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
Archery at the 1984 Summer Olympics was the first paraplegic athlete to compete at the Olympic Games. Archery at the 1984 Summer Olympics Archery at the 1984 Summer Olympics was contested in the same format used since 1972. There were two events: men's individual and women's individual. Points were in a format called the double FITA round, which included 288 arrows shot over four days at four different distances: 70 meters, 60 meters, 50 meters, 30 meters for women; 90 meters, 70 meters, 50 meters, 30 meters for men. It was the fourth, and last, time that the format was used in Olympic competition. Neroli Fairhall