Ireland at the 1956 Summer Olympics

Ireland at the 1956 Summer Olympics
IOC code	IRL
NOC	Olympic Federation of Ireland
Website	olympics.ie
in Melbourne/Stockholm
Medals Ranked 21st	Gold 1 Silver 1 Bronze 3 Total 5
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
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Other related appearances
Great Britain (1896–1920)

Ireland competed at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia and Stockholm, Sweden (equestrian events). Until 2012, it was the nation's most successful Olympic performance, with five medals, three bronze, a silver and a gold.^[1]

Medalists[]

Ireland finished in 21st position in the final medal rankings, with one gold medal and five medals overall. It was the first time Ireland would win medals at two different sports, and the five was a record total for an Irish team at the Olympic Games. This record stood until the 2012 London Olympics, where Ireland won six medals.

Gold[]

• Ronnie Delaney — Athletics, Men's 1500 m

Silver[]

• Fred Tiedt — Boxing, Men's Welterweight

Bronze[]

• John Caldwell — Boxing, Men's Flyweight
• Fred Gilroy — Boxing, Men's Bantamweight
• Anthony Byrne — Boxing, Men's Lightweight

Results by event[]

Athletics[]

Men's 110m Hurdles

• Eamonn Kinsella

• Heat — 14.6s (→ did not advance)

Wrestling[]

Men's Light-Heavyweight, Freestyle

• Gerry Martina 4th

References[]

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