Ireland at the 2008 Summer Olympics
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| Ireland at the Olympic Games | ||||||||||
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| At the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing | ||||||||||
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Silver 0 |
Bronze 0 |
Total 0 |
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| Olympic history (summary) | ||||||||||
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| 1924 • 1928 • 1932 • 1936 • 1948 • 1952 • 1956 • 1960 • 1964 • 1968 • 1972 • 1976 • 1980 • 1984 • 1988 • 1992 • 1996 • 2000 • 2004 • 2008 | ||||||||||
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| 1992 • 1994 • 1998 • 2002 • 2006 | ||||||||||
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 Great Britain and Ireland (1900–1920) |
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Ireland will compete in the 2008 Summer Olympics.
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Boxing
Ireland qualified five boxers for the Olympic boxing tournament. Barnes became the first when he qualified at the World Championships.[1] Nevin was the second, qualifying at the first European qualifying event.[2] Joyce, Sutherland, and Egan brought the number to five at the 2nd European tournament.[3]
- Light flyweight: Patrick Barnes
- Bantamweight: John Joe Nevin
- Light welterweight: John Joe Joyce
- Middleweight: Darren Sutherland
- Light heavyweight: Kenneth Egan
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