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 two-time Olympic champions from East Germany in the men's 8 twice at the Lucerne pre-olympic regatta. Steve Redgrave won his first of five consecutive gold medals. Elisabeta Oleniuc, later known as Elisabeta Lipă, also won her first gold medal. Twenty years later she won her fifth gold medal in the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens. The quadruple sculls events, as in 1976 and 1980, were again held without coxswain for men and with coxswain for women. Rowing at the 1984 Summer Olympics Rowing at the 1984 Summer Olympics featured 14 events in total, for both men and women. Events were