Ireland at the 2012 Summer Paralympics

Ireland at the
2012 Summer Paralympics
IPC codeIRL
NPCParalympics Ireland
Websitewww.paralympics.ie
in London
Competitors49 in 10 sports
Flag bearers Cathal Miller (opening)[1]
Gabriel Shelly (closing)[2]
Medals
Ranked 19th
Gold
8
Silver
3
Bronze
5
Total
16
Summer Paralympics appearances (overview)

Ireland competed at the 2012 Summer Paralympics in London, United Kingdom from August 29 to September 9, 2012.[3] There are 49 participants representing Ireland at the games, competing across ten sports.

These were the best Paralympics for Ireland since 1988 Summer Paralympics in Seoul, South Korea winning 13 gold, 11 silver, and 18 bronze. For its efforts the Team was presented with a People of the Year Award in September 2012.[4]

Medallists

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Key Moments

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On 1 September, Paralympics Ireland celebrated one of their most successful days at any Paralympic Games by earning three gold medals.[5] Of these gold medals, two were world record breaking performances. Jason Smyth retained his Men's 100 metres T13 title, by breaking his own world record with a time of 10.46 seconds, making him the fastest Paralympian in the world over 100 metres.[6] The same day, Michael McKillop set a new world best of 1.57.22 in the Men's 800 metres T32 race, also retaining his win in Beijing.[7]
On 2 September, Catherine Walsh accompanied by pilot Francine Meehan, won Paralympics Ireland's first ever cycling medal of any colour at the Paralympic Games.[8]

Athletics

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Main article: Athletics at the 2012 Summer Paralympics

Boccia

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Main article: Boccia at the 2012 Summer Paralympics

Individual events

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Athlete Event Seeding matches Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Rank
Roberta Connolly Mixed individual BC2 Bye  Mezik (SVK)
L 2-5 		did not advance
Tom Leahy Bye  Valente (POR)
L 1-6 		did not advance
Johnny Cronin Mixed individual BC3  Taha (SIN)
W 6-4 		—  Taha (SIN)
L 1-7 		did not advance

Pairs and team events

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Athlete Event Pool matches Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Rank Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Rank
Roberta Connolly
Tom Leahy
Padraic Moran
Gabriel Shelly 		Team BC1-2  South Korea (KOR)
L 3-14 		 Brazil (BRA)
L 2-11 		3 did not advance

Cycling

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Main article: Cycling at the 2012 Summer Paralympics

Equestrian

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Main article: Equestrian at the 2012 Summer Paralympics
Individual
Athlete Horse Event Total
Score Rank
Eilish Byrne Youri Ind. champ. test grade II 73.429 5
Ind. freestyle test grade II 75.250 4
James Dwyer Orlando Ind. champ. test grade IV 68.516 6
Ind. freestyle test grade IV 74.400 6
Helen Kearney Mister Cool Ind. champ. test grade Ia 76.700 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Ind. freestyle test grade Ia 78.450 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Geraldine Savage Blues Tip Top Too Ind. champ. test grade Ia 68.800 7
Ind. freestyle test grade Ia 72.300 5
Team
Athlete Horse Event Individual Score Total
TT CT Total Score Rank
Eilish Byrne See above Team 67.714 73.429 141.143* 428.313 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
James Dwyer 69.719 68.516 138.235*
Helen Kearney 72.235 76.700 148.935*
Geraldine Savage 68.000 68.800 136.800

* Indicates that score counts in team total

Powerlifting

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Main article: Powerlifting at the 2012 Summer Paralympics
Men
Athlete Event Result Rank
Roy Guerin -67.5kg 131.0 10

Rowing

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Main article: Rowing at the 2012 Summer Paralympics
Athlete(s) Event Heats Repechage Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Helen Arbuthnot (cox)
Sarah Caffrey
Anne-Marie McDaid
Kevin du Toit
Shane Ryan 		Mixed coxed four 3:33.95 5 R 3:34.85 4 FB 3:36.72 4

Qualification Legend: FA=Final A (medal); FB=Final B (non-medal); R=Repechage

Sailing

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Main article: Sailing at the 2012 Summer Paralympics
Athlete Event Race Net points Rank
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11*
Anthony Hegarty
Ian Costelloe
John Twomey 		Sonar - 3 person keelboat 11 7 7 10 9 10 2 (13) 10 10 — 76 11

* Due to a lack of wind Race 11 was cancelled

Shooting

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Main article: Shooting at the 2012 Summer Paralympics
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Score Rank Score Rank
Sean Baldwin Men's 50m Rifle 3 Positions SH1 1112 17 did not advance
Men's 10m Air Rifle Standing SH1 553 29 did not advance
Mixed 50m Rifle Prone SH1 585 18 did not advance
Mixed 10m Air Rifle Prone SH1 589 43 did not advance

Swimming

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Main article: Swimming at the 2012 Summer Paralympics

Table Tennis

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Main article: Table tennis at the 2012 Summer Paralympics

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Paralympic site
  2. ^ "Shelly given flag honour". Herald. Retrieved September 9, 2012.[1],
  3. ^ "Ireland - 2012 Paralympic News, Athletes, Medals". LOCOG. Archived from the original on 29 August 2012. Retrieved 17 August 2012.
  4. ^ "Heroes at national and community levels honoured in emotional ceremony". The Irish Times. 17 September 2012. Retrieved 27 September 2012.
  5. ^ "Michael McKillop makes it three gold medals for Ireland". RTÉ News. 1 September 2012.
  6. ^ "Smyth and McKillop celebrate gold". BBC Sport.
  7. ^ "Smyth and McKillop celebrate gold". BBC Sport.
  8. ^ "Paralympics: Silver Lining for Cycling as Ireland Win Paralympic Medal". Archived from the original on 2012-09-06. Retrieved 2012-09-03.
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