Npc: | IRL |
Npcname: | Paralympics Ireland |
Games: | Summer Paralympics |
Year: | 2012 |
Location: | London |
Competitors: | 49 |
Sports: | 10 |
Flagbearer: | Cathal Miller (opening)[1] Gabriel Shelly (closing)[2] |
Rank: | 19 |
Gold: | 8 |
Silver: | 3 |
Bronze: | 5 |
Appearances: | auto |
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]
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Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date | |
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31 August | |||||
1 September | |||||
1 September | |||||
1 September | |||||
3 September | |||||
5 September | |||||
7 September | |||||
7 September | |||||
(pilot) | 2 September | ||||
on Mister Cool | 2 September | ||||
7 September | |||||
2 September | |||||
on Mister Cool | 4 September | ||||
4 September | |||||
(pilot) | 5 September | ||||
(pilot) | 5 September |
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Medals by sport | |||||
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Sport | Total | ||||
Athletics | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 | |
Cycling | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | |
0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | ||
Swimming | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
Total | 8 | 3 | 5 | 16 |
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. 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, 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, accompanied by pilot, won Paralympics Ireland's first ever cycling medal of any colour at the Paralympic Games.[8]
See main article: Athletics at the 2012 Summer Paralympics.
See main article: Boccia at the 2012 Summer Paralympics.
Athlete | Event | Seeding matches | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | |
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Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | ||
Roberta Connolly | align=left rowspan="2" | Mixed individual BC2 | L 2-5 | align=center colspan="5" | did not advance | |||
Tom Leahy | L 1-6 | align=center colspan="5" | did not advance | |||||
Johnny Cronin | Mixed individual BC3 | W 6-4 | L 1-7 | align=center colspan="4" | did not advance |
See main article: Cycling at the 2012 Summer Paralympics.
See main article: Equestrian at the 2012 Summer Paralympics.
Athlete | Horse | Event | Total | |
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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 | |
Ind. freestyle test grade Ia | 78.450 | |||
Geraldine Savage | Blues Tip Top Too | Ind. champ. test grade Ia | 68.800 | 7 |
Ind. freestyle test grade Ia | 72.300 | 5 |
Athlete | Horse | Event | Individual Score | Total | |||
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Total | Score | Rank | |||||
Eilish Byrne | See above | Team | 67.714 | 73.429 | 141.143* | 428.313 | |
James Dwyer | 69.719 | 68.516 | 138.235* | ||||
Helen Kearney | 72.235 | 76.700 | 148.935* | ||||
Geraldine Savage | 68.000 | 68.800 | 136.800 |
See main article: Powerlifting at the 2012 Summer Paralympics.
See main article: Rowing at the 2012 Summer Paralympics.
Qualification Legend: FA=Final A (medal); FB=Final B (non-medal); R=RepechageSee main article: Sailing at the 2012 Summer Paralympics.
See main article: Shooting at the 2012 Summer Paralympics.
Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | |||
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Score | Rank | Score | Rank | |||
align=left rowspan=4 | 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 |
See main article: Swimming at the 2012 Summer Paralympics.
See main article: Table tennis at the 2012 Summer Paralympics.