Ireland at the 1928 Summer Olympics
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Ireland competed at the 1928 Summer Olympics
in Amsterdam
, Netherlands
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Ireland won its first Olympic medal as an independent nation as Pat O'Callaghan
won the gold medal in the men's hammer throw
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Boxing
Men's Flyweight (– 50.8 kg)
Men's Heavyweight (+ 79.4 kg)
1928 Summer Olympics
The 1928 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the IX Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event which was celebrated in 1928 in Amsterdam, Netherlands. Amsterdam had bid for the 1920 and 1924 Olympic Games, but had to give way to war-victim Antwerp, Belgium, and Pierre de...
in Amsterdam
Amsterdam
Amsterdam is the largest city and the capital of the Netherlands. The current position of Amsterdam as capital city of the Kingdom of the Netherlands is governed by the constitution of August 24, 1815 and its successors. Amsterdam has a population of 783,364 within city limits, an urban population...
, Netherlands
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
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Ireland won its first Olympic medal as an independent nation as Pat O'Callaghan
Pat O'Callaghan
Dr. Patrick O'Callaghan , was an Irish athlete and Olympic gold medallist. He was the first person from an independent Ireland to win an Olympic medal and is regarded as one of Ireland's greatest-ever athletes.-Early & private life:Pat O'Callaghan was born in knockanroe just outside Kanturk,...
won the gold medal in the men's hammer throw
Hammer throw
The modern or Olympic hammer throw is an athletic throwing event where the object is to throw a heavy metal ball attached to a wire and handle. The name "hammer throw" is derived from older competitions where an actual sledge hammer was thrown...
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Medalists
| Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pat O'Callaghan Pat O'Callaghan Dr. Patrick O'Callaghan , was an Irish athlete and Olympic gold medallist. He was the first person from an independent Ireland to win an Olympic medal and is regarded as one of Ireland's greatest-ever athletes.-Early & private life:Pat O'Callaghan was born in knockanroe just outside Kanturk,... |
Athletics Athletics at the 1928 Summer Olympics At the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam, 27 athletics events were contested. The competition was held on a 400 meter track and would become the standard for athletics tracks in the future. For the first time, women's events in athletics were included in the Olympic Games program... |
Men's hammer throw Athletics at the 1928 Summer Olympics - Men's hammer throw The men's hammer throw event was part of the track and field athletics programme at the 1928 Summer Olympics. The competition was held on Monday, July 30, 1928.Sixteen hammer throwers from eleven nations competed.-Medalists:-Records:... |
BoxingBoxing at the 1928 Summer OlympicsThese are the results of the boxing competition at the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam. Medals were awarded in 8 weight classes. The competitions were held from August 7, 1928 to August 12, 1928.-Medal summary:-Participating nations:...
Men's Flyweight (– 50.8 kg)
- Myles McDonagh
- First Round — Bye
- Second Round — Lost to Ben BrilBen BrilBarend Bril was a Dutch boxer.Born in Amsterdam, he competed in the 1928 Summer Olympics at age 15 in his home town....
(HOL), points
Men's Heavyweight (+ 79.4 kg)
- Matthew Flanagan
- First Round — Lost to Arturo RodríguezArturo RodríguezThis article is about the boxer, not the president of the United Farm Workers.Arturo "El Mono" J. Rodríguez Jurado was an Argentine boxer who competed in the 1924 Summer Olympics and in the 1928 Summer Olympics.In 1924, he lost his first fight against Thyge Petersen and was eliminated in the...
(ARG), KO-1