Ireland at the 2012 Summer Paralympics

Ireland at the Paralympic Games
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At the 2012 Summer Paralympics in London
Competitors	49 in 10 sports
Flag bearer	Cathal Miller (opening) Gabriel Shelly (closing)
Medals Rank: 19	Gold 8	Silver 3	Bronze 5	Total 16
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Ireland competed at the 2012 Summer Paralympics in London, United Kingdom from August 29 to September 9, 2012. 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.

Medallists

Medal	Name	Sport	Event	Date
1 ! Gold	Firth, BethanyBethany Firth	Swimming	Women's 100 metres Backstroke S14	31 August
1 ! Gold	McDonald, DarraghDarragh McDonald	Swimming	Men's 400 metre freestyle S6	1 September
1 ! Gold	Smyth, JasonJason Smyth	Athletics	Men's 100 metres T13	1 September
1 ! Gold	McKillop, MichaelMichael McKillop	Athletics	Men's 800 metres T37	1 September
1 ! Gold	McKillop, MichaelMichael McKillop	Athletics	Men's 1500 metres T37	3 September
1 ! Gold	Rohan, MarkMark Rohan	Cycling	Men's road time trial H1	5 September
1 ! Gold	Rohan, MarkMark Rohan	Cycling	Men's road race H1	7 September
1 ! Gold	Smyth, JasonJason Smyth	Athletics	Men's 200 metres T13	7 September
2 ! Silver	Walsh, CatherineCatherine Walsh Meehan, FrancineFrancine Meehan (pilot)	Cycling	Women's Ind B Pursuit	2 September
2 ! Silver	Kearney, HelenHelen Kearney on Mister Cool	Equestrian	Ind. Championship Test - Grade Ia	2 September
2 ! Silver	O'Neill, CatherineCatherine O'Neill	Athletics	Women's discus F51/52	7 September
3 ! Bronze	Ireland, TeamTeam Ireland	Equestrian	Mixed Team Championship	2 September
3 ! Bronze	Kearney, HelenHelen Kearney on Mister Cool	Equestrian	Individual freestyle test grade Ia	4 September
3 ! Bronze	Barry, OrlaOrla Barry	Athletics	Women's Discus Throw F57/58	4 September
3 ! Bronze	Brown, JamesJames Brown Shaw, DamienDamien Shaw (pilot)	Cycling	Men's road time trial B	5 September
3 ! Bronze	Walsh, CatherineCatherine Walsh Meehan, FrancineFrancine Meehan (pilot)	Cycling	Women's road time trial B	5 September

Medals by sport Sport Total Athletics 4 1 1 6 Cycling 2 1 2 5 Equestrian 0 1 2 3 Swimming 2 0 0 2 Total 8 3 5 16 Key Moments On 1 September, Paralympics Ireland celebrated one of their most successful days at any Paralympic Games by earning three gold medals. Of these gold medals, two were world record breaking performances. Smyth, JasonJason 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. The same day, McKillop, MichaelMichael McKillop set a new world best of 1.57.22 in the Men's 800 metres T32 race, also retaining his win in Beijing. On 2 September, Walsh, CatherineCatherine Walsh accompanied by pilot Meehan, FrancineFrancine Meehan, won Paralympics Ireland's first ever cycling medal of any colour at the Paralympic Games. Athletics Main article: Athletics at the 2012 Summer Paralympics Boccia Main article: Boccia at the 2012 Summer Paralympics Cycling Main article: Cycling at the 2012 Summer Paralympics Equestrian 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 02 ! Ind. freestyle test grade Ia 78.450 03 ! 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 03 ! 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 Main article: Powerlifting at the 2012 Summer Paralympics Men Athlete Event Result Rank Roy Guerin -67.5kg 131.0 10 Rowing 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 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 C. Twomey Sonar - 3 person keelboat 11 7 7 10 9 10 2 (13) 10 10 N/A 76 11 * Due to a lack of wind Race 11 was cancelled Shooting 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 Main article: Swimming at the 2012 Summer Paralympics Table Tennis Main article: Table tennis at the 2012 Summer Paralympics See also Ireland at the 2012 Summer Olympics 2012 Olympics gold post boxes in the United Kingdom References External links Complete List of Irish Athletes at London 2012