Ireland at the 1956 Summer Olympics
| Ireland at the 1956 Summer Olympics | |
|---|---|
| IOC code | IRL |
| NOC | Olympic Federation of Ireland |
| Website | olympics |
| in Melbourne/Stockholm | |
| Competitors | 12 in 4 sports |
| Flag bearer | Tony Byrne[1] |
| Medals Ranked 21st |
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| Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
| Other related appearances | |
| Great Britain (1896–1920) | |
Ireland competed at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia and Stockholm, Sweden (equestrian events). As a partial support to the Dutch-led boycott, Irish athletes under the Olympic flag instead of the national flag. Until 2012, it was the nation's most successful Olympic performance, with five medals, three bronze, a silver and a gold.[2]
Medalists
Ireland finished in 21st position in the final medal rankings, with one gold medal and five medals overall. It was the first time Ireland would win medals at two different sports, and the five was a record total for an Irish team at the Olympic Games. This record stood until the 2012 London Olympics, where Ireland won six medals.
| Medal | Name | Sport | Event |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gold | Ronnie Delaney | Athletics | Men's 1500 m |
| Silver | Fred Tiedt | Boxing | Men's Welterweight |
| Bronze | John Caldwell | Boxing | Men's Flyweight |
| Bronze | Fred Gilroy | Boxing | Men's Bantamweight |
| Bronze | Anthony Byrne | Boxing | Men's Lightweight |
Athletics
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Ron Delany | Men's 1500m | – | 3:47.4 | 3 | 3:41.2 | ||
| Eamonn Kinsella | Men's 110m Hurdles | 14.66 | 4 | Did Not Advance | |||
| Maeve Kyle | Women's 100m | 12.3 | 6 | ||||
| Women's 200m | 26.4 | 5 | |||||
Boxing
| Athlete | Event | First Round | Second Round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition
Result |
Opposition
Result |
Opposition
Result |
Opposition
Result |
Opposition
Result |
Rank | ||
| John Caldwell | Flyweight | Bye | Shwe (BIR)
W RSC Round 3 |
Batchelor (AUS)
W Points |
Dobrescu (ROU)
L Points |
Did Not Advance | |
| Frederick Gilroy | Bantamweight | Bye | Stepanov (URS)
W KO |
Mario Sitri (ITA)
W Points |
Behrendt (EUA)
L Points |
Did Not Advance | |
| Martin Smyth | Featherweight | Hämäläinen (FIN)
L Points |
Did Not Advance | ||||
| Anthony Byrne | Lightweight | Bye | Chovanec (TCH)
W DSQ |
Molina (USA)
W Points |
Kurschat (EUA)
W Points |
Did Not Advance | |
| Harry Perry | Light Welterweight | Bye | Saluden (FRA)
L Points |
Did Not Advance | |||
| Fred Tiedt | Welterweight | Walasek (POL)
W Points |
– | Lane (USA)
W Points |
Hogarth (AUS)
W Points |
Linca (ROU)
L Points |
|
| Patrick Sharkley | Heavyweight | Åhsman (SWE)
W KO |
Did Not Advance | ||||
Wrestling
Men's Light-Heavyweight, Freestyle
- Gerry Martina 4th Won against Spyros Defteraios (GRE)
References
- ^ "Flagbearers for Iceland". Olympedia. OlyMADMen. Retrieved 28 December 2023.
- ^ Peavoy, Tadhg (29 June 2012). "Ireland at the Olympics". RTÉ. Retrieved 30 August 2019.