Irish Olympic Athletes in Athletics*

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Event Athletes
 Athletics 1924
100 m M IRL William Lowe
200 m M IRL Sean Lavan
William Lowe
400 m M IRL Sean Lavan
800 m M IRL Norman McEachern
3000 m steeplechase M IRL Sean Kelly
Cross country individual M IRL John Ryan
High jump M IRL Larry Stanley
Triple jump M IRL John O'Connor
Shot put M IRL John O'Grady
Discus throw M IRL Patrick Bermingham
Decathlon M IRL William Shanahan
 Athletics 1928
100 m M IRL Denis Cussen
200 m M IRL Sean Lavan
Larry Cullen
400 m M IRL Sean Lavan
800 m M IRL Norman McEachern
Gerry Coughlan
110 m hurdles M IRL Alister Clark
3000 m steeplechase M IRL Gerald Coughlan
Long jump M IRL Patrick Anglim
Triple jump M IRL Theodore Phelan
Hammer throw M IRL Patrick O'Callaghan
Decathlon M IRL Cornelius O'Callaghan
 Athletics 1932
400 m hurdles M IRL Robert Tisdall
3000 m steeplechase M IRL Michael Murphy
Triple jump M IRL Eamon Fitzgerald
Hammer throw M IRL Patrick O'Callaghan
Decathlon M IRL Robert Tisdall
 Athletics 1948
400 m M IRL James Reardon
1500 m M IRL John Barry
5000 m M IRL John Barry
10000 m M IRL Patrick Fahey
Marathon M IRL Frank Mulvihill
4x400 m M IRL James Reardon
Charles Denroche
Paul Dolan
Reginald Myles
Shot put M IRL David Guiney
Discus throw M IRL Cummin Clancy
Hammer throw M IRL Daniel Coyle
 Athletics 1952
100 m M IRL Paul Dolan
200 m M IRL Paul Dolan
400 m M IRL Paul Dolan
Marathon M IRL Joseph West
 Athletics 1956
1500 m M IRL Ron Delany
110 m hurdles M IRL Edward Kinsella
100 m W IRL Maeve Kyle
200 m W IRL Maeve Kyle
 Athletics 1960
100 m M IRL Patrick Lowry
200 m M IRL Patrick Lowry
800 m M IRL Ron Delany
5000 m M IRL Michael Hoey
Marathon M IRL Gerry McIntyre
Willie Dunne
Bertie Messitt
50 km walk M IRL Frank O'Reilly
Hammer throw M IRL John Lawlor
100 m W IRL Maeve Kyle
200 m W IRL Maeve Kyle
 Athletics 1964
800 m M IRL Derek McCleane
Noel Carroll
1500 m M IRL Basil Clifford
5000 m M IRL Thomas O'Riordan
Marathon M IRL James Joseph Hogan
Hammer throw M IRL John Lawlor
400 m W IRL Maeve Kyle
800 m W IRL Maeve Kyle
 Athletics 1968
400 m M IRL Noel Carroll
800 m M IRL Noel Carroll
1500 m M IRL Francis Murphy
Marathon M IRL Patrick McMahon
Michael Molloy
50 km walk M IRL John Kelly
 Athletics 1972
400 m M IRL Fanahan McSweeney
800 m M IRL Francis Murphy
1500 m M IRL Francis Murphy
5000 m M IRL John Hartnett
Michael Keogh
10000 m M IRL Neil Cusack
Marathon M IRL Desmond McGann
Daniel McDaid
Donald Walsh
3000 m steeplechase M IRL Edward Leddy
Shot put M IRL Philip Conway
800 m W IRL Mary Tracey
Claire Walsh
1500 m W IRL Mary Tracey
100 m hurdles W IRL Margaret Murphy
Pentathlon W IRL Margaret Murphy
 Athletics 1976
800 m M IRL Niall O'Shaughnessy
1500 m M IRL Eamonn Coghlan
Niall O'Shaughnessy
5000 m M IRL Edward Leddy
10000 m M IRL Edward Leddy
Marathon M IRL Neil Cusack
James McNamara
Dan McDaid
1500 m W IRL Mary Tracey
 Athletics 1980
1500 m M IRL Ray Flynn
5000 m M IRL John Treacy
Eamonn Coghlan
Michael O'Shea
10000 m M IRL John Treacy
Marathon M IRL Patrick Hooper
John Treacy
Richard Hooper
Hammer throw M IRL Sean Egan
 Athletics 1984
800 m M IRL Marcus O'Sullivan
1500 m M IRL Marcus O'Sullivan
Frank O'Mara
Paul Donovan
5000 m M IRL Ray Flynn
10000 m M IRL John Treacy
Marathon M IRL John Treacy
Jerry Kiernan
Dick Hooper
3000 m steeplechase M IRL Liam O'Brien
Hammer throw M IRL Declan Hegarty
Conor McCullough
Javelin throw M IRL Michael O'Rourke
800 m W IRL Caroline O'Shea
3000 m W IRL Roisin Smyth
Monika Joyce
Marathon W IRL Regina Joyce
Carey May
400 m hurdles W IRL Mary Parr
Discus throw W IRL Patricia Walsh
 Athletics 1988
1500 m M IRL Marcus O'Sullivan
Gerald O'Reilly
5000 m M IRL Eamonn Coghlan
John Doherty
Frank O'Mara
Marathon M IRL John Treacy
John Woods
Dick Hooper
110 m hurdles M IRL Thomas Kearns
3000 m steeplechase M IRL Brendan Quinn
20 km walk M IRL James McDonald
Hammer throw M IRL Conor McCullough
Javelin throw M IRL Terence McHugh
Decathlon M IRL Carlos O'Connell
3000 m W IRL Anne Keenan
Marathon W IRL Ailish Smyth
Marie Murphy-Rollins
400 m hurdles W IRL Barbara Johnson
 Athletics 1992
1500 m M IRL Marcus O'Sullivan
5000 m M IRL John Doherty
Frank O'Mara
Paul Donovan
10000 m M IRL Noel Berkeley
Sean Dollman
Marathon M IRL Andrew Ronan
Thomas Hughes
John Treacy
110 m hurdles M IRL Thomas Kearns
20 km walk M IRL James McDonald
Robert O'Leary
Shot put M IRL Paul Quirke
Victor Costello
Discus throw M IRL Nicholas Sweeney
Javelin throw M IRL Terence McHugh
1500 m W IRL Sonia O'Sullivan
3000 m W IRL Catherina McKiernan
Sonia O'Sullivan
10 km walk W IRL Perri Williams
 Athletics 1996
100 m M IRL Neil Ryan
200 m M IRL Gary Ryan
400 m M IRL Eugene Farrell
800 m M IRL David Matthews
1500 m M IRL Niall Bruton
Shane Healy
Marcus O'Sullivan
5000 m M IRL Cormac Finnerty
10000 m M IRL Sean Dollman
110 m hurdles M IRL Thomas Kearns
Sean Cahill
400 m hurdles M IRL Tom McGuirk
20 km walk M IRL James McDonald
High jump M IRL Mark Mandy
Discus throw M IRL Nicholas Sweeney
Hammer throw M IRL Roman Linscheid
Javelin throw M IRL Terence McHugh
1500 m W IRL Sinead Delahunty
Sonia O'Sullivan
5000 m W IRL Katy McCandless
Sonia O'Sullivan
Marie McMahon
10000 m W IRL Catherina McKiernan
400 m hurdles W IRL Susan Smith
10 km walk W IRL Deidre Gallagher
 Athletics 2000
100 m M IRL Paul Brizzell
200 m M IRL Paul Brizzell
400 m M IRL Tomas Coman
800 m M IRL David Matthews
1500 m M IRL James Nolan
5000 m M IRL Mark Carroll
110 m hurdles M IRL Peter Coghlan
400 m hurdles M IRL Tom McGuirk
4x100 m M IRL Thomas Comyns
John McAdorey
Paul Brizzel
Gary Ryan
4x400 m M IRL Paul McKee
Paul Opperman
Tomas Coman
Robert Daly
20 km walk M IRL Robert Heffernan
50 km walk M IRL Jamie Costin
High jump M IRL Brendan Reilly
Discus throw M IRL John Menton
Nicholas Sweeney
Hammer throw M IRL Paddy McGrath
Javelin throw M IRL Terence McHugh
100 m W IRL Sarah Reilly
200 m W IRL Sarah Reilly
400 m W IRL Karen Shinkins
1500 m W IRL Sinead Delahunty
5000 m W IRL Sonia O'Sullivan
Rosemary Ryan
Breda Dennehy-Willis
10000 m W IRL Sonia O'Sullivan
Breda Dennehy-Willis
400 m hurdles W IRL Susan Smith-Walsh
4x400 m W IRL Martina McCarthy
Ciara Sheehy
Karen Shinkins
Emily Maher
20 km walk W IRL Olive Loughnane
Gillian O'Sullivan
 Athletics 2004
200 m M IRL Paul Brizzel
1500 m M IRL James Nolan
5000 m M IRL Alistair Cragg
Mark Carroll
20 km walk M IRL Robert Heffernan
High jump M IRL Adrian O'Dwyer
5000 m W IRL Sonia O'Sullivan
Maria McCambridge
10000 m W IRL Marie Davenport
100 m hurdles W IRL Derval O'Rourke
20 km walk W IRL Olive Loughnane
 Athletics 2008
200 m M IRL Paul Hession
400 m M IRL David Gillick
800 m M IRL Thomas Chamney
1500 m M IRL Alistair Cragg
5000 m M IRL Alistair Cragg
Marathon M IRL Martin Fagan
20 km walk M IRL Robert Heffernan
50 km walk M IRL Colin Griffin
Jamie Costin
400 m W IRL Joanne Cuddihy
Marathon W IRL Pauline Curley
100 m hurdles W IRL Derval O'Rourke
400 m hurdles W IRL Michelle Carey
3000 m steeplechase W IRL Roisin McGettigan
Fionnuala Britton
20 km walk W IRL Olive Loughnane
Hammer throw W IRL Eileen O'Keeffe
 Athletics 2012
200 m M IRL Paul Hession
1500 m M IRL Ciaran O'Lionaird
5000 m M IRL Alistair Cragg
Marathon M IRL Mark Kennfally
20 km walk M IRL Robert Heffernan
50 km walk M IRL Robert Heffernan
Brendan Boyce
Colin Griffin
400 m W IRL Joanne Cuddihy
5000 m W IRL Fionnuala Britton
10000 m W IRL Fionnuala Britton
Marathon W IRL Ava Hutchinson
Linda Byrne
Caitriona Jennings
100 m hurdles W IRL Derval O'Rourke
3000 m steeplechase W IRL Stephanie Reilly
4x400 m W IRL Jessie Barr
Joanne Cuddihy
Marian Andrews-Heffernan
Michelle Carey
20 km walk W IRL Laura Reynolds
Olive Loughnane
High jump W IRL Deirdre Ryan
Pole vault W IRL Tori Pena
 Athletics 2016
800 m M IRL Mark English
Marathon M IRL Kevin Seaward
Paul Pollock
Mick Clohissey
400 m hurdles M IRL Thomas Barr
20 km walk M IRL Alex Wright
50 km walk M IRL Brendan Boyce
Robert Heffernan
Alex Wright
800 m W IRL Ciara Everard
1500 m W IRL Ciara Mageean
Marathon W IRL Lizzie Lee
Fionnuala McCormack
Breege Connolly
3000 m steeplechase W IRL Michelle Finn
Kerry O'Flaherty
Sara Treacy
Pole vault W IRL Tori Pena
 Athletics 2020
200 m M IRL Leon Reid
Marcus Lawler
800 m M IRL Mark English
1500 m M IRL Andrew Coscoran
Marathon M IRL Paul Pollock
Stephen Scullion
Kevin Seaward
400 m hurdles M IRL Thomas Barr
20 km walk M IRL David Kenny
50 km walk M IRL Brendan Boyce
Alex Wright
200 m W IRL Phil Healy
400 m W IRL Phil Healy
800 m W IRL Siofra Cleirigh Buttner
Louise Shanahan
Nadia Power
1500 m W IRL Ciara Mageean
Sarah Healy
Marathon W IRL Fionnuala McCormack
Aoife Cooke
100 m hurdles W IRL Sarah Lavin
3000 m steeplechase W IRL Eilish Flanagan
Michelle Finn
4x400 m Mixed  IRL Sophie Becker
Cillin Greene
Christopher O'Donnell
Phil Healy
* The list above only shows a selection of Irish athletics athletes - All possible medalists are included in the list.
This information about Irish athletics athletes at the Olympic Games is based on the official olympic reports and the Olympian Database
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