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.

Ireland at the
1960 Summer Olympics
IOC codeIRL
NOCOlympic Federation of Ireland
Websiteolympics.ie
in Rome
Competitors49 in 8 sports
Flag bearerRon Delany
Medals
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
0
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
Other related appearances
 Great Britain (1896–1920)

Athletics

Boxing

Cycling

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

Fencing

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

Weightlifting

Wrestling

Men's Light-Heavyweight, Freestyle

  • Gerry Martina

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