Ireland at the 1964 Summer Olympics

Ireland at the
1964 Summer Olympics
Ireland at the; 1964 Summer Olympics
IOC code	IRL
NOC	Olympic Federation of Ireland
Website	olympics.ie
in Tokyo
Competitors	25 in 7 sports
Flag bearer	John Lawlor
Medals; Ranked 35th	Gold 0 Silver 0 Bronze 1 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 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan. 25 competitors, 24 men and 1 woman, took part in 23 events in 7 sports.^[2]

Medalists

Medal	Name	Sport	Event
Bronze	Jim McCourt	Boxing	Men's Lightweight

Flyweight - John Anthony McCafferty
- Round of 32 - beat Carbonelli (Cuba) 5-0
- Round of 16 - beat Shittu (Ghana) 3-2
- Quarterfinal - lost to Atzori (Italy) 0-5
Bantamweight - Christopher Rafferty
- Round of 32 - lost to Almarez (Argentina) 0-5
Featherweight - Patrick Fitzsimons
- Round of 32 - lost to Gutman (Poland) 0-5
Lightweight - James McCourt
- Round of 32 - beat Suh (Korea) 4-1
- Round of 16 - beat Sarwar (Pakistan) 4-1
- Quarterfinal - beat Barrera (Spain) 4-1
- Semifinal - lost to Barannikov (USSR) 2-3 (Bronze medal)

Two fencers, both men, represented Ireland in 1964.

1964 Summer Olympic Games competitor medal awarded to Irish yachtsman Eddie Kelliher

^ "John Lawlor". olympedia.org. Retrieved 29 December 2023.
^ "Ireland at the 1964 Tokyo Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 2 March 2012. Retrieved 18 December 2010.

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