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What country do Northern Irelanders play for?
In terms of football, Northern Ireland it's self, In terms of Rugby, it is Ireland (IRFU), In terms of Olympic games, its Great Britain, which is referred to as 'Great Britain and Northern Ireland'
How many times have Northern Ireland held the Olympics?
The Olympic Games have never been held in Northern Ireland.The Olympic Games have never been held in Northern Ireland.The Olympic Games have never been held in Northern Ireland.The Olympic Games have never been held in Northern Ireland.The Olympic Games have never been held in Northern Ireland.The Olympic Games have never been held in Northern Ireland.The Olympic Games have never been held in Northern Ireland.The Olympic Games have never been held in Northern Ireland.The Olympic Games have never been held in Northern Ireland.The Olympic Games have never been held in Northern Ireland.The Olympic Games have never been held in Northern Ireland.
Is England competing in the 2008 summer Olympic games?
England competed as a part of the Great Britain and Northern Ireland team.
What is the only country to have won at least one gold medal at every Summer Olympic games?
Great Britain and Northern Ireland have had a gold medal in every modern Olympic games.
Has England entered in every summer olympics?
England have never competed at any Olympic games. People from England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland, Isle of Man, Channel Islands and other UK dependencies can compete for "Great Britain and Northern Ireland" who have been at every summer Olympic Games.
Why doesn't England compete in the Olympics?
Nations at the Olympic Games are defined by their National Olympic Committees. When these were first set up, the British called themselves Great Britain, which included the countries of England, Wales, Scotland and Ireland. When Ireland became independent, it established its own National Olympic Committee, which was recognised by the IOC, although athletes from Northern Ireland, which is politically still part of the "United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland" still compete for Great Britain. When the Commonwealth Games were started (as the Empire Games), the different countries of Great Britain (England, Scotland, Wales, Ireland and even the Isle of Man and two of the Channel Islands) all competed, and continue to compete, separately (although only Northern Ireland, as the rest of Ireland is no longer part of the Commonwealth).
Which northern Ireland athlete won the pentathlon in the 1972 olympic games?
Mary Peters from Ballymena in County Antrim.
How come the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland did not have a soccer team entered in the last Olympic Games?
Because they are all worried that if they merge for the Olympics then FIFA may make them merge for all tournaments. England, Scotland, Northern Ireland and Wales would no longer be able to play any matches, it would become team Great Britain.
How many medals has Northern Ireland won in the Olympics?
Northern Ireland does not have an Olympic Committee and, therefore, does not compete as an independent nation at the Olympics. Athletes from Northern Ireland may compete for either Ireland or Great Britain.Athletes from Northern Ireland that won medals at the 2008 Games in Beijing include Paddy Barnes, born in Armoy, who won bronze in men's light-flyweight boxing for the team from Ireland and Wendy Houvenaghel, born in Magherafelt, who won silver in women's 3000 meter individual pursuit cycling for the team from Great Britain.
Who are Britain representatives in the Olympic games?
The Queen
Where was the 2003 special Olympic games held?
Ireland
What olympic games has Great Britain missed?
Although it is often claimed that Britain is one of the few countries to have attended every games, you have to remember that until 1906 athletes competed individually, not for their country. At St Louis, in 1904, there were three Irish athletes. As the whole of Ireland was at that time part of the United Kingdom, it can be said that they were technically British. However the parts of Ireland that they came from are now in the Republic of Ireland, and not part of the UK, so Britain's claim to have been present at the 1904 Olympic Games is at least tenuous.
