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🇮🇷Ireland at Melbourne 1956

summer Games

12
Athletes
1
Gold
1
Silver
3
Bronze
5
Total Medals

Medalists

AthleteEventSport
Ronnie DelanyAthletics 1,500 metres, Men (Olympic)Athletics
Fred TiedtBoxing Welterweight, Men (Olympic)Boxing
Freddie GilroyBoxing Bantamweight, Men (Olympic)Boxing
Johnny CaldwellBoxing Flyweight, Men (Olympic)Boxing
Tony ByrneBoxing Lightweight, Men (Olympic)Boxing

All Results by Sport

Athletics

1stRonnie DelanyAthletics 1,500 metres, Men (Olympic)
6thMaeve KyleAthletics 100 metres, Women (Olympic)
4thEamonn KinsellaAthletics 110 metres Hurdles, Men (Olympic)
5thMaeve KyleAthletics 200 metres, Women (Olympic)
-Ronnie DelanyAthletics 800 metres, Men (Olympic)

Boxing

3rdFreddie GilroyBoxing Bantamweight, Men (Olympic)
=17thMartin SmythBoxing Featherweight, Men (Olympic)
3rdJohnny CaldwellBoxing Flyweight, Men (Olympic)
=9thPa SharkeyBoxing Heavyweight, Men (Olympic)
=9thHarry PerryBoxing Light-Welterweight, Men (Olympic)
3rdTony ByrneBoxing Lightweight, Men (Olympic)
2ndFred TiedtBoxing Welterweight, Men (Olympic)

Sailing

16thSomers PayneSailing One Person Dinghy, Open (Olympic)

Wrestling

4thGerry MartinaWrestling Light-Heavyweight, Freestyle, Men (Olympic)