Ireland at the 1952 Summer Olympics

Ireland at the
1952 Summer Olympics
Ireland at the; 1952 Summer Olympics
IOC code	IRL
NOC	Olympic Federation of Ireland
Website	olympics.ie
in Helsinki
Competitors	19 in 6 sports
Flag bearer	Paddy Carroll
Medals; Ranked 34th	Gold 0 Silver 1 Bronze 0 Total 1
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
	1924; 1928; 1932; 1936; 1948; 1952; 1956; 1960; 1964; 1968; 1972; 1976; 1980; 1984; 1988; 1992; 1996; 2000; 2004; 2008; 2012; 2016; 2020; 2024;
Other related appearances
	Great Britain (1896–1920)

Ireland competed at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, Finland. 19 competitors, all men, took part in 18 events in 6 sports.^[2] Ireland won its silver medal when John McNally reached the Bantamweight final

Medalists

Medal	Name	Sport	Event
Silver	John McNally	Boxing	Men's Bantamweight

Four fencers, all men, represented Ireland in 1952.

^ "Paddy Carroll". olympedia.org. Retrieved 29 December 2023.
^ "Ireland at the 1952 Helsinki Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 30 January 2012. Retrieved 20 September 2010.

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