Ireland at the 2024 Summer Paralympics
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| Ireland at the 2024 Summer Paralympics | |
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| IPC code | IRL |
| NPC | Paralympics Ireland |
| Website | paralympics |
| in Paris, France August 28, 2024 – September 8, 2024 | |
| Competitors | 35 in 9 sports |
| Flag bearers | Orla Comerford Colin Judge |
| Medals Ranked 55th |
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| Summer Paralympics appearances (overview) | |
Ireland competed at the 2024 Summer Paralympics in Paris, France, from 28 August to 8 September.
Medallists
[edit]| Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Gold
|
Katie-George Dunlevy Pilot: Linda Kelly |
Cycling | Women's road time trial B | 4 September |
 Silver
|
Róisín Ní Ríain | Swimming | Women's 100 metre backstroke S13 | 30 August |
| Silver
|
Katie-George Dunlevy Pilot: Eve McCrystal |
Cycling | Women's individual pursuit B | 1 September |
| Silver
|
Katie-George Dunlevy Pilot: Linda Kelly |
Cycling | Women's Road Race B | 6 September |
 Bronze
|
Róisín Ní Ríain | Swimming | Women's 200 metre individual medley SM13 | 3 September |
| Bronze
|
Orla Comerford | Athletics | Women's 100 metre T13 |
Multiple medallists
[edit]| Multiple medallists | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Sport |
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Total | |
| Katie-George Dunlevy | Cycling | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | |
| Róisín Ní Ríain | Swimming | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
Competitors
[edit]The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.
| Sport | Men | Women | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Archery | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Athletics | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| Cycling | 5 | 5 | 10 |
| Equestrian | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| Rowing | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Paratriathlon | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| Powerlifting | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Swimming | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| Table tennis | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 11 | 24 | 35 |
Including Guides
Archery
[edit]| 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 | ||
| Kerrie Leonard | Women's compound open | 597 | 21 |  Zhou (CHN)L 135-140 |
Did not advance | ||||
Athletics
[edit]Irish track and field athletes achieved quota places for the following events based on their results at the 2023 World Championships, 2024 World Championships, or through high performance allocation, as long as they meet the minimum entry standard (MES).
- Key
- Note–Ranks given for track events are within the athlete's heat only
- Q = Qualified for the next round
- q = Qualified for the next round as a fastest loser or, in field events, by position without achieving the qualifying target
- DQ = Disqualified
- PR = Paralympic Record
- AR = Area (or continental) Record
- NR = National Record
- SB = Season's Best
- N/A = Round not applicable for the event
- Bye = Athlete not required to compete in round
- Track & road events
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Aaron Shorten | Men's 1500 m T20 | — | 4.02.71 | 7 | |
| Orla Comerford | Women's 100 m T13 | 12.02 | 1 | 11.94 |
|
| Greta Streimikyte | Women's 1500 m T13 | — | 4.32.38 AR | 4 | |
| Shauna Bocquet | Women's 100 m T54 | 17.00 | 5 | Did Not Advance | |
| Women's 1500 m T54 | 3.35.26 | 6 | |||
| Women's 5000 m T54 | 12.44.52 | 9 Q | 11:50.85 | 8 | |
- Field events
| Athlete | Event | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | ||
| Mary Fitzgerald | Women's shot put F40 | 7.64 | 8 |
Cycling
[edit]Ireland entered 6 para-cyclists (three men, three women) after finished the top eligible nation's at the 2022 UCI Nation's ranking allocation ranking.[1]
Track
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Opposition Time |
Rank | ||
| Katie-George Dunlevy Pilot: Eve McCrystal |
Women's B 1000m Time Trial | 1.09.094 | 5 | 1.09.447 | 5 |
| Women's B 3000m Pursuit | 3.20.481 | 2 | 3.21.315 |
| |
| Josephine Healion Pilot: Linda Kelly |
Women's B 1000m Time Trial | 1.10.808 | 7 | Did not advance | |
| Women's B 3000m Pursuit | 3:27.425 | 5 | |||
| Martin Gordon Pilot: Eoin Mullen |
B Men's 4000M Pursuit | 5.27.642 | 12 | Did not advance | |
| B Men's 1000m Time Trial | 1.01.158 | 5 | 1.01.520 | 5 | |
| Ronan Grimes | C4-5 1000m Time Trial | 1:06.411 | 8 | Did not advance | |
| C4-5 4000m Mens Individual Pursuit | 4:28.859 | 5 | Did not advance | ||
| Richael Timothy | C1-3 3000m Womens Individual Pursuit | 4.05.247 | 7 | Did not advance | |
| C1-13 500m Womens Time Trial | 41.937 | 10 | Did not advance | ||
| Damian Vereker Pilot: Mitchel McLaughlin |
B4 Men's 4000M Pursuit | 4.14.826 | 7 | Did not advance | |
| B Men's 1000m Time Trial | 1.06.740 | 10 | |||
Road
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Damian Vereker Pilot: Mitchel McLaughlin |
B Men's Time Trial | 36:31.09 | 7 |
| B Men's Road Race | 3:04:18 | 8 | |
| Josephine Healion Pilot: Eve McCrystal |
B Women's Road Race | 2:42:05 | 4 |
| B Women's Time Trial | 41:57.61 | 5 | |
| Katie-George Dunlevy Pilot: Linda Kelly |
B Women's Road Race | 2.37.26 |
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| B Women's Time Trial | 38:16.58 |
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| Richael Timothy | C1-3 Women's Individual Time Trial | 24:32.40 | 12 |
| C1-3 Women's Individual Road Race | 1:48.64 | 11 | |
| Ronan Grimes | C4 Men's Individual Time Trial | 39:01.83 | 8 |
| C4-5 Men's Individual Road Race | 2:51:20 | 17 |
Equestrian
[edit]Ireland entered a full squad of four para-equestrianist into the Paralympic equestrian competition, by getting the re-allocation of top African teams, through final world para dressage rankings.
Sarah Slattery originally finished 9th but qualified after a withdrawal
- Individual
| Athlete | Horse | Event | Qualifier | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | Rank | Score | Rank | |||
| Sarah Slattery | Savona | Individual championship test grade V | 68.410 | 9 Q | 71.795 | 7 |
| Jessica McKenna | Davidoff | Individual championship test grade III | 65.033 | 10 | Did Not Advance | |
| Kate Kerr-Horan | Serafina | 65.867 | 9 | |||
| Michael Murphy | Clerverboy | Individual championship test grade I | 70.417 | 9 | ||
- Team
| Athlete | Horse | Event | Individual score | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TT | Score | Rank | |||
| Sarah Slattery | See above | Team | 68.895 | 208.545 | 10 |
| Kate Kerr-Horan | 66.567 | ||||
| Michael Murphy | 73.083 | ||||
* Indicates the three best individual scores that count towards the team total.
Paratriathlon
[edit]| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cassie Cava | Women's PTS4 | 1.37.29 | 12 |
| Chloe MacCombe
Guide Catherine Sands |
Women's PTVI 3 | 1.10.32 | 6 |
| Judith MacCombe
Guide Eimear Nicholls |
1.11.17 | 8 |
Powerlifting
[edit]| Athlete | Event | R1 | R2 | R3 | Total Lifted | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Britney Arendse | Women's 73kg | 129kg | 131kg | 133kg | 393kg | 4 |
Rowing
[edit]Irish rowers qualified boats in each of the following classes at the 2023 World Rowing Championships in Belgrade, Serbia.
| Athlete | Event | Heats | Repechage | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Kate O'Brien Tiarnán O'Donnell |
PR2 mixed double sculls | 9.03.33 | 4 R | 8:40.85 | 4 FB | 8:50.16 | 8 |
Swimming
[edit]Ireland secured two quotas at the 2023 World Para Swimming Championships after finishing in the top two places in Paralympic class disciplines.
Men
| Athlete | Event | Heats | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Deaton Registe | Men's 100 m breastroke SB14 | 1.08.49 | 5 Q | 1.07..82 | 6 |
| Barry McClements | Men's 100 m backstroke S9 | 1.05.36 | 4 Q | 1.05.56 | 8 |
| Men's 100 m butterfly S9 | 1:01.85 | 3 Q | 5 | ||
Women
| Athlete | Event | Heats | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Ellen Keane | Women's 100 m breaststroke SB8 | 1.24.59 | =1 Q | 1.24.69 | 4 |
| Women's 100 m backstroke S9 | 1:17.63 | 6 | Did not advance | ||
| Róisín Ní Ríain | Women's 100 m butterfly S13 | 1.06.40 | 5 Q | 1.06.04 | 4 |
| Women's 100 m backtroke S13 | — | 1.07.27 |
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| Women's 200 m IM SM13 | 2.30.75 | 2 Q | 2.27.47 |
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| Women's 100 m breaststroke S13 | 1:19.05 | 2 Q | 1:19.16 | 4 | |
| Nicole Turner | Women's 50 m freestyle S6 | 35.35 | 5 Q | 35.65 | 6 |
| Women's 50 m butterfly S6 | 38.10 | 3 | 38.59 | ||
| Dearbhaile Brady | Women's 50 m freestyle S6 | 36.45 | 10 | Did not advance | |
| Women's 50 m butterfly S6 | 38.73 | 4 | 37.67 | 5 | |
Table tennis
[edit]Ireland entered one athlete for the Paralympic games. Colin Judge qualified for the games through the allocations of the final ITTF world ranking.
| Athlete | Event | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / BM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | ||
| Colin Judge | Men's individual C3 | Panfeng (CHN)3-0 L
|
Did Not Advance | |||
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Paris 2024 Paralympic Games Qualification - 2022 UCI Nations Ranking Allocation" (PDF). UCI. 31 December 2022.