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As of the 2008 Games, Ireland has won 20 medals (8 gold, 6 silver, 6 bronze) in Summer Olympic competition. The Irish athlete that has won the most Olympic medals is swimmer Michelle Smith who won 4 medals (3 gold, 1 bronze) at the 1996 Games in Atlanta. Irish athletes have won 9 medals in boxing (1 gold, 3 silver, 5 bronze), 6 in athletics (4 gold, 2 silver), 4 in swimming (3 gold, 1 bronze), and 1 in sailing (1 silver).
Kenny Egan won silver in the light heavyweight division, Paddy Barnes won bronze in the light flyweight division, and Darren Sutherland won bronze in the middleweight division.
In Irish it's fuirseoir / abhlóir
* Introduction and Summary * Athletes - Irish Athletes in The Olympics * Sports - Sports by Irish Athletes * Schedule - When Irish Athletes and teams are competing * LIVE Olympics Coverage Online From August 9th, through to August 24th, Ireland's 53 athletes, and 6 horses compete in 13 different sports, and more than 42 different events. Ireland also has a large team of Coaches, Managers, Medical Team, an Olympic Attache - an Irish guy living in Beijing, and members of the Olympic Council of Ireland team and mentors. Alll the Irish Names, Athletes, sports and events are available and their schedule and live online coverage - at http://www.europeanirish.com/olympics.php
There are no specifically Irish sports as part of the Olympics, such as Ireland's national sports, Gaelic Football and Hurling. Irish Olympians participate in various sports at the Olympics such as athletics, boxing, swimming , equestrian sports and others.
Ireland had 66 athletes in 14 sports and they won 5 medals including a Gold Medal, Silver Medal, and 3 Bronze Medals.
Ireland has competed in the Olympics as an independent nation since 1924. Prior to that they sent athletes to compete as part of the Great Britain team. Irish athletes, since 1924, have won 20 medals (8 gold, 6 silver, 6 bronze).
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The Olympics were never held in Ireland, however in 2003 Ireland hosted the Special Olympics which was the first time they were held outside of the US.
yes ireland is confidant about winning the medal from the olympics sonia o sulivan is irish and went to the olympics.