Ireland at the 1928 Summer Olympics

Ireland competed at the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam, Netherlands. 38 competitors, 33 men and 5 women, took part in 27 events in 6 sports. Ireland won its first Olympic medal as an independent nation as Pat O'Callaghan won the gold medal in the men's hammer throw.

Boxing
Men's Flyweight (– 50.8 kg) Men's Lightweight (-61.2 kg)
 * Myles McDonagh
 * First Round &mdash; Bye Second Round &mdash; Lost to Ben Bril (HOL), points
 * William O'Shea
 * First Round - Lost to Jorge Diaz (CHI), points

See full results Boxing at the 1928 Summer Olympics – Men's lightweight

Men's Heavyweight (+ 79.4 kg)
 * Matthew Flanagan
 * First Round &mdash; Lost to Arturo Rodríguez (ARG), KO-1

Cycling
Two cyclists, both men, competed for Ireland in 1928.


 * Individual road race
 * John Woodcock


 * Sprint
 * Bertie Donnelly


 * Time trial
 * Bertie Donnelly