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Hurling

Outdoor team game

Irelandcountry of origin
—first recorded
1904†former Olympic sport
—disciplines & variants
1international bodies

Hurling is a team sport and ball game, part of Gaelic games. Its country of origin is Ireland. The sport is governed internationally by Gaelic Games Europe. It was contested at the Olympic Games in 1904.

Country of originIreland
Playing time70 min
PractitionersHurler
Governing bodyGaelic Games Europe
Olympic statusFormer Olympic sport · 1904
Image: Citius Altius Fortius · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Hurling
Image: Jeff Meade · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Olympic Games

Olympic history

Editions where Hurling or one of its disciplines was on the programme. Filled boxes mark the sport itself, outlined ones its disciplines; the small number is the count of medal events where recorded.

Summer Games1 edition · since 1904
189619001904190819121920192419281932193619481952195619601964196819721976198019841988199219962000200420082012201620212024
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