Ireland at the 1976 Summer Olympics

Ireland competed at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. 44 competitors, 41 men and 3 women, took part in 34 events in 10 sports.^[2]

Ireland at the 1976 Summer Olympics
IOC code	IRL
NOC	Olympic Federation of Ireland
Website	olympics.ie
in Montreal
Competitors	44 (41 men, 3 women) in 10 sports
Flag bearer	Frank Moore[1]
Medals	Gold 0 Silver 0 Bronze 0 Total 0
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
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Other related appearances
Great Britain (1896–1920)

Archery

Main article: Archery at the 1976 Summer Olympics

In Ireland's first appearance in archery competition at the Olympics, the nation was represented by one man, James Conroy.

Men's Individual Competition:

• James Conroy – 2255 points (→ 29th place)

Athletics

Main article: Athletics at the 1976 Summer Olympics

Men's 800 metres

• Niall O'Shaughnessy

• Heat – 1:49.29 (→ did not advance)

Men's 1.500 metres

• Eamon Coghlan

• Heat – 3:39.87
• Semifinal – 3:38.60
• Final – 3:39.51 (→ 4th place)

• Niall O'Shaughnessy

• Heat – 3:40.12 (→ did not advance)

Men's 5.000 metres

• Edward Leddy

• Heat – 13:40.54 (→ national record, did not advance)

Men's 10.000 metres

• Edward Leddy

• Heat – 28:55.29 (→ did not advance)

Men's Marathon

• James McNamara – 2:24:57 (→ 39th place)
• Danny McDaid – 2:27:07 (→ 42nd place)
• Neil Cusack – 2:35:47 (→ 55th place)

Women's 1.500 metres

• Mary Purcell

• Heat – 4:08.63 (→ national record, did not advance)

Boxing

Main article: Boxing at the 1976 Summer Olympics

Men's Light Flyweight (– 48 kg)

• Brendan Dunne
  1. First Round – Defeated Noboru Uchizama (JPN), RSC-2
  2. Second Round – Lost to Orlando Maldonado (PUR), KO-1

Canoeing

Main article: Canoeing at the 1976 Summer Olympics

Cycling

Main article: Cycling at the 1976 Summer Olympics

Two cyclists represented Ireland in 1976.

Individual road race

• Alan McCormack – did not finish (→ no ranking)
• Oliver McQuaid – did not finish (→ no ranking)

Equestrian

Main article: Equestrian at the 1976 Summer Olympics

Rowing

Main article: Rowing at the 1976 Summer Olympics

Men's single sculls

• Seán Drea 4th place in the Final (→ 4th)

Men's coxless fours

• Martin Feeley 2nd in repechage (→ unplaced)
• Iain Kennedy 2nd in repechage (→ unplaced)
• Andy McDonough 2nd in repechage (→ unplaced)
• Jaye Renehan 2nd in repechage (→ unplaced)

Men's coxed fours

• Jim Muldoon 1st in B Final (→ 7th)
• Christy O'Brien 1st in B Final (→ 7th)
• Willie Ryan 1st in B Final (→ 7th)
• Mick Ryan 1st in B Final (→ 7th)
• Liam Redmond 1st in B Final (→ 7th)

Sailing

Main article: Sailing at the 1976 Summer Olympics

Shooting

Main article: Shooting at the 1976 Summer Olympics

Swimming

Main article: Swimming at the 1976 Summer Olympics

Men

Athlete	Event	Heat		Semifinal		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Kevin Williamson	200 m freestyle	2:00.08	41	—		Did not advance
	400 m freestyle	4:09.60		—		Did not advance
	1500 m freestyle	16:54.11		—		Did not advance
Robert Howard	100 m backstroke	1:00.77		Did not advance
	100 m butterfly	1:00.92		Did not advance

Women

Athlete	Event	Heat		Semifinal		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Deirdre Sheehan	100 m freestyle	1:02.11		Did not advance
	200 m freestyle	2:15.69		—		Did not advance
	100 m backstroke	1:11.53		Did not advance
Miriam Hopkins	200 m butterfly	2:24.96		—		Did not advance