Ireland competed at the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing. Ireland sent 45 athletes, competing in 9 sports."IRISH PARALYMPIC TEAM ANNOUNCED FOR 2008 BEIJING GAMES", Irish Sports Council, July 2, 2008 The country's flagbearer at the Games' opening ceremony was Patrice Dockery."Patrice Dockery announced as Irish team flag bearer for 2008 Paralympic Games" , Paralympic Council of Ireland, August 9, 2008
Medallists Medal Name Sport Event Athletics Men's 800 m T37 Athletics Men's 100 m T13 Athletics Men's 200 m T13 Swimming Men's 400 m Freestyle S6 Boccia Mixed Individual BC1
Sports Archery
|align=left|Sean Heary |align=left|Men's individual compound |652 |20 |W 108-104 |W 113-112 |L 99-113 |colspan=3|did not advance
Athletics
Men's track AthleteClassEventHeatsSemifinalFinalResultRankResultRankResultRankRoy Patrick GuerinT53100m16.5912did not advanceMichael McKillopT37800m style="text-align:center;" colspan="4" 1:59.39 WRJason SmythT13100m10.81 WR1 Q style="text-align:center;" colspan="2" 10.62 WR200m21.81 WR1 Q style="text-align:center;" colspan="2" 21.43 WR
Men's field AthleteClassEventFinalResultPointsRankEoin Thomas CleareF32Shot put6.11-7Garrett CullitonF33-34/52Discus throw17.799535John McCarthyF32/51Club throw19.5381111Discus throw9.489669
Women's track AthleteClassEventHeatsFinalResultRankResultRankPatrice DockeryT53100m18.9010did not advance200m35.3812did not advance400m1:08.9511did not advance
Women's field AthleteClassEventFinalResultPointsRankOrla BarryF57-58Discus throw27.0810275Catherine WaylandF32-34/51-53Discus throw6.1310106
Boccia
AthleteEventPreliminariesQuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinalOpponentOppositionScoreRankOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreRankPadraic MoranMixed individual BC1 L 2-41 QL 5-6did not advance W 7-3 W 9-0 W 4-2Gabriel Shelly L 3-51 QW 8-2L 1-4W 6-2 W 4-2 W 3-2 W 5-2Roberta ConnollyMixed individual BC2 L 1-43did not advance L 0-5 W 4-3Tom Leahy W 5-24did not advance L 1-5 L 2-4Roberta Connolly Tom Leahy Padraic Moran Gabriel ShellyMixed team BC1-2 L 1-122 QL 2-12did not advance W 7-3
Cycling
Men's road AthleteEventTimeRankCathal Gustavus MillerMen's road race LC1/LC2/CP4DNFMen's road time trial LC136:33.959Enda SmythMen's road race LC1/LC2/CP4DNFMichael Delaney David Patrick Peelo (pilot)Men's road race B&VI 1-32:29:3216Men's road time trial B&VI 1-336:26.5418
Men's track AthleteEventQualification1st roundFinalTimeRankTimeRankOppositionTimeRankCathal Gustavus MillerMen's individual pursuit LC14:53.975did not advanceMen's time trial LC1align="center" colspan="4" 1:11.827Enda SmythMen's individual pursuit CP43:55.9197did not advanceMen's time trial CP4align="center" colspan="4" 1:16.077Michael Delaney David Patrick PeeloMen's individual pursuit B&VI 1-34:49.91113did not advanceMen's sprint11.4606 / L 0-25-8th place matches / W 12.1455Men's time trial B&VI 1-3align="center" colspan="4" 1:08.59310
Women's road AthleteEventTimeRankCatherine Mary Walsh Joanna HickeyWomen's road race B&VI 1-32:03:149Women's road time trial B&VI 1-340:09.677
Women's track AthleteEventQualificationFinalTimeRankOppositionTimeRankCatherine Mary Walsh Joanna Hickey (pilot)Women's individual pursuit B&VI 1-33:50.5155did not advanceWomen's time trial B&VI 1-3align="center" colspan="2" 1:16.2087
Equestrian
AthleteHorseEventTotalScoreRankEilish ByrneYouriMixed individual championship test grade II62.81811Mixed individual freestyle test grade II65.8338
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
Sailing
Five Irish athletes competed in the following events in sailing:"National Line Up For 2008 Paralympic Sailing Competition" , International Association for Disabled Sailing, July 16, 2008 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
AthleteEventPreliminariesQuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal / OppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankEimear BreathnachWomen's singles C1-2L 1–3L 1–3align="center" 3did not advanceKathleen ReynoldsWomen's singles C3L 1-3L 1-3L 2-33did not advanceEimear Breathnach Kathleen ReynoldsWomen's team C1-3align="center" colspan="4" L 1-3did not advance
See also 2008 Summer Paralympics Ireland at the Paralympics Ireland at the 2008 Summer Olympics
References
External links Beijing 2008 Paralympic Games Official Site International Paralympic Committee "Speech by Mr Martin Cullen T.D. Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism at the announcement of the Irish Team for the Beijing 2008 Paralympic Games", Department of Arts, Sport and Tourism, Irish government website "Paralympics: Gold fever", Herald, September 3, 2008