Ireland at the 1952 Summer Olympics

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Ireland at the
1952 Summer Olympics
IOC codeIRL
NOCOlympic Federation of Ireland
Websiteolympics.ie
in Helsinki
Competitors19 in 6 sports
Flag bearer Paddy Carroll
Medals
Ranked 34th
Gold
0
Silver
1
Bronze
0
Total
1
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
Other related appearances
 Great Britain (1896–1920)

Ireland competed at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, Finland. 19 competitors, all men, took part in 18 events in 6 sports. Ireland won its silver medal when John McNally reached the Bantamweight final

Medalists

Silver

Athletics

Boxing

Equestrian

Fencing

Four fencers, all men, represented Ireland in 1952.

Men's foil
Men's épée

Sailing

Wrestling

References

  1. ^ "Paddy Carroll". olympedia.org. Retrieved 29 December 2023.
  2. ^ "Ireland at the 1952 Helsinki Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 30 January 2012. Retrieved 20 September 2010.