Ireland at the 1960 Summer Olympics explained

Ireland competed at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, Italy. 49 competitors, 47 men and 2 women, took part in 39 events in 8 sports.^[2]

Athletics

See main article: Athletics at the 1960 Summer Olympics.

Boxing

See main article: Boxing at the 1960 Summer Olympics.

Cycling

See main article: Cycling at the 1960 Summer Olympics. Five male cyclists represented Ireland in 1960.

Individual road race

• Peter Crinnion
• Sonny Cullen
• Séamus Herron

Sprint

• Martin McKay
• Michael Horgan

1000m time trial

• Michael Horgan

Equestrian

See main article: Equestrian at the 1960 Summer Olympics.

Fencing

See main article: Fencing at the 1960 Summer Olympics. Six fencers, five men and one woman, represented Ireland in 1960.

Men's foil

• Brian Hamilton
• Harry Thuillier

Men's épée

• George Carpenter
• Christopher Bland
• Tom Kearney

Men's team épée

• George Carpenter, Christopher Bland, Brian Hamilton, Tom Kearney

Women's foil

• Shirley Armstrong

Sailing

See main article: Sailing at the 1960 Summer Olympics.

Weightlifting

See main article: Weightlifting at the 1960 Summer Olympics.

Wrestling

See main article: Wrestling at the 1960 Summer Olympics.

Men's Light-Heavyweight, Freestyle

• Gerry Martina

Notes and References

1. Web site: Ronnie Delany . olympedia.org . 29 December 2023.
2. Web site: Ireland at the 1960 Rome Summer Games . 30 July 2014 . sports-reference.com . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140808044405/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/countries/IRL/summer/1960/ . 8 August 2014 .