Host City: Athina, Greece (August 11, 2004 to August 29, 2004) Opening Ceremony: August 13, 2004 Closing Ceremony: August 29, 2004 Events for Ireland: 31 in 9 sports Participants for Ireland: 46 (32 men and 14 women) Youngest Participant for Ireland: Andy Lee (20 years, 65 days) Set of 2 MNH. 60c 330,000. Ireland won three gold and one bronze medal at the 1996 Olympics, the highest number ever, and was placed 28th in the medals table. "At least with the British set-up you know where you stand when it comes to qualification," he said. Free shipping for many products! Ireland Athletics at the 2004 Athina Summer Games Ireland at the 2004 Summer Games: Previous Summer Games Next Summer Games.

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48c 330,000. Under the IOC charter, the Olympic Council of Ireland is responsible for the entire island of Ireland. Design . 7 of 7 Brother and sister - Athena and Phevos - the mascots for the Athens 2004 Olympics. The 2004 Summer Olympics (Greek: Θερινοί Ολυμπιακοί Αγώνες 2004, Therinoí Olympiakoí Agónes 2004), officially known as the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad and commonly known as Athens 2004, was a premier international multi-sport event held in Athens, Greece, from 13 to 29 August 2004 with the motto Welcome Home.. Great Britain and Ireland – now represented separately by Team Ireland and Team Great Britain – was one of three nations to play in the inaugural football tournament, winning their only match to take the first Olympic gold medal in football. The 2004 Olympic Games emblem is a wreath made from an olive tree branch, or kotinos. Find many great new & used options and get the best deals for IRELAND ATHENS 2004 OLYMPIC GAMES SET MINT NH at the best online prices at eBay! Sonia O'Sullivan, who was seen as the best medal chance prior to the competition, did not win a medal.. Michelle Smith was accused of doping, though the accusations were not substantiated at the time. Catalog References Ireland Sailing at the 2004 Athina Summer Games Ireland at the 2004 Summer Games: Previous Summer Games Next Summer Games. "They have 30 swimmers going to the Games and Ireland … Events were held from 21–29 June 2003 at many venues including Morton Stadium, the Royal Dublin Society, the National Basketball Arena, all in Dublin. They competed in the nine Olympics in the table below. A number of Northern Irish-born athletes, particularly in boxing, have won medals for Ireland at the Games. Barney Bree, a member of the Swim Ireland board, said his son was so upset he did not want to talk about the Olympics. Finbarr O'Connor. Issued: 22nd July 2004; Designed by F O'Connor; Printed in lithography by Walsall; Perforations 14.0 (48c) 14.5 X 14.0 (60c) Paper Chalk Surfaced; Phosphor Frame Ireland Equestrianism at the 2004 Athina Summer Games Ireland at the 2004 Summer Games: Previous Summer Games Next Summer Games.

The 2003 Special Olympics World Summer Games were hosted in Dublin Ireland, with participants staying in various host towns around the island in the lead up to the games before moving to Dublin for the events. They are named after two Greek gods The emblem is a reference to the ancient Olympic Games, where the kotinos was the official award of Olympic champions. Host City: Athina, Greece Date Started: August 15, 2004 Date Finished: August 22, 2004 Events for Ireland: 2 Participants for Ireland: 6 (6 men and 0 women) Youngest Participant for Ireland: Paul Griffin (24 years, 350 days) Oldest Participant for Ireland: Niall … The International Olympic Committee (IOC)’s Executive Board (EB) agreed during a virtual meeting today to maintain the previously set deadline of December 2020 to confirm the event programme and athlete quotas for the Olympic Games Paris 2024, including consideration of the events in the four additional sports proposed by the Organising Committee. The Olympic Council of Ireland was formed in 1922 and is now one of the leading National Olympic Committees in the world. Ireland 2004 Athens Olympics . Date of Issue:July-22, 2004. However, athletes from Northern Ireland can elect to represent either the UK or Ireland at the Olympics, as people of Northern Ireland. Ireland last night lost the only gold medal it won at the 2004 Olympics in Athens when it was ruled that Waterford Crystal, the horse ridden by the … Ireland at the 2004 Athina Summer Games Ireland: Previous Summer Games Next Summer Games. In addition, the olive was the sacred tree of Athens. Host City: Athina, Greece Date Started: August 15, 2004 Date Finished: August 27, 2004 Events for Ireland: 5 Participants for Ireland: 10 (5 men and 5 women) Youngest Participant for Ireland: Cian O'Connor (24 years, 285 days) Numbers Issued .