Ireland competed at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. 44 competitors, 41 men and 3 women, took part in 34 events in 10 sports. Cearbhall Ó Dálaigh did not attend the Olympics in Montreal due to the African boycott.
| Ireland at the 1976 Summer Olympics | |
|---|---|
| IOC code | IRL |
| NOC | Olympic Federation of Ireland |
| Website | olympics |
| in Montreal | |
| Competitors | 44 (41 men, 3 women) in 10 sports |
| Flag bearer | Frank Moore |
| Medals |
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| Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
| Other related appearances | |
| Great Britain (1896–1920) | |
Archery
In Ireland's first appearance in archery competition at the Olympics, the nation was represented by one man, James Conroy.
Men's Individual Competition:
- James Conroy – 2255 points (→ 29th place)
Athletics
Men's 800 metres
- Niall O'Shaughnessy
- Heat – 1:49.29 (→ did not advance)
Men's 1.500 metres
- Eamon Coghlan
- Heat – 3:39.87
- Semifinal – 3:38.60
- Final – 3:39.51 (→ 4th place)
- Niall O'Shaughnessy
- Heat – 3:40.12 (→ did not advance)
Men's 5.000 metres
- Edward Leddy
- Heat – 13:40.54 (→ national record, did not advance)
Men's 10.000 metres
- Edward Leddy
- Heat – 28:55.29 (→ did not advance)
Men's Marathon
- James McNamara – 2:24:57 (→ 39th place)
- Danny McDaid – 2:27:07 (→ 42nd place)
- Neil Cusack – 2:35:47 (→ 55th place)
Women's 1.500 metres
- Mary Purcell
- Heat – 4:08.63 (→ national record, did not advance)
Boxing
Men's Light Flyweight (– 48 kg)
- Brendan Dunne
- First Round – Defeated Noboru Uchizama (JPN), RSC-2
- Second Round – Lost to Orlando Maldonado (PUR), KO-1
Canoeing
Cycling
Two cyclists represented Ireland in 1976.
- Individual road race
- Alan McCormack – did not finish (→ no ranking)
- Oliver McQuaid – did not finish (→ no ranking)
Equestrian
Rowing
- Men's single sculls
- Seán Drea 4th place in the Final (→ 4th)
- Men's coxless fours
- Martin Feeley 2nd in repechage (→ unplaced)
- Iain Kennedy 2nd in repechage (→ unplaced)
- Andy McDonough 2nd in repechage (→ unplaced)
- Jaye Renehan 2nd in repechage (→ unplaced)
- Men's coxed fours
- Jim Muldoon 1st in B Final (→ 7th)
- Christy O'Brien 1st in B Final (→ 7th)
- Willie Ryan 1st in B Final (→ 7th)
- Mick Ryan 1st in B Final (→ 7th)
- Liam Redmond 1st in B Final (→ 7th)
Sailing
Shooting
Swimming
- Men
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Kevin Williamson | 200 m freestyle | 2:00.08 | 41 | — | Did not advance | ||
| 400 m freestyle | 4:09.60 | — | Did not advance | ||||
| 1500 m freestyle | 16:54.11 | — | Did not advance | ||||
| Robert Howard | 100 m backstroke | 1:00.77 | Did not advance | ||||
| 100 m butterfly | 1:00.92 | Did not advance | |||||
- Women
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Deirdre Sheehan | 100 m freestyle | 1:02.11 | Did not advance | ||||
| 200 m freestyle | 2:15.69 | — | Did not advance | ||||
| 100 m backstroke | 1:11.53 | Did not advance | |||||
| Miriam Hopkins | 200 m butterfly | 2:24.96 | — | Did not advance | |||
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