Ireland at the 1984 Summer Olympics

Ireland competed at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, It went from July 28, 1984, to August 12, 1984 United States. 42 competitors, 28 men and 13 women, took part in 35 events in 10 sports.[1]

Ireland at the
1984 Summer Olympics
IOC codeIRL
NOCOlympic Federation of Ireland
Websiteolympics.ie
in Los Angeles
Competitors42 (28 men and 13 women) in 10 sports
Flag bearer Gerry Mullins
Medals
Ranked 33rd
Gold
0
Silver
1
Bronze
0
Total
1
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
Other related appearances
 Great Britain (1896–1920)

Medalists
Main article: 1984 Summer Olympics medal table
Medal Name Sport Event Date
 SilverJohn TreacyAthleticsMen's marathon12 August

Archery
Main article: Archery at the 1984 Summer Olympics

In Ireland's third appearance in archery competition at the Olympics, the nation was represented by two women. This included veteran Hazel Greene.

Women's Individual Competition:

  • Hazel Greene — 2440 points (→ 20th place)
  • Mary Vaughan — 2298 points (→ 39th place)

Athletics
Main article: Athletics at the 1984 Summer Olympics

Men's 800 metres

Men's 1,500 metres

Men's 5,000 metres

  • Ray Flynn
  • Heat — 13:46.84
  • Semifinals — 13:40.74
  • Final — 13:34.50 (→ 11th place)

Men's 10,000 metres

  • Qualifying Heat — 28:18.13
  • Final — 28:28.68 (→ 9th place)

Men's Marathon

  • Final — 2:09:56 (→ Silver Medal)
  • Jerry Kiernan
  • Final — 2:12:20 (→ 9th place)
  • Dick Hooper
  • Final — 2:24:41 (→ 51st place)

Men's 3,000 m Steeplechase

  • Liam O'Brien

Men's Hammer Throw

  • Declan Hegarty
  • Qualification — 70.56m (→ did not advance)
  • Conor McCullough
  • Qualification — 65.56m (→ did not advance)

Women's 800 metres

  • Caroline O'Shea

Women's 3,000 metres

  • Monica Joyce
  • Heat — 8:54.34 (→ did not advance)
  • Roisin Smyth
  • Heat — 9.01.69 (→ did not advance)

Women's Marathon

  • Regina Joyce
  • Final — 2:37:57 (→ 23rd place)
  • Carey May
  • Final — 2:41:27 (→ 28th place)

Women's 400m Hurdles

  • Mary Parr
  • Heat — 1:01.66 (→ did not advance)

Women's Discus Throw

  • Patricia Walsh
  • Qualification — 54.42m
  • Final — 55.38m (→ 9th place)

Boxing
Main article: Boxing at the 1984 Summer Olympics

Men's Light Flyweight (– 48 kg)

  • Gerard Hawkins
  • First Round — Bye
  • Second Round — Lost to Salvatore Todisco (ITA), 0:5

Men's Bantamweight (– 54 kg)

  • Phillip Sutcliffe
  • First Round — Bye
  • Second Round — Lost to Maurizio Stecca (ITA), 0:5

Canoeing

Men's K1 1000m

  • Ian Pringle

Men's K1 500m

  • Ian Pringle

Cycling
Main article: Cycling at the 1984 Summer Olympics

Five cyclists represented Ireland in 1984.

Individual road race
Team time trial

Equestrianism
Main article: Equestrian at the 1984 Summer Olympics

Judo
Main article: Judo at the 1984 Summer Olympics

Sailing
Main article: Sailing at the 1984 Summer Olympics

Shooting
Main article: Shooting at the 1984 Summer Olympics

Swimming
Main article: Swimming at the 1984 Summer Olympics

Women's 100m Freestyle

  • Carolann Heavey
  • Heat — 1:01.34 (→ did not advance, 33rd place)

Women's 200m Freestyle

  • Carolann Heavey
  • Heat — 2:06.61 (→ did not advance, 20th place)

Women's 400m Freestyle

  • Carolann Heavey
  • Heat — 4:36.07 (→ did not advance, 22nd place)

Women's 200m Butterfly

  • Julie Parkes
  • Heat — 2:20.85 (→ did not advance, 21st place)

References
  1. "Ireland at the 1984 Summer Games". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 23 May 2015. Retrieved 24 May 2015.
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