Ireland at the 2004 Summer Paralympics

Ireland competed at the 2004 Summer Paralympics in Athens, Greece. The team included forty-two athletes, thirty-four men and eight women.[1] Irish competitors won four medals, three silver and one bronze to finish sixty-first in the medal table.[2]

Ireland at the
2004 Summer Paralympics
IPC codeIRL
NPCParalympics Ireland
Websitewww.paralympics.ie
in Athens
Competitors42 in 7 sports
Medals
Ranked 61st
Gold
0
Silver
3
Bronze
1
Total
4
Summer Paralympics appearances

Medallists
Medal Name Sport Event
 SilverConal McNamaraAthleticsMen's 400m T13
 SilverJohn McCarthyAthleticsMen's discus throw F32/51
 SilverDavid MaloneSwimmingMen's 100m backstroke S8
 BronzeDerek MaloneAthleticsMen's 800m T38

Sports

Athletics

Men's track
Athlete Class Event Heats Semifinal Final
Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank
John Fulham T53 100m 15.80 7 Q N/A 15.67 6
200m 27.98 12 Did not advance
Derek Malone T38 400m 54.35 7 q N/A 54.84 7
800m N/A 2:01.76
Conal McNamara T13 200m 23.58 9 Did not advance
400m N/A 50.62

Men's field
Athlete Class Event Final
Result Points Rank
Garrett Culliton F52 Discus 15.86 - 5
Shot put 6.81 - 10
Garrett Jameson F32/51 Club throw 26.32 890 7
Tom Leahy F32 Shot put 5.96 - 7
John McCarthy F32/51 Club throw 19.21 750 9
Discus 9.74 1078

Women's track
Athlete Class Event Heats Semifinal Final
Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank
Patrice Dockery T54 5000m DNF N/A 12:50.84 9
Catherine Walsh T13 400m N/A 1:05.99 6

Women's field
Athlete Class Event Final
Result Points Rank
Lisa Callaghan F35-38 Javelin 24.12 1087 5
Rosemary Tallon F33/34/52/53 Javelin 8.72 1214 4
Catherine Walsh F13 Long jump 4.55 - 6

Boccia

Individual events
Athlete Event Preliminaries Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Opponent Opposition
Score		 Rank Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Rank
Gabriel Shelly Mixed individual BC1  Beltran (ESP)L 3-9 3 Did not advance
 Taksee (THA)L 2-9
 Pearse (GBR)W 7-3
 Villano (ARG)W 11-0
 Gahleitner (AUT)W 6-1
Roberta Connolly Mixed individual BC2  Ferreira (POR)L 1-9 2 Q  P Silva (POR)
L 0-5		 Did not advance
 Scalise (ARG)W 4-1
 Kwok (HKG)W 4-3
Keith Hayes  Murray (GBR)L 1-8 2 Q  Flood (NZL)
L 0-9		 Did not advance
 Femtegield (NOR)W 5-4
 Tsilikopoulou (GRE)W/O
Martina Murphy  Steirer (AUT)L 0-7 4 Did not advance
 Siddiqi (DEN)L 4-10
 Mongkolpun (THA)L 0-10
John Cronin Mixed individual BC3  Hanson (USA)L 2-5 4 Did not advance
 Polychronidis (GRE)L 1-4
 Macedo (POR)L 3-7
 Bidlas (CZE)W 14-0
Gerry O'Grady  Pesquera (ESP)L 1-8 4 Did not advance
 Kabush (CAN)L 4-6
 Krenek (CZE)L 2-3

Pairs/teams
Athlete Event Preliminaries Semifinals Final
Opponent Opposition
Score		 Rank Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Rank
John Cronin
Gerry O'Grady		 Pairs BC3  Pesquera (ESP) /
 J M Rodriguez (ESP)		L 1-3 3 Did not advance
 Jackson (NZL) /
 Dijkstra (NZL)		L 0-10
 Bidlas (CZE) /
 Krenek (CZE)		W 5-3
Roberta Connolly
Keith Hayes
Martina Murphy
Gabriel Shelly		 Mixed team BC1/2  Portugal (POR)L 3-8 4 Did not advance
 New Zealand (NZL)L 3-9
 Hong Kong (HKG)L 4-9
 Thailand (THA)W 11-1
 Denmark (DEN)W 7-3

Cycling

Men's road
Athlete Event Time Rank
Denis Toomey
Mark Kehoe (pilot)		 Men's road race/time trial tandem B1-3 34:52 19

Men's track
Athlete Event Qualification 1st round Final
Time Rank Time Rank Opposition
Time		 Rank
Ian Mahon
Mark Kehoe (pilot)		 Men's 1km time trial tandem B1-3 N/A 1:14.38 18
Men's individual pursuit tandem B1-3 5:15.37 17 Did not advance

Equestrian
Athlete Event Total
Score Rank
Breda Bernie Mixed individual championship test grade II 55.000 17
Mixed individual freestyle test grade II 61.833 19

Football 7-a-side

The men's team didn't win any medals: they were 7th out of 8 teams.

Players
  • Aidan Brennan
  • Andrew Clint
  • Kieran Devlin
  • Paul Dollard
  • Darren Kavanagh
  • Joseph Markey
  • Gary Messett
  • James Murrihy
  • Brendan O'Grady
  • Alan O'Hara
  • Peter O'Neill
  • Finbarr O'Riordan

Tournament
Game Match Score Rank
1 Ireland vs.  Ukraine (UKR) 0 - 6 4
2 Ireland vs.  Argentina (ARG) 2 - 5
3 Ireland vs.  Iran (IRI) 2 - 7
7th/8th classification Ireland vs.  United States (USA) 4 - 0 7

Judo
Athlete Event Preliminary Quarterfinals Semifinals Repechage
round 1		 Repechage
round 2		 Final/
Bronze medal contest
Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result
Michael Doyle Men's 73kg  Krieger (GER)
L 99-99		 Did not advance
Tony White Men's 81kg  Jonard (FRA)
L 0000-1000		 N/A  Lopez (USA)
L 0000-1000		 Did not advance

Swimming

Men
Athlete Class Event Heats Final
Result Rank Result Rank
David Malone S8 100m backstroke 1:13.64 3 Q 1:12.55
Aidan McGlynn S9 50m freestyle 29.15 19 Did not advance

Women
Athlete Class Event Heats Final
Result Rank Result Rank
Claire Conway S9 100m butterfly 1:24.37 16 Did not advance

See also

References
  1. "Participation Numbers Athens 2004 Paralympic Games". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 8 June 2011.
  2. "Medal Standings Athens 2004 Paralympic Games". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 8 June 2011.
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