| CARRUTH | Whose gold medal at the 1992 Olympics was Ireland's first in 36 years? (7) |
| BOARDMAN | Chris ___, British cyclist who won an individual pursuit gold medal at the 1992 Olympics |
| JIMTHORPE | US track-and-field star whose gold medals from 1912 were revoked but restored posthumously in 1983: |
| MARK | Who won seven gold medals in swimming at the 1972 Munich Games, which was an Olympic record for most golds at a single Olympics that stood for the next 36 years? (4) |
| SPITZ | Who won seven gold medals in swimming at the 1972 Munich Games, which was an Olympic record for most golds at a single Olympics that stood for the next 36 years? (5) |
| MONA | Swimmer who was Ireland's first Olympic medallist at the Paris Games, _ McSharry (4) |
| GAILDEVERS | US Olympic & Paralympic Hall of Fame runner who won gold medals at the 1992 and 1996 Olympics: 2 wds |
| GWEN | ___ Torrence, American sprinter who won three gold medals at the 1992 and 1996 Olympics |
| GEORGHACKL | German luger who won gold medals at the 1992, 1994 and 1998 Winter Olympics |
| DANA | Who was Ireland's first Eurovision winner? (4) |
| ROBINSON | Which Mary was Ireland's first woman president? (8) |
| GUNNELL | Sally _, British athlete who won the gold medal in the 400m hurdles at the 1992 Olympics (7) |
| BAUMANN | see 48dn, German athlete who won the men's 5000m at the 1992 Olympics |
| CENTURY | Founded in 1989, what was the name of Ireland's first official independent national radio station? (7) |
| IBERIAN | Ireland's first chief of police in Russia joins Pole from part of southern Europe (7) |
| SALLYGUNNELL | British athlete who won the gold medal in the 400m hurdles at the 1992 Olympics (5,7) |
| MURTAGH | Deliverer of Ireland's first ball in Tests. (7) |
| CHARLIE | ___ Richards, of Ireland's (first) Feeder World Champs team 2024 (7) |
| DIMPLES | In '36 Shirley Temple played her (& also had them as well). |
| ERICLIDDELL | British athlete whose win in the 1924 Olympics was celebrated in Chariots of Fire (4,7) |
