Ireland_at_the_1924_Summer_Olympics

Ireland at the 1924 Summer Olympics

Ireland at the 1924 Summer Olympics

Sporting event delegation

Ireland competed as a national delegation for the first time at the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris.[n 1] The Irish Olympic Council had been admitted to the International Olympic Committee after the Irish Free State's 1922 independence from the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. The Council regarded itself as an all-Ireland body, including Northern Ireland as well as the Free State; it competed as "Ireland" (Irlande) rather than "Irish Free State" (État libre d'Irlande). The team used the Irish tricolour as its flag and "Let Erin Remember" anthem. Jack Yates was awarded a silver medal, and Oliver Gogarty was awarded a bronze.

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Aquatics

Water polo

Main article: Water polo at the 1924 Summer Olympics
See also: Ireland men's national water polo team

Ireland made its debut Olympic water polo appearance.

Roster
First round
  • Bye
Quarterfinals
Czechoslovakia  4–2  Ireland Piscine des Tourelles

Athletics

Main article: Athletics at the 1924 Summer Olympics

Ten athletes represented Ireland in 1924. It was the nation's debut appearance in the sport as well as the Games.

Ranks given are within the heat.

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Boxing

Main article: Boxing at the 1924 Summer Olympics

Seven boxers represented Ireland at the 1924 Games. It was the nation's debut in the sport as well as the Olympics as an independent nation. Dwyer was the most successful Irish boxer, taking fourth place. His three bouts won were three times as many as the rest of the team combined, with Murphy getting the only other win.

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Football

Main article: Football at the 1924 Summer Olympics

The Football Association of the Irish Free State or FAIFS (now the Football Association of Ireland or FAI) sent a team of amateur players to the Olympic tournament, which was a single-elimination tournament. The Irish Olympic Council shunned the FAIFS as the Council saw itself as an all-Ireland body and the FAIFS was "partitionist" by restricting itself to the Free State.[n 2] The FAIFS had to liaise directly with FIFA regarding its entry, rather than going through the Council. Contemporary records, such as the FAIFS annual report, regarded these three internationals as full internationals, despite featuring amateur teams. After the 1960s these games were reclassified as amateur internationals. However, in June 1999 FIFA declared that early Olympic internationals could be considered as full internationals. That would make them the first games of what is now the Republic of Ireland team.

Of the 22 entrants, 12 teams played in the first round. The 6 winners then joined another 10 teams, including Ireland, in the second round. On May 28 at the Stade Olympique, Ireland beat Bulgaria 1-0 with Paddy Duncan scoring the only goal. As a result of this win they qualified for the quarter-finals. On June 2 they played the Netherlands at the Stade de Paris in Saint-Ouen but lost 2-1 after extra-time. However, the following day, before returning home, the team played one more game, beating Estonia, 3-1 in a friendly at the Stade Olympique.

Round 1
Bye
Round 2
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Attendance: 1,500
Referee: A. Henriot (FRA)
Quarterfinals
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Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Heinrich Retschury (AUT)
Final rank
5th place

Goalkeeper

Defenders

Midfielders

Forwards

Players reserves:

*Note: Murphy, Thomas, Robinson and Dowdall only played in friendly against Estonia.

Tennis

Main article: Tennis at the 1924 Summer Olympics
Men
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Women
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Mixed
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Notes

  1. [n 1]
    Ireland teams had competed in polo in 1908 and cycling in 1912, accredited as part of the British Olympic Association.
  2. [n 2]
    The Irish Football Association governed the sport in Northern Ireland

References

Sources

  • Ryan, Sean (1997). The Boys In Green; The FAI International Story.
  • (ed.) M. Avé, Comité Olympique Français. Les Jeux de la VIIIe Olympiade Paris 1924 – Rapport Officiel (PDF) (in French). Paris: Librairie de France. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 May 2011. Retrieved 7 May 2011. {{cite book}}: |author= has generic name (help)

Citations

  1. [1]
    "John O'Grady". olympedia.org. Retrieved 28 December 2023.
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