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

It’s the moment of truth for Ireland’s top athletes.

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!

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You scored out of !

Silver Medalist

Second place is nothing to sniff at

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You scored out of !

Bronze Medalist

A medal's a medal...

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You scored out of !

Participation Medalist

You took part and that's what matters

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

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