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Ireland at the Olympic Games
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At the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne/Stockholm
Competitors
Medals Rank: 21	Gold 1	Silver 1	Bronze 3	Total 5
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Ireland competed at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia and Stockholm, Sweden (equestrian events).

Contents 1 Medalists 1.1 Gold 1.2 Silver 1.3 Bronze 2 Results by event 2.1 Athletics

[edit] 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 won is still a record total for an Irish team at the Olympic Games.

[edit] Gold

• Ron Delaney — Athletics, Men's 1500 m

[edit] Silver

• Fred Tiedt — Boxing, Men's Welterweight

[edit] Bronze

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

[edit] Results by event

[edit] Athletics

Men's 110m Hurdles

• Eamonn Kinsella

• Heat — 14.6s (→ did not advance)

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