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Ireland at the 1972 Summer Olympics

Ireland competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany. 59 competitors, 51 men and 8 women, took part in 54 events in 12 sports. No Irish athletes received an Olympic medal in their sport.

Athletics

Men's 400 metres

* Heat — 47.1 (→ did not advance)

Men's 800 metres

* Heat — 1:51.1
* Semifinals — 1:49.2 (→ did not advance)

Men's 1.500 metres

* Heat — 3:43.3 (→ did not advance)

Men's 5.000 metres

* Heat — 13:57.8 (→ did not advance)
* Heat — 14:34.6 (→ did not advance)

Men's 10.000 metres

* Heat — 28:45.8 (→ did not advance)

Men's 3.000 metres Steeplechase

* Heat — 8:47.4 (→ did not advance)

Men's Marathon

* Final — 2:22:25 (→ 23rd place)
* Final — 2:28:31 (→ 42nd place)
* Final — 2:31:12 (→ 47th place)

Men's Shot Put

* Qualifying Round — 16.69 m (→ did not advance)

Women's 800 metres

* Heat — 2:08.98 (→ did not advance)
* Heat — 2:04.18 (→ did not advance)

Women's 1.500 metres

* Heat — 4:16.43 (→ national record, did not advance)

Women's 100m Hurdles

* Heat — 15.89 m (→ did not advance)

Women's Pentathlon

* Final ranking — 3770 pts (→ 27th place)

Boxing

Men's Welterweight 67 kg Joe Darcy unable to compete due to injury.

Men's Light Middleweight (– 71 kg)

* First Round — Bye
* Second Round — Defeated Farouk Kesrouan (LEB), 5:0
* Third Round — Lost to Emeterio Villanueva (MEX), TKO-3

Canoeing

Cycling

Four cyclists represented Ireland in 1972.

Individual road race
Team time trial

Equestrian

Fencing

One fencer represented Ireland in 1972.

Men's foil
Men's épée

Judo

Rowing

Men's Single Sculls

*Heat — 7:47.64
*Repechage — 7:50.27
*Semi Finals — 8:27.70
*B-Final — 7:55.33 (→ 7th place)

Sailing

Ireland contested the Finn, Flying Dutchman, Tempest and Dragon class sailing events. The highest finishers were David Wilkins and Sean Whitaker, who ranked 8th in the Tempest event. The Dragon event, in which Ireland ranked 16th, was contested by a crew that included Robin Hennessy, Treen Morris, Harry Byrne and Joe McMenamin. MacMenamin, who was "six weeks shy of his 60th birthday" at the time, was Ireland's oldest Olympic athlete.

Shooting

Four male shooters represented Ireland in 1972.

Trap
Skeet

Swimming

Weightlifting

References