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Test your knowledge

Quiz: How much do you know about Ireland and the Olympic Games?

It’s the moment of truth for Ireland’s top athletes.
8.00pm, 28 Jul 2024
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THE 2024 OLYMPICS got underway in Paris this week and Ireland has sent 133 athletes to the tournament this year. 

That’s an improvement on last time, when the games took place in Tokyo and Ireland had 116 athletes competing for medals. 

The first day of competitive action for Ireland saw the men’s sevens rugby team take the field on Wednesday, before the tournament’s official opening ceremony got underway on Saturday. 

There is plenty more action to come and now seems like a good to test your Irish Olympics knowledge.

Today were asking, how much do you know about Ireland and the Olympic Games?

How many medals did Ireland win at the last Olympic Games in Tokyo? (Teams count as one)
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Two
Four

Six
Eight
When did Ireland first compete as an independent country in the Olympics?
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Antwerp 1920
Paris 1924

Amsterdam 1928
Los Angeles 1932
Who won a gold medal for Ireland in boxing at the last Olympics?
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Katie Taylor
Michael Conlan

Aidan Walsh
Kellie Harrington
Ireland has won the majority of its Olympic medals in which sport?
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Rowing
Gymnastics

Boxing
Swimming
Ireland's biggest haul of medals came in the London 2012 Games. How many medals did Ireland win?
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Five
Six

Seven
Eight
Boxer Katie Taylor won her gold medal in which Olympic Games?
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Beijing 2008
London 2012

Rio de Janeiro 2016
Tokyo 2020 (2021)
The Irish men's sevens rugby team competed at the Olympics for the first time at the last games in Tokyo. How far did they go in the tournament?
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The Final
The Semi-finals

The Quarter-finals
The Group Stage
What was long distance runner Sonia O'Sullivan's career Olympic medal tally?
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One gold medal
One silver medal

Two silver medals
Two bronze medals
Rowing brothers Paul and Gary O'Donovan won silver in the Rio Games in 2016. Where are they from?
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Skibbereen, Co Cork
Schull, Co Cork

Bandon, Co Cork
Cobh, Co Cork
Which Irish former Olympic medalist has a daughter competing in this year's Games?
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Michael Carruth
Wayne McCullough

Kenny Egan
Sonia O'Sullivan
Answer all the questions to see your result!
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You scored out of !
Gold medalist
You're number one!
Share your result:
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You scored out of !
Silver Medalist
Second place is nothing to sniff at
Share your result:
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You scored out of !
Bronze Medalist
A medal's a medal...
Share your result:
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You scored out of !
Participation Medalist
You took part and that's what matters
Share your result:

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