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How many people from northern Ireland have won gold medals at the olympic games?
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Looking through Olympic athletes born in major towns and villages in Northern Ireland shows 6 athletes that have won Olympic gold medals.
1) Owen Nolan, born in Belfast, won gold in Ice Hockey playing for Canada at the 2002 Winter Games in Salt Lake City.
2) Derek Porter-Nesbitt, born in Belfast, won gold in men's coxed eights rowing for Canada at the 1992 Summer Games in Barcelona.
3) Jimmy Kirkwood, born in Lisburn, won gold in men's hockey for Great Britain at the 1988 Summer Games in Seoul.
4) Sam Martin, born in Bangor, North Down won gold in men's hockey for Great Britain at the 1988 Summer Games in Seoul.
5) Bobby Kerr, born in Enniskillen, Fermanagh won gold in men's 200 meter dash for Canada at the 1908 Summer Games in London.
6) Geraldine Heaney, born in Lurgan, Craigavon won gold in women's ice hockey for Canada at the 2002 Winter Games in Salt Lake City.
Mary Peters won gold in women's pentathlon for Great Britain at the 1972 Summer Games in Munich. She was born in England and moved to Northern Ireland as a child.
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Confict between Northern Ireland and UK?
There is no conflict between Northern Ireland and the UK. Northern Ireland is part of the UK. However, a minority of the population of Northern Ireland want to leave the UK and become a part of the Republic of Ireland. There has been a referendum about this in the past and the majority of the Northern Ireland people want to remain in the UK. Democracy won the day.
What religion is practiced by the majority of people in Northern Ireland?
Most people in Ireland are born roman catholic.
What is the abbreviation for Northern Ireland?
N. I. - many people call it Ulster, but this is technically incorrect as a third of Ulster is in the Republic
What Solution for situation in Northern Ireland?
At the current time there is relative peace in Northern Ireland. What happens in the future can only be decided by the people there, no matter what opinions people have on what would be best, as there are many opinions.
How many catholics and protestants dies in the troubles in northern Ireland?
There are approximately 738,033 Roman Catholics in Northern Ireland. This is about 40.8 percent of the population. There are about 752,555 Protestants. They make up about 41.6 percent of the population.
Does the Irish Olympic team include North and South Ireland?
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When were Olympic medals made?
the olympic medals were created by old people
What is the Northern Ireland?
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What are the olympic medals for?
to honor the people that win them
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.
What is the Northern Ireland Assembly?
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Do people from Northern Ireland drink Guinness or is it just the Republic of Ireland?
Yes, people from Northern Ireland do drink Guinness.
Are northern Ireland and Republic of Ireland both in the Olympics?
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What is the nationality of Northern Ireland?
People in Northern Ireland can have British or Irish citizenship.
Why was Clara hughes famous?
Clara Hughes is famous because she won olympic medals. She is also one of 5 people in the whole world to have won medals in both summer and olympic medals.
Who are the Basque people from Northern Ireland?
The Basque people are from a part of northern Spain and a small part of southern France, not from Northern Ireland.
What The dominant religion in Northern Ireland is?
Christianity is the dominant religion in Northern Ireland. Most people in Northern Ireland are members of a Protestant church, such as Presbyterians or Anglicans, who are members of the Church of Ireland.
