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At the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris
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Ireland, then known as the Irish Free State, competed as an independent nation for the first time at the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris, France.

The Irish Free State national football team made their international debut at these Olympics. The football tournament was decided on a knockout basis with 12 teams entering the first round. The 6 winners then joined another 10 teams, including the Irish Free State, in the second round. On May 28 at the Stade Olympique, the Irish Free State beat Bulgaria 1-0 with Paddy Duncan scoring the only goal. As a result of this win they qualified for the quarter-finals. On June 2 they played the Netherlands at the Stade de Paris in Saint-Ouen but lost 2-1 after extra-time. However, the following day, before returning home, the team played one more game, beating Estonia, 3-1 in a friendly at the Stade Olympique.

Contemporary records, such as the Football Association of Ireland annual report, regarded these three internationals as full internationals, despite featuring amateur teams. After the 1960s these games were reclassified as amateur internationals. However in June 1999 FIFA declared that early Olympic internationals could be considered as full internationals.

[edit] Aquatics

[edit] Water polo

Main article: Water polo at the 1924 Summer Olympics

[edit] Athletics

Main article: Athletics at the 1924 Summer Olympics

Eleven athletes represented Ireland in 1924. It was the nation's debut appearance in the sport as well as the Games.

Ranks given are within the heat.

Athlete	Event	Heats		Quarterfinals		Semifinals		Final
Athlete	Event	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Paddy Bermingham	Discus throw	N/A				40.42	4	Did not advance
John Clarke	10000 m	N/A						Did not finish
Sean Kelly	3000 m steeplechase	N/A				Unknown	7	Did not advance
Sean Lavan	200 m	23.2	1 Q	Unknown	4	Did not advance
Sean Lavan	400 m	51.2	2 Q	49.8	4	Did not advance
Norman MacEachern	800 m	N/A		Unknown	2 Q	1:58.3	5	Did not advance
William Lowe	100 m	Unknown	4	Did not advance
William Lowe	200 m	23.0	2 Q	Unknown	5	Did not advance
Con O'Connor	Triple jump	N/A				13.99	5	Did not advance
John O'Grady	Shot put	N/A				12.75	8	Did not advance
John Ryan	10000 m	N/A						Did not finish
John Ryan	Cross country	N/A						Did not finish
William Shanahan	Decathlon	N/A						5426.680	19
Larry Stanley	High jump	N/A				1.80	4	Did not advance

[edit] Boxing

Main article: Boxing at the 1920 Summer Olympics

Seven boxers represented Ireland at the 1924 Games. It was the nation's debut in the sport as well as the Olympics as an independent nation. Dwyer was the most successful Irish boxer, taking fourth place. His three bouts won were three times as many as the rest of the team combined, with Murphy getting the only other win.

Boxer	Weight class	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final / Bronze match
Boxer	Weight class	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank
Mossy Doyle	Featherweight	Fields (USA) L	Did not advance				17
Patrick Dwyer	Welterweight	Basham (GBR) W	Cornelisse (NED) W	Stauffer (SUI) W	Méndez (ARG) L	Lewis (CAN) L	4
Robert Hilliard	Bantamweight	Bye	Pertuzzo (ARG) L	Did not advance			9
James Kelleher	Lightweight	Rothwell (USA) L	Did not advance				17
John Kidley	Light heavyweight	Bye	Sørsdal (NOR) L	Did not advance			9
Myles McDonagh	Flyweight	Bye	Biete (ESP) L	Did not advance			9
William Murphy	Middleweight	Bye	Nowak (POL) W	Black (CAN) L	Did not advance		5

Opponent nation	Wins	Losses	Percent
Argentina	0	2	.000
Canada	0	2	.000
Great Britain	1	0	1.000
Netherlands	1	0	1.000
Norway	0	1	.000
Poland	1	0	1.000
Spain	0	1	.000
Switzerland	1	0	1.000
United States	0	2	.000

Total	4	8	.333

Round	Wins	Losses	Percent
Round of 32	1	2	.333
Round of 16	2	3	.400
Quarterfinals	1	1	.500
Semifinals	0	1	.000
Final	0	0	–
Bronze match	0	1	.000

Total	4	8	.333

[edit] Football

Main article: Football at the 1924 Summer Olympics

Ireland competed in the Olympic football tournament for the first time in 1924.

Round 1: Bye

Round 2

May 28, 1924	Irish Free State	1–0	Bulgaria	Stade Olympique, Colombes Attendance: 1,500 Referee: A. Henriot (FRA)
	Duncan 75'	Report

Quarterfinals

June 2, 1924	Netherlands	2–1 (a.e.t.)	Irish Free State	Stade de Paris Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Heinrich Retschury (AUT)
	Formenoy 7' 104'	Report	Ghent 33'

Final rank: 5th place

Goalkeeper

Paddy Reilly (Athlone Town)

Defenders

Midfielders

Forwards

Players reserves:

*Note: Murphy, Thomas, Robinson and Dowdall only played in friendly against Estonia.

[edit] Sources

The Boys In Green - The FAI International Story (1997): Sean Ryan [1]

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