Ireland at the 1960 Summer Olympics

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.

Athletics

Field

Boxing

Cycling

Five male cyclists represented Ireland in 1960.

Individual road race

• Peter Crinnion — DNF
• Sonny Cullen — DNF
• Séamus Herron — DNF

Sprint

• Martin McKay =22
• Michael Horgan =22

1000m time trial

• Michael Horgan — 24th 1:17.18

Equestrian

Fencing

Six fencers, five men and one woman, represented Ireland in 1960.

Men's foil

• Brian Hamilton – Round 1 Pool L, 5th (1 Win, 3 Losses)
• Harry Thuillier – Round 1 Pool E, 6th (1 Win, 5 Losses)

Men's épée

• George Carpenter – Round 1 Pool C, 5th (3 Wins, 3 Losses)
• Christopher Bland – Round 1 Pool F, 6th (1 Win, 4 Losses)
• Tom Kearney – Round 1 Pool L, 7th (1 Win, 5 Losses)

Men's team épée

• George Carpenter, Christopher Bland, Brian Hamilton, Tom Kearney – Round 1 Pool C 3rd (0 Wins, 2 Losses) =15th

Women's foil

• Shirley Armstrong – Round 1 Pool E 5th (1 Win, 4 Losses)

Sailing

• John Somers Payne – Finn 18th
• Johnny Hooper & Peter Gray – Flying Dutchman 10th
• Jimmy Mooney, Robin Benson & David Ryder – Dragon 12th

Weightlifting

Wrestling

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