Ireland at the 1952 Summer Olympics explained

Noc:	IRL
Nocname:	Olympic Federation of Ireland
Games:	Summer Olympics
Year:	1952
Location:	Helsinki
Competitors:	19
Sports:	6
Flagbearer:	Paddy Carroll^[1]
Rank:	34
Gold:	0
Silver:	1
Bronze:	0
Appearances:	auto
See also:	(1896–1920)

Ireland competed at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, Finland. 19 competitors, all men, took part in 18 events in 6 sports.^[2] Ireland won its silver medal when John McNally reached the Bantamweight final

Athletics

See main article: Athletics at the 1952 Summer Olympics.

Boxing

See main article: Boxing at the 1952 Summer Olympics.

Equestrian

See main article: Equestrian at the 1952 Summer Olympics.

Fencing

See main article: Fencing at the 1952 Summer Olympics. Four fencers, all men, represented Ireland in 1952.

Men's foil

• Harry Thuillier
• Patrick Duffy

Men's épée

• Tom Kearney
• Patrick Duffy
• George Carpenter

Sailing

See main article: Sailing at the 1952 Summer Olympics.

Wrestling

See main article: Wrestling at the 1952 Summer Olympics.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Paddy Carroll . olympedia.org . 29 December 2023.
2. Web site: Ireland at the 1952 Helsinki Summer Games . 2010-09-20 . sports-reference.com . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120130055953/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/countries/IRL/summer/1952/ . 2012-01-30 .