Ireland at the 1956 Summer Olympics

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]

Ireland at the
1956 Summer Olympics
IOC codeIRL
NOCOlympic Federation of Ireland
Websiteolympics.ie
in Melbourne/Stockholm
Competitors12 in 4 sports
Flag bearerTony Byrne[1]
Medals
Ranked 21st
Gold
1
Silver
1
Bronze
3
Total
5
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
Other related appearances
 Great Britain (1896–1920)

Medalists

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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


Results by event

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Men's 110m Hurdles

  • Heat — 14.6s (→ did not advance)

Men's Light-Heavyweight, Freestyle

References

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  1. ^ "Flagbearers for Iceland". olympedia.org. OlyMADMen. Retrieved 28 December 2023.
  2. ^ Peavoy, Tadhg (29 June 2012). "Ireland at the Olympics". RTÉ. Retrieved 30 August 2019.