in the 1st round

• John Bouchier-Hayes

  Foil: eliminated in the 1st round

  Saber: eliminated in the 1st round

  Foil team: eliminated in the 1st round

  Epee team: eliminated in the 1st round

  Saber team: eliminated in the 1st round

• Colm O'Brien

  Epee: eliminated in the 1st round

  Saber: eliminated in the 1st round

  Foil team: eliminated in the 1st round

  Epee team: eliminated in the 1st round

  Saber team: eliminated in the 1st round

athletics

Men

• Noel Carroll

  400 m: eliminated in the preliminary run

  800 m: eliminated in the preliminary run

• Frank Murphy

  1500 m: eliminated in the preliminary run

• Patrick McMahon

  Marathon: 12th place

• Michael Molloy

  Marathon: 41st place

• John Kelly

  50 km walking: race not finished

Cycling

• Peter Doyle

  Road Race: Race not finished

• Morris Foster

  Road Race: Race not finished

• Liam Horner

  Road Race: Race not finished

horse riding

• Diana Connolly-Carew

  Show jumping: eliminated

• Ned Campion

  Show jumping: eliminated

• Diana Wilson

  Versatility: 26th place

  Versatility team: eliminated

• Juliet Jobling Purser

  Versatility: 7th place

  Versatility team: eliminated

• Penelope Moreton

  Versatility: Eliminated

  Versatility team: eliminated

• Tommy Brennan

  Versatility: Eliminated

  Versatility team: eliminated

shoot

• Dermot Kelly

  Trap: 47th place

• Gerry Brady

  Skeet: 38th place

• Arthur McMahon

  Skeet: 47th place

swim

Men

• Donnacha O'Dea

  100 m freestyle: eliminated in the preliminary run

  100 m butterfly: eliminated in the preliminary run

  200 m medley: eliminated in the preliminary run

• Liam Ball

  100 m chest: eliminated in the preliminary run

  200 m chest: eliminated in the preliminary run

Women

• Ann O'Connor

  100 m chest: eliminated in the preliminary run

  200 m chest: eliminated in the preliminary run

• Vivienne Smith

  100 m butterfly: eliminated in the preliminary run

  200 m butterfly: eliminated in the preliminary run

Web links

• Irish Olympic Team from 1968 in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )