Ireland at the 1976 Summer Olympics

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Ireland at the
1976 Summer Olympics
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IOC code IRL
NOC Olympic Federation of Ireland
Website olympics.ie
in Montreal
Competitors44 (41 men, 3 women) in 10 sports
Medals
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
0
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
Other related appearances
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Ireland competed at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. 44 competitors, 41 men and 3 women, took part in 34 events in 10 sports. [1]

Contents

Archery

In Ireland's first appearance in archery competition at the Olympics, the nation was represented by one man, James Conroy.

Men's Individual Competition:

Athletics

Men's 800 metres

  • Heat 1:49.29 (→ did not advance)

Men's 1.500 metres

  • Heat 3:39.87
  • Semifinal 3:38.60
  • Final 3:39.51 (→ 4th place)
  • Heat 3:40.12 (→ did not advance)

Men's 5.000 metres

  • Heat 13:40.54 (→ national record, did not advance)

Men's 10.000 metres

  • Heat 28:55.29 (→ did not advance)

Men's Marathon

Women's 1.500 metres

  • Heat 4:08.63 (→ national record, did not advance)

Boxing

Men's Light Flyweight ( 48 kg)

Canoeing

Cycling

Two cyclists represented Ireland in 1976.

Individual road race

Equestrian

Rowing

Men's single sculls
Men's coxless fours
Men's coxed fours

Sailing

Shooting

Swimming

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References

  1. "Ireland at the 1976 Montreal Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 12 September 2015. Retrieved 17 April 2015.