1972 Summer Olympics / Participant (Ireland)
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Ireland took part in the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich with a delegation of 59 athletes (51 men and eight women). These competed in 12 sports in 54 competitions. The rider Ronald McMahon was chosen as the standard bearer for the opening ceremony.
Participants by sport
Boxing
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Neil McLaughlin
- Flyweight: 5th place
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Mick Dowling
- Bantamweight: 9th place
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Charlie Nash
- Lightweight: 5th place
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Jim Montague
- Light welterweight: 9th place
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John Rodgers
- Welterweight: 9th place
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Christopher Elliott
- Light middleweight: 9th place
fencing
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John Bouchier-Hayes
- Foil, singles: 1st round
- Epee, singles: 1st round
Weightlifting
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Frank Rothwell
- Middle heavyweight: DNF
Judo
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Anto Clarke
- Lightweight: 19th place
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Liam Carroll
- Light middleweight: 18th place
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Terry Watts
- Middleweight: 19th place
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Patrick Murphy
- Light heavyweight: 19th place
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Matthew Folan
- Heavyweight: 11th place
- Open class: 11th place
canoe
Canoe racing
Men
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Howard Watkins
- Single kayak, 1000 m: semi-finals
- Two-person kayak, 1000 m: 1st lap (hope run)
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Brendan O'Connell
- Two-person kayak, 1000 m: 1st lap (hope run)
Women
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Ann McQuaid
- Women, single kayak, 500 m: 1st lap (hope run)
Canoe slalom
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Gerry Collins
- Single kayak, slalom: 24th place
athletics
Men
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Fanahan McSweeney
- 400 m: advance
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Frank Murphy
- 800 m: semi-finals
- 1500 m: advance
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Mike Keogh
- 5000 m: advance
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John Hartnett
- 5000 m: advance
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Neil Cusack
- 10,000 m: advance
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Danny McDaid
- Marathon: 23rd place
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Desmond McGann
- Marathon: 42nd place
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Donald Walsh
- Marathon: 47th place
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Edward Leddy
- 3000 m obstacle: advance
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Phil Conway
- Shot put: 27th place in qualification
Women
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Mary Tracey-Purcell
- Women, 800 m: forward
- Women, 1500 m: forward
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Claire Walsh
- Women, 800 m: forward
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Margaret Murphy
- Women, 100 m hurdles: preliminary
- Women, pentathlon: 27th place
Cycling
Street
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Liam Horner
- Road race: 38th place
- Team time trial (100 km): 26th place
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Kieron McQuaid
- Road race: 40th place
- Team time trial (100 km): 26th place
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Peter Doyle
- Road race: 69th place
- Team time trial (100 km): 26th place
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Noel Taggart
- Road race: DNF
- Team time trial (100 km): 26th place
horse riding
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William Buller
- Versatility, singles: 22nd place
- Versatility, team: 9th place
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Ronald McMahon
- Versatility, singles: 24th place
- Versatility, team: 9th place
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Patrick Lonolly-Carew
- Versatility, singles: 28th place
- Versatility, team: 9th place
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William McLernon
- Versatility, Individual: DNF
- Versatility, team: 9th place
rowing
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Seán Drea
- One: 7th place
shoot
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William Campbell
- Skeet: 52nd place
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Arthur McMahon
- Skeet: 53rd place
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Dermot Kelly
- Trap: 38th place
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Gerry Brady
- Trap: 42nd place
swim
Men
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Andrew Hunter
- 100 m freestyle: preliminary
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Brian Clifford
- 1500 m freestyle: preliminary
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Liam ball
- 100 m chest: forward
- 200 m chest: forward
Women
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Aisling O'Leary
- Women, 800 m freestyle: preliminary
- Women, 4 × 100 m freestyle: preliminary
- Women, 4 × 100 m layers: preliminary
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Christine Fulcher
- Women, 100 m back: forward
- Women, 200 m back: forward
- Women, 4 × 100 m freestyle: preliminary
- Women, 4 × 100 m layers: preliminary
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Ann O'Connor
- Women, 100 m chest: forward
- Women, 200 m chest: preliminary
- Women, 4 × 100 m freestyle: preliminary
- Women, 4 × 100 m layers: preliminary
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Brenda McGrory
- Women, 100 m butterfly: preliminary
- Women, 4 × 100 m freestyle: preliminary
- Women, 4 × 100 m layers: preliminary
sailing
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Kevin McLaverty
- Finn dinghy: 31st place
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Harold Cudmore
- Flying Dutchman: 17th place
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Richard O'Shea
- Flying Dutchman: 17th place
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David Wilkins
- Tempest: 8th place
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Sean Whitaker
- Tempest: 8th place
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Robert Hennessy
- Dragons: 16th place
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Treen Carson Morris
- Dragons: 16th place
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Harry Byrne
- Dragons: 16th place (from the third race)
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Joseph McMenamin
- Kites: 16th place (only sailed the first and second races)
Web links
- ↑ Irish Olympic team from 1972 in the database of Sports-Reference (English; archived from the original )
- ↑ Results of the 1972 Summer Olympics (PDF; 29.4 MB)