Ireland at the 2008 Summer Paralympics
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| 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) | |
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]
| Medal | Name | Sport | Event |
|---|---|---|---|
| Michael McKillop | Athletics | Men's 800 m T37 | |
| Jason Smyth | Athletics | Men's 100 m T13 | |
| Jason Smyth | Athletics | Men's 200 m T13 | |
| Darragh McDonald | Swimming | Men's 400 m Freestyle S6 | |
| Gabriel Shelly | Boccia | Mixed Individual BC1 |
Sports
Archery
| 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 | W 108-104 |
W 113-112 |
L 99-113 |
did not advance | ||
Athletics
Men's track
| 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 | N/a | 1:59.39 WR | ||||
| Jason Smyth | T13 | 100m | 10.81 WR | 1 Q | N/a | 10.62 WR | ||
| 200m | 21.81 WR | 1 Q | N/a | 21.43 WR | ||||
Men's field
| 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
| 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
| 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
| Athlete | Event | Preliminaries | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opponent | Opposition Score |
Rank | Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Rank | ||
| Padraic Moran | Mixed individual BC1 | L 2-4 | 1 Q | L 5-6 |
did not advance | |||
| W 7-3 | ||||||||
| W 9-0 | ||||||||
| W 4-2 | ||||||||
| Gabriel Shelly | L 3-5 | 1 Q | W 8-2 |
L 1-4 |
W 6-2 |
|||
| W 4-2 | ||||||||
| W 3-2 | ||||||||
| W 5-2 | ||||||||
| Roberta Connolly | Mixed individual BC2 | L 1-4 | 3 | did not advance | ||||
| L 0-5 | ||||||||
| W 4-3 | ||||||||
| Tom Leahy | W 5-2 | 4 | did not advance | |||||
| L 1-5 | ||||||||
| L 2-4 | ||||||||
| Roberta Connolly Tom Leahy Padraic Moran Gabriel Shelly |
Mixed team BC1-2 | L 1-12 | 2 Q | L 2-12 |
did not advance | |||
| W 7-3 | ||||||||
Cycling
Men's road
| 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
| 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 | N/a | 1:11.82 | 7 | ||||
| Enda Smyth | Men's individual pursuit CP4 | 3:55.919 | 7 | did not advance | |||
| Men's time trial CP4 | N/a | 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 | L 0-2 | 5-8th place matches W 12.145 |
5 | ||
| Men's time trial B&VI 1-3 | N/a | 1:08.593 | 10 | ||||
Women's road
| 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
| 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 | N/a | 1:16.208 | 7 | ||
Equestrian
| 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
The men's football 7-a-side team didn't win any medals; they were 6th out of 8 teams.
Players
- 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
- 5th-8th place semi-finals
- 5th-6th place match
| Ireland | 2 - 4 | |
|---|---|---|
Sailing
Five Irish athletes competed in the following events in sailing:[3]
- Two-Person Keelboat - SKUD18
- Three-Person Keelboat - Sonar
Swimming
Ireland sent six representatives in swimming, including Dave Malone, Ellen Keane and Darragh McDonald.
Table tennis
| 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 | L 1–3 |
L 1–3 |
N/a | 3 | did not advance | |||
| Kathleen Reynolds | Women's singles C3 | L 1-3 |
L 1-3 |
L 2-3 |
3 | did not advance | |||
| Eimear Breathnach Kathleen Reynolds |
Women's team C1-3 | N/a | L 1-3 |
did not advance | |||||