Denis Horgan - Olympic Silver Medalist

Another village that I visited for the first time recently – Lyre.

Another sportsman commemorated – this time one that was new to me – Denis Horgan.

The statistic in the Examiner article, I found amazing. What a success rate in three Olympics.

“ In the next 84 years Irish competitors would win only four medals in track and field events.

Pat O’Callaghan won two gold medals, Bob Tisdall and Ronnie Delany won one each, and John Tracy won a silver medal. By contrast, Irish-born competitors won the equivalent of 16 gold, 10 silver and two bronze medals between 1904 and 1912.”

Irish Examiner