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Ireland at the 1968 Summer Olympics

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Ireland at the
1968 Summer Olympics
IOC codeIRL
NOCOlympic Federation of Ireland
Websiteolympics.ie
in Mexico City
Competitors31 in 7 sports
Flag bearerJim McCourt[1]
Medals
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
0
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
Other related appearances
 Great Britain (1896–1920)

Ireland competed at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, Mexico. 31 competitors, 25 men and 6 women, took part in 32 events in 7 sports.[2] They did not win any medals.

Athletics

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Boxing

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Cycling

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Three cyclists represented Ireland in 1968.

Individual road race

Equestrian

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Fencing

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Four fencers, all men, represented Ireland in 1968.

Men's foil
Men's team foil
Men's épée
Men's team épée
Men's sabre
Men's team sabre

Shooting

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Three shooters, all men, represented Ireland in 1968.

Trap
Skeet

Swimming

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References

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  1. ^ "Jim McCourt". olympedia.org. Retrieved 29 December 2023.
  2. ^ "Ireland at the 1968 Mexico City Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 16 October 2013. Retrieved 8 September 2014.