Some Famous Irish Olympians:
- Dave McAuley, boxer
- Sonia O'Sullivan, Olympic medal winner
- Michael Carruth, boxer, Olympic medal winner
- Eamon Coughlan, runner
- Michelle Smith - disgraced Olympic swimming medal-winner
- Ronnie Delaney - Olympic medal winner/athletics
- John Pius Boland - double Olympic medal-winner/tennis,1896
- Pat O'Callaghan - Olympic gold medal/hammer, 1928, 1932
- Bob Tisdall - Olympic gold medal/400mH, 1932
- John Treacy - Olympic silver medal/marathon, 1984
- Stephen Martin, Hockey- Olympic Gold and bronze medallist 1984/88
Other Irish sports people:
- Eddie Irvine, Formula One driver
- Paul McGinley, golfer
- George Best, footballer
- Barry McGuigan, boxer
- Jonjo O'Neill, jockey
- Roy Keane, footballer
- Robbie Keane, footballer
- Damien Duff, footballer
- Shay Given, footballer
- Niall Quinn, footballer
- Colm O'Rourke, Gaelic Athletic Association GAA footballer
- Sean Boylan, long-time manager of All-Ireland winning Meath football team
- Mick O'Dywer, successful Gaelic inter-county football manager
- Brian O'Driscoll, Rugby player
- Keith Wood, rugby player
- Elizabeth Hawkins-Whitshed, 19th century mountaineer
- Ruby Walsh, jockey
- Eamon Dunphy, soccer player turned media commentator and broadcaster
- Mick McCarthy - former Republic of Ireland football manager
- Sean Kelly, cyclist
- Stephen Roche, cyclist
