• Source: Ireland at the 1972 Summer Olympics

Ireland competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany. 59 competitors, 51 men and 8 women, took part in 54 events in 12 sports. No Irish athletes received an Olympic medal in their sport.




Athletics



Men's 400 metres

Fanaghan McSweeney
Heat — 47.1 (→ did not advance)
Men's 800 metres

Frank Murphy
Heat — 1:51.1
Semifinals — 1:49.2 (→ did not advance)
Men's 1.500 metres

Frank Murphy
Heat — 3:43.3 (→ did not advance)
Men's 5.000 metres

Michael Keogh
Heat — 13:57.8 (→ did not advance)
John Hartnett
Heat — 14:34.6 (→ did not advance)
Men's 10.000 metres

Neil Cusack
Heat — 28:45.8 (→ did not advance)
Men's 3.000 metres Steeplechase

Edward Leddy
Heat — 8:47.4 (→ did not advance)
Men's Marathon

Danny McDaid
Final — 2:22:25 (→ 23rd place)
Des McGann
Final — 2:28:31 (→ 42nd place)
Donie Walsh
Final — 2:31:12 (→ 47th place)
Men's Shot Put

Phil Conway
Qualifying Round — 16.69 m (→ did not advance)
Women's 800 metres

Claire Walsh
Heat — 2:08.98 (→ did not advance)
Mary Tracey
Heat — 2:04.18 (→ did not advance)
Women's 1.500 metres

Mary Tracey
Heat — 4:16.43 (→ national record, did not advance)
Women's 100m Hurdles

Margaret Murphy
Heat — 15.89 m (→ did not advance)
Women's Pentathlon

Margaret Murphy
Final ranking — 3770 pts (→ 27th place)




Boxing



Men's Welterweight 67 kg Joe Darcy unable to compete due to injury.
Men's Light Middleweight (– 71 kg)

Christopher Elliott
First Round — Bye
Second Round — Defeated Farouk Kesrouan (LEB), 5:0
Third Round — Lost to Emeterio Villanueva (MEX), TKO-3




Canoeing






Cycling



Four cyclists represented Ireland in 1972.

Individual road race
Liam Horner — 38th place
Kieron McQuaid — 40th place
Peter Doyle — 69th place
Noel Taggart — did not finish (→ no ranking)
Team time trial
Liam Horner
Peter Doyle
Kieron McQuaid
Noel Taggart




Equestrian






Fencing



One fencer represented Ireland in 1972.

Men's foil
John Bouchier-Hayes
Men's épée
John Bouchier-Hayes




Judo






Rowing



Men's Single Sculls

Seán Drea
Heat — 7:47.64
Repechage — 7:50.27
Semi Finals — 8:27.70
B-Final — 7:55.33 (→ 7th place)




Sailing



Ireland contested the Finn, Flying Dutchman, Tempest and Dragon class sailing events. The highest finishers were David Wilkins and Sean Whitaker, who ranked 8th in the Tempest event. The Dragon event, in which Ireland ranked 16th, was contested by a crew that included Robin Hennessy, Treen Morris, Harry Byrne and Joe McMenamin. MacMenamin, who was "six weeks shy of his 60th birthday" at the time, was Ireland's oldest Olympic athlete.




Shooting



Four male shooters represented Ireland in 1972.

Trap
Dermot Kelly
Gerry Brady
Skeet
William Campbell
Arthur McMahon




Swimming



Men's 100m Freestyle

Andrew Hunter
Heat — 56.09s (→ did not advance)




Weightlifting






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