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
Water polo at the 1984 Summer Olympics Water polo at the 1984 Summer Olympics The water polo tournament at the 1984 Summer Olympics was held from August 1 to August 10, 1984, at the Raleigh Runnels Memorial Pool in Malibu, California. The tournament featured 12 men's teams, playing two rounds of round-robin play: preliminaries and finals. Water polo was one of four Aquatics sports held at the 1984 games, along with swimming, diving, and synchronized swimming, which was held for the first time. 12 teams played in the 1984 Olympic tournament: The top 8 teams qualified for the 1985 FINA Men's Water Polo World Cup in Duisburg,