Ireland competed at the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing. Ireland sent 45 athletes, competing in 9 sports.[1] The country's flagbearer at the Games' opening ceremony was Patrice Dockery.[2]
| Ireland at the 2008 Summer Paralympics | |
|---|---|
 | |
| IPC code | IRL |
| NPC | Paralympics Ireland |
| Website | www |
| in Beijing | |
| Competitors | 45 in 9 sports |
| Flag bearer | Patrice Dockery |
| Medals Ranked 36th |
|
| Summer Paralympics appearances (overview) | |
Medallists
edit| Medal | Name | Sport | Event |
|---|---|---|---|
 Gold |
Michael McKillop | Athletics | Men's 800 m T37 |
| Gold |
Jason Smyth | Athletics | Men's 100 m T13 |
| Gold |
Jason Smyth | Athletics | Men's 200 m T13 |
 Silver |
Darragh McDonald | Swimming | Men's 400 m Freestyle S6 |
 Bronze |
Gabriel Shelly | Boccia | Mixed Individual BC1 |
Sports
editArchery
edit| Athlete | Event | Ranking round | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | Seed | Opposition score |
Opposition score |
Opposition score |
Opposition score |
Opposition score |
Rank | ||
| Sean Heary | Men's individual compound | 652 | 20 |  Arenz (GER)W 108-104 |
 Go (KOR)W 113-112 |
 Horner (SUI)L 99-113 |
did not advance | ||
Athletics
editMen's track
edit| Athlete | Class | Event | Heats | Semifinal | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | |||
| Roy Patrick Guerin | T53 | 100m | 16.59 | 12 | did not advance | |||
| Michael McKillop | T37 | 800m | — | 1:59.39 WR |
| |||
| Jason Smyth | T13 | 100m | 10.81 WR | 1 Q | — | 10.62 WR |
| |
| 200m | 21.81 WR | 1 Q | — | 21.43 WR |
| |||
Men's field
edit| Athlete | Class | Event | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Points | Rank | |||
| Eoin Thomas Cleare | F32 | Shot put | 6.11 | - | 7 |
| Garrett Culliton | F33-34/52 | Discus throw | 17.79 | 953 | 5 |
| John McCarthy | F32/51 | Club throw | 19.53 | 811 | 11 |
| Discus throw | 9.48 | 966 | 9 | ||
Women's track
edit| Athlete | Class | Event | Heats | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||||
| Patrice Dockery | T53 | 100m | 18.90 | 10 | did not advance | ||
| 200m | 35.38 | 12 | did not advance | ||||
| 400m | 1:08.95 | 11 | did not advance | ||||
Women's field
edit| Athlete | Class | Event | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Points | Rank | |||
| Orla Barry | F57-58 | Discus throw | 27.08 | 1027 | 5 |
| Catherine Wayland | F32-34/51-53 | Discus throw | 6.13 | 1010 | 6 |
Boccia
edit| Athlete | Event | Preliminaries | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opponent | Opposition Score |
Rank | Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Rank | ||
| Padraic Moran | Mixed individual BC1 |  Marques (POR) |
L 2-4 | 1 Q |  Wang Y (CHN)L 5-6 |
did not advance | ||
 Sanders (NZL) |
W 7-3 | |||||||
 Smith (GBR) |
W 9-0 | |||||||
 Aandalen (NOR) |
W 4-2 | |||||||
| Gabriel Shelly | Park J S (KOR) |
L 3-5 | 1 Q |  Vaquerizo (ESP)W 8-2 |
Marques (POR) L 1-4 |
Wang Y (CHN) W 6-2 |
| |
 Richardson (CAN) |
W 4-2 | |||||||
 Ibarbure (ARG) |
W 3-2 | |||||||
 Kitani (JPN) |
W 5-2 | |||||||
| Roberta Connolly | Mixed individual BC2 | Cortez (ARG) |
L 1-4 | 3 | did not advance | |||
| Cao (CHN) |
L 0-5 | |||||||
| Leglice (ARG) |
W 4-3 | |||||||
| Tom Leahy | F Ferreira (POR) |
W 5-2 | 4 | did not advance | ||||
| Bentley (GBR) |
L 1-5 | |||||||
| Kainuma (JPN) |
L 2-4 | |||||||
| Roberta Connolly Tom Leahy Padraic Moran Gabriel Shelly |
Mixed team BC1-2 | Spain (ESP) |
L 1-12 | 2 Q | China (CHN) L 2-12 |
did not advance | ||
 Finland (FIN) |
W 7-3 | |||||||
Cycling
editMen's road
edit| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cathal Gustavus Miller | Men's road race LC1/LC2/CP4 | DNF | |
| Men's road time trial LC1 | 36:33.95 | 9 | |
| Enda Smyth | Men's road race LC1/LC2/CP4 | DNF | |
| Michael Delaney David Patrick Peelo (pilot) |
Men's road race B&VI 1-3 | 2:29:32 | 16 |
| Men's road time trial B&VI 1-3 | 36:26.54 | 18 | |
Men's track
edit| Athlete | Event | Qualification | 1st round | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Opposition Time |
Rank | ||
| Cathal Gustavus Miller | Men's individual pursuit LC1 | 4:53.97 | 5 | did not advance | |||
| Men's time trial LC1 | — | 1:11.82 | 7 | ||||
| Enda Smyth | Men's individual pursuit CP4 | 3:55.919 | 7 | did not advance | |||
| Men's time trial CP4 | — | 1:16.07 | 7 | ||||
| Michael Delaney David Patrick Peelo |
Men's individual pursuit B&VI 1-3 | 4:49.911 | 13 | did not advance | |||
| Men's sprint | 11.460 | 6 |  Kilpatrick (RSA) / Thomson (RSA)
|
L 0-2 | 5-8th place matches Cowie (CAN) / Smibert (CAN) W 12.145 |
5 | |
| Men's time trial B&VI 1-3 | — | 1:08.593 | 10 | ||||
Women's road
edit| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Catherine Mary Walsh Joanna Hickey |
Women's road race B&VI 1-3 | 2:03:14 | 9 |
| Women's road time trial B&VI 1-3 | 40:09.67 | 7 |
Women's track
edit| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Opposition Time |
Rank | ||
| Catherine Mary Walsh Joanna Hickey (pilot) |
Women's individual pursuit B&VI 1-3 | 3:50.515 | 5 | did not advance | |
| Women's time trial B&VI 1-3 | — | 1:16.208 | 7 | ||
Equestrian
edit| Athlete | Horse | Event | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | Rank | |||
| Eilish Byrne | Youri | Mixed individual championship test grade II | 62.818 | 11 |
| Mixed individual freestyle test grade II | 65.833 | 8 | ||
Football 7-a-side
editThe men's football 7-a-side team didn't win any medals; they were 6th out of 8 teams.
Players
edit- Aidan Brennan
- Kieran Patrick Devlin
- Paul Dollard
- Luke Evans
- Mark Gerard Jones
- Darren Kavanagh
- Derek Michael Malone
- Joseph James Markey
- Brian McGillivary
- Gary Messett
- Alan O'Hara
- Finbarr O'Riordan
Tournament
edit
- 5th-8th place semi-finals
- 5th-6th place match
Ireland  | 2 - 4 |  Netherlands |
|---|---|---|
Sailing
editFive Irish athletes competed in the following events in sailing:[3]
- Two-Person Keelboat - SKUD18
- Three-Person Keelboat - Sonar
Swimming
editIreland sent six representatives in swimming, including Dave Malone, Ellen Keane and Darragh McDonald.
Table tennis
edit| Athlete | Event | Preliminaries | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / BM | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | ||
| Eimear Breathnach | Women's singles C1-2 |  Pezzutto (ITA)L 1–3 |
 Pushpasheva (RUS)L 1–3 |
— | 3 | did not advance | |||
| Kathleen Reynolds | Women's singles C3 | Li Q (CHN) L 1-3 |
Choi H J (KOR) L 1-3 |
 Y Silva (CUB)L 2-3 |
3 | did not advance | |||
| Eimear Breathnach Kathleen Reynolds |
Women's team C1-3 | — |  France (FRA)L 1-3 |
did not advance | |||||
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "IRISH PARALYMPIC TEAM ANNOUNCED FOR 2008 BEIJING GAMES"[permanent dead link], Irish Sports Council, July 2, 2008
- ^ "Patrice Dockery announced as Irish team flag bearer for 2008 Paralympic Games" Archived 2010-04-26 at the Wayback Machine, Paralympic Council of Ireland, August 9, 2008
- ^ "National Line Up For 2008 Paralympic Sailing Competition" Archived 2008-12-02 at the Wayback Machine, International Association for Disabled Sailing, July 16, 2008
External links
edit- Beijing 2008 Paralympic Games Official Site
- International Paralympic Committee
- "Speech by Mr Martin Cullen T.D. Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism at the announcement of the Irish Team for the Beijing 2008 Paralympic Games", Department of Arts, Sport and Tourism, Irish government website
- "Paralympics: Gold fever", Herald, September 3, 2008