Ireland’s National Emblem is a harp On New Years Day of 1863 in Paris, a great French educator was born by the name of Pierre Coubertin. His aristocratic.

IRELAND

BY COURTNEY

Ireland’s National Emblem is a harp

Harp for the Irish

FATHER OF THE MODERN OLYMPICS

On New Years Day of 1863 in Paris, a great French educator was born by the name of Pierre Coubertin. His aristocratic parents planned out promising careers in various fields, but he refused to follow any of them. Instead he wanted to pursue a liberal arts education at the Free School of Political Science in Paris. Pierre wanted to bring back Frances dignified spirit by ameliorating its passé and mundane education system because he thought that the key to the future of society was education. Today, Baron Pierre de Coubertin is considered to be the Father of the Modern Olympics because he revived the Olympics in the late 1890s.

In the name of all competitors, I promise that we shall take part in these

Olympic Games, respecting and abiding by the rules that govern them, in the

true spirit of sportsmanship, for the glory of sport and the honour of our teams."

The Olympic Oath

Ireland’s Olympic athlete

This is Katie the boxing champion and she is from Ireland and I chose her because she is good at boxing

Born on July 2, 1986 in Bray Co. Wicklow, world amateur boxing champion Katie Taylor has quickly become an Irish sports icon. Here is a quick rundown of some interesting facts about Ireland’s future Olympic medallist, who got her first pair of boxing gloves aged 10.

1. Boxing is in her blood. Her Leeds born father, Peter, who is her coach at St. Fergal's Boxing Club in Bray, was a 1986 Irish senior light heavyweight champion boxer. Her mother Bridget is a former boxing referee. She has two older brothers, Lee and Peter, and an older sister Sarah.

2. As an a adult she began taking Gaelic classes. In an RTE interview on 'Miriam Meets' she explained: "I would love to be able to speak my own language and maybe have an interview in Irish maybe after my fights". 3. Taylor first made Irish boxing history aged 15 - on October 31 2001 in the first officially sanctioned women's bout ever held in Ireland. She fought 16-year-old Alanna Audley of Belfast at the National Stadium in Dublin, Taylor won over three 90-second rounds by 23-12.

4. Taylor made Irish boxing history again at age 17 in May 2005 when she became the first Irish woman to win a gold Medal at the Senior European Boxing Championships. She won the gold medal, defeating Eva Wahlström of Finland in the final of the 60 kg lightweight class.

5. Katie has won four consecutive AIBA Women's World Boxing Championships.

Facts about Ireland’s athlete

Katie Taylor has won one Ireland’s 1st gold medal since 1996.

Winning 1 gold for boxing.

Winning 1 bronze for show jumping is Cian O’Conner.

Ireland’s success at the Olympic games

Ireland have 2 medals 1 gold and 3 Bronze and at the end of the Olympics they came 41 on the tally.

IRELAND’S MEDAL TALLY

1 Gold

1 Silver

3 Bronze Total: 4 medal

Written by Courtney

1920 Antwerp

1924 Paris

1928 Amsterdam 1948 London