Ireland at the 1972 Summer Olympics
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| At the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 59 in 12 sports | |||||||||||
| Flag bearer | Ronnie McMahon | |||||||||||
| Medals | Gold 0 |
Silver 0 |
Bronze 0 |
Total 0 |
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 Great Britain (1896–1920) |
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Ireland competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany. 59 competitors, 51 men and 8 women, took part in 54 events in 12 sports.[1] No Irish athletes received an Olympic medal in their sport.
Contents
Athletics
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Men's 400 metres
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- Heat — 47.1 (→ did not advance)
Men's 800 metres
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- Heat — 1:51.1
- Semifinals — 1:49.2 (→ did not advance)
Men's 1.500 metres
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- Heat — 3:43.3 (→ did not advance)
Men's 5.000 metres
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- Heat — 13:57.8 (→ did not advance)
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- Heat — 14:34.6 (→ did not advance)
Men's 10.000 metres
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- Heat — 28:45.8 (→ did not advance)
Men's 3.000 metres Steeplechase
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- Heat — 8:47.4 (→ did not advance)
Men's Marathon
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- Final — 2:22:25 (→ 23rd place)
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- Final — 2:28:31 (→ 42nd place)
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- Final — 2:31:12 (→ 47th place)
Men's Shot Put
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- Qualifying Round — 16.69 m (→ did not advance)
Women's 800 metres
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- Heat — 2:08.98 (→ did not advance)
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- Heat — 2:04.18 (→ did not advance)
Women's 1.500 metres
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- Heat — 4:16.43 (→ national record, did not advance)
Women's 100m Hurdles
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- Heat — 15.89 m (→ did not advance)
Women's Pentathlon
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- Final ranking — 3770 pts (→ 27th place)
Boxing
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Men's Welterweigt 67kg Joe Darcy unable to compete due to injury.
Men's Light Middleweight (– 71 kg)
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- First Round — Bye
- Second Round — Defeated Farouk Kesrouan (LEB), 5:0
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- Third Round — Lost to Emeterio Villanueva (MEX), TKO-3
Canoeing
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Cycling
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Four cyclists represented Ireland in 1972.
- Liam Horner — 38th place
- Kieron McQuaid — 40th place
- Peter Doyle — 69th place
- Noel Taggart — did not finish (→ no ranking)
Equestrianism
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Fencing
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One fencer represented Ireland in 1972.
Judo
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Rowing
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Men's Single Sculls
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- Heat — 7:47.64
- Repechage — 7:50.27
- Semi Finals — 8:27.70
- B-Final — 7:55.33 (→ 7th place)
Sailing
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Shooting
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Swimming
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Men's 100m Freestyle
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- Heat — 56.09s (→ did not advance)
Weightlifting
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References
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