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

• Neil McLaughlin

  Flyweight: 5th place

• Mick Dowling

  Bantamweight: 9th place

• Charlie Nash

  Lightweight: 5th place

• Jim Montague

  Light welterweight: 9th place

• John Rodgers

  Welterweight: 9th place

• Christopher Elliott

  Light middleweight: 9th place

fencing

• John Bouchier-Hayes

  Foil, singles: 1st round

  Epee, singles: 1st round

Weightlifting

• Frank Rothwell

  Middle heavyweight: DNF

Judo

• Anto Clarke

  Lightweight: 19th place

• Liam Carroll

  Light middleweight: 18th place

• Terry Watts

  Middleweight: 19th place

• Patrick Murphy

  Light heavyweight: 19th place

• Matthew Folan

  Heavyweight: 11th place

  Open class: 11th place

canoe

Canoe racing

Men

• Howard Watkins

  Single kayak, 1000 m: semi-finals

  Two-person kayak, 1000 m: 1st lap (hope run)

• Brendan O'Connell

  Two-person kayak, 1000 m: 1st lap (hope run)

Women

• Ann McQuaid

  Women, single kayak, 500 m: 1st lap (hope run)

Canoe slalom

• Gerry Collins

  Single kayak, slalom: 24th place

athletics

Men

• Fanahan McSweeney

  400 m: advance

• Frank Murphy

  800 m: semi-finals

  1500 m: advance

• Mike Keogh

  5000 m: advance

• John Hartnett

  5000 m: advance

• Neil Cusack

  10,000 m: advance

• Danny McDaid

  Marathon: 23rd place

• Desmond McGann

  Marathon: 42nd place

• Donald Walsh

  Marathon: 47th place

• Edward Leddy

  3000 m obstacle: advance

• Phil Conway

  Shot put: 27th place in qualification

Women

• Mary Tracey-Purcell

  Women, 800 m: forward

  Women, 1500 m: forward

• Claire Walsh

  Women, 800 m: forward

• Margaret Murphy

  Women, 100 m hurdles: preliminary

  Women, pentathlon: 27th place

Cycling

Street

• Liam Horner

  Road race: 38th place

  Team time trial (100 km): 26th place

• Kieron McQuaid

  Road race: 40th place

  Team time trial (100 km): 26th place

• Peter Doyle

  Road race: 69th place

  Team time trial (100 km): 26th place

• Noel Taggart

  Road race: DNF

  Team time trial (100 km): 26th place

horse riding

• William Buller

  Versatility, singles: 22nd place

  Versatility, team: 9th place

• Ronald McMahon

  Versatility, singles: 24th place

  Versatility, team: 9th place

• Patrick Lonolly-Carew

  Versatility, singles: 28th place

  Versatility, team: 9th place

• William McLernon

  Versatility, Individual: DNF

  Versatility, team: 9th place

rowing

• Seán Drea

  One: 7th place

shoot

• William Campbell

  Skeet: 52nd place

• Arthur McMahon

  Skeet: 53rd place

• Dermot Kelly

  Trap: 38th place

• Gerry Brady

  Trap: 42nd place

swim

Men

• Andrew Hunter

  100 m freestyle: preliminary

• Brian Clifford

  1500 m freestyle: preliminary

• Liam ball

  100 m chest: forward

  200 m chest: forward

Women

• Aisling O'Leary

  Women, 800 m freestyle: preliminary

  Women, 4 × 100 m freestyle: preliminary

  Women, 4 × 100 m layers: preliminary

• Christine Fulcher

  Women, 100 m back: forward

  Women, 200 m back: forward

  Women, 4 × 100 m freestyle: preliminary

  Women, 4 × 100 m layers: preliminary

• 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

• Brenda McGrory

  Women, 100 m butterfly: preliminary

  Women, 4 × 100 m freestyle: preliminary

  Women, 4 × 100 m layers: preliminary

sailing

• Kevin McLaverty

  Finn dinghy: 31st place

• Harold Cudmore

  Flying Dutchman: 17th place

• Richard O'Shea

  Flying Dutchman: 17th place

• David Wilkins

  Tempest: 8th place

• Sean Whitaker

  Tempest: 8th place

• Robert Hennessy

  Dragons: 16th place

• Treen Carson Morris

  Dragons: 16th place

• Harry Byrne

  Dragons: 16th place (from the third race)

• Joseph McMenamin

  Kites: 16th place (only sailed the first and second races)

Web links

1. ↑ Irish Olympic team from 1972 in the database of Sports-Reference (English; archived from the original )
2. ↑ Results of the 1972 Summer Olympics (PDF; 29.4 MB)