Ireland at the Olympics Medals

Ireland has a rich history of participation in the Olympic Games, with its athletes winning a total of 105 medals since the first Games in Athens in 1896.

Boxing is Ireland's most successful Olympic sport, with 17 medals won, including 10 golds. Some of the most famous Irish boxers to win Olympic medals include Michael Carruth, Katie Taylor, and Kellie Harrington.

Athletics is another successful sport for Ireland, with 14 medals won, including four golds. Some of the most famous Irish athletes to win Olympic medals include John Treacy, Sonia O'Sullivan, and Olive Loughnane.

Other sports in which Ireland has won Olympic medals include sailing, cycling, and rowing.

Ireland's first Olympic medal was a silver medal in the men's hammer throw, won by John Flanagan at the 1900 Games in Paris. Flanagan would go on to win two more silver medals in the same event at the 1904 and 1908 Games.

Ireland's first Olympic gold medal was won by Patrick O'Connor in the men's hammer throw at the 1928 Games in Amsterdam.

Ireland's most successful Olympic athlete is Michael Carruth, who won a gold medal in the light-welterweight boxing division at the 1992 Games in Barcelona.

Ireland has hosted the Olympic Games once, in Dublin in 1908.

Ireland will be competing in the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, where it will be hoping to add to its medal tally.

Ireland's Olympic medal tally is a source of pride for the country, and the athletes who have won these medals are considered to be among the greatest in Irish sporting history.