[2] After the 1937 Constitution took effect, the IOC switched to "Eire"; this conformed to British practice, although within the state's name in English was "Ireland".

[55] An OCI request to change this to "Ireland" was rejected in 1952.

The "partitionist" Amateur Athletic Union of Éire (AAUE) affiliated to the IAAF, but the all-Ireland NACA(I) remained affiliated to the OCI.

The OCI has always used the name "Ireland", and has claimed to represent the entire island of Ireland, even though Northern Ireland remained part of the United Kingdom. At early Olympics, Irish-born athletes won numerous medals for the United States, notably the "Irish Whales" in throwing events. The BOA responded that "Unbeknown to each other both the OCI and BOA have constitutions approved by the IOC acknowledging territorial responsibility for Northern Ireland", the BOA constitution dating from 1981. Boxers Caldwell and Gilroy brought back bronze medals in the flyweight and bantamweight divisions respectively.

[2] This was not agreed in time for the 1932 Summer Olympics —at which two NACA(I) athletes won gold medals for Ireland— but was agreed at the IAAF's 1934 congress.

First event: 100m breaststroke heats, 29 July 10:00 BST.

The council is proud that, like the Irish rugby team, it represents the island of Ireland. [2] The BAF then replaced the (English) AAA as Britain's member of the IAAF, and moved that all members should be delimited by political boundaries.

The Irish polo team finished joint second in the three-team tournament, despite losing to one of two English teams in its only match. There are a further eight Northern Irish who have been called up to Team GB, with a total of 366 athletes competing in 23 sports. [25] A newspaper report of the 1914 Olympic Congress says it endorsed a controversial German Olympic Committee proposal that "now—contrary to the hitherto existing practice—only political nations may participate as teams in the Olympic Games", with the "United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland" among these "political nations".

This page is best viewed in an up-to-date web browser with style sheets (CSS) enabled. The Irish Amateur Athletic Association was invited to the inaugural International Olympic Committee meeting in 1894, and may have been invited to the 1896 games; it has also been claimed the Gaelic Athletic Association was invited.

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The … In 2012, Stephen Martin, who has been an executive at both the OCI and the BOA, said "Team GB is a brand name.

[28] These points have been contentious, particularly from the 1930s to the 1950s in athletics, and until the 1970s in cycling. While World Rugby states players from Northern Ireland are eligible to compete on the Great Britain team,[51] the Irish Rugby Football Union (IRFU) director of rugby said in 2011 that "with the agreement of the [English, Scottish, and Welsh] unions" the "de facto position" was that Northern Ireland players must represent an IRFU team. At the opening ceremony of the 1948 Summer Olympics, teams marched in alphabetical order of their country's name in English; the OCI team was told to move from the I's to the E's.

[2] It changed its own name from "Irish Olympic Council" to "Olympic Council of Ireland" in 1952 to reinforce this point. [2][34] In Irish nationality law, birth in Northern Ireland grants a citizenship entitlement similar to birth within the Republic of Ireland itself.

[44] Its objection was made public in January 2004. [54]) At the time, Lord Killanin had become OCI President and delegate to the IOC, and was trying to reverse the IOC's policy of referring to the OCI's team by using an appellation of the state rather than the island.

At the opening ceremony of the 1948 Summer Olympics, teams marched in alphabetical order of their country's name in English; the OCI team was told to move from the I's to the E's. The only other gold from the summer games was won by Mary Peters in the pentathlon in 1972.

Art competitions were held from 1912 to 1948. Examples of athletes on this list: Johnny Johnston, John Devine and many more. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. [2] After the 1937 Constitution took effect, the IOC switched to "Eire"; this conformed to British practice, although within the state's name in English was "Ireland".

The longstanding practice relating to athletes in Northern Ireland who qualify for participation at the Olympic Games is that an athlete born in Northern Ireland who qualifies for participation at the Olympic Games and who holds a UK passport, may opt for selection by either Team GB or Ireland.

[25] A newspaper report of the 1914 Olympic Congress says it endorsed a controversial German Olympic Committee proposal that "now—contrary to the hitherto existing practice—only political nations may participate as teams in the Olympic Games", with the "United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland" among these "political nations". [23] The Irish team came 11th in the team time trial.

[41], Through to the 1960s, Ireland was represented in showjumping only by members of the Irish Army Equitation School, as the all-island civilian equestrian governing body was unwilling to compete under the Republic's flag and anthem. These splits were not fully resolved until the 1990s.

[2] At that games, two swimmers from Northern Ireland were prevented from competing in the OCI team. Liu grew up in the China's north east province of Liaoning and moved to Northern Ireland in 2001. Espey, from Ballyholme Yacht Club in Belfast Lough, achieved Olympic qualification when he made the gold fleet in day four of the event in Germany. The British Olympic Association (BOA) and the Olympic Council for Ireland (OCI) have recently confirmed this agreement. Team GB cyclist Wendy Houvenaghel took silver in the individual pursuit behind Rebecca Romero at the Beijing Olympics but that event is no longer on the Olympic programme so she has switched her focus to the team pursuit. In 1956, three members caused a 13-minute delay at the start.

The Irish Ladies Hockey Union has entered the Olympics since 1984, and in 1980 suspended Northern Irish players who elected to play for the British women's team. Ireland's best result at the Winter Games has been fourth, by Clifton Wrottesley in the Men's Skeleton at the 2002 Games in Salt Lake City. [42] The Irish Ladies Hockey Union has entered the Olympics since 1984, and in 1980 suspended Northern Irish players who elected to play for the British women's team. First event: 3 August at 10:00 BST.

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