Ireland at the 1984 Summer Olympics Ireland at the 1984 Summer Olympics Ireland competed at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, It went from July 28, 1984 to August 12, 1984 United States. 42 competitors, 28 men and 13 women, took part in 35 events in 10 sports. John Treacy who competed in four Olympics was honored with a silver medal for placing Ireland 33rd overall in the Olympics. In Ireland's third appearance in archery competition at the Olympics, the nation was represented by two women. This included veteran Hazel Greene. Women's Individual Competition: Men's 800 metres Men's 1,500 metres Men's 5,000 metres Men's 10,000
Rowing at the 1984 Summer Olympics Rowing at the 1984 Summer Olympics Rowing at the 1984 Summer Olympics featured 14 events in total, for both men and women. Events were held at Lake Casitas. Due to the Eastern Bloc boycott of these Olympics, some of the strongest rowing nations like East Germany, the USSR or Bulgaria were not present. However, this boycott gave an opportunity to Romania, which was one of the few eastern European countries to come to the Games, going on to dominate in women's sports, winning 5 gold medals in 6 events. Both Canada (gold) and USA (silver) had beaten the reigning (boycotting)