Helen Kearney

Kearney began competed in Grade III in 2008 before being reclassified as 1A. In this classification, she won Ireland's first European para-equestrian medal with a bronze.^[5] Kearney subsequently became the first member of Para Equestrian Ireland to earn a medal in the 2011 European Championships.^[6]

As a student at the University College Dublin, she qualified for the 2012 Summer Paralympics and earned three medals.^[7] Kearney earned a silver medal in the Individual championship test grade Ia and a bronze medal in the team event.^[8] Her last medal came in the Individual freestyle test grade Ia where she won bronze.^[9]

In 2016, Kearney was again selected to compete with Team Ireland at the 2016 Summer Paralympics.^[10] During the Grade 1a Individual Championship, she finished in 12th place.^[11]

• Helen Kearney at the International Paralympic Committee
• Helen Kearney at Paralympics Ireland (archived 2016 profile)
• Helen Kearney at Paralympics Ireland (archived 2012 profile)