- Ireland at the 2008 Summer Paralympics
Infobox Paralympics Ireland
games=2008 Summer
competitors= 45
sports= 9
flagbearer=Patrice Dockery
officials=
gold=3
silver=1
bronze=1
rank=36Ireland competed at the
2008 Summer Paralympics inBeijing . Ireland sent 45 athletes, competing in 9 sports. [ [http://www.irishsportscouncil.ie/pressandpub-news-latest-article.aspx?article=a2c929fe-dfa3-47f2-b384-05ce3860af3b "IRISH PARALYMPIC TEAM ANNOUNCED FOR 2008 BEIJING GAMES"] , Irish Sports Council, July 2, 2008] The country's flagbearer at the Games' opening ceremony wasPatrice Dockery . [ [http://www.pcireland.ie/latest.news.php#20080809flag "Patrice Dockery announced as Irish team flag bearer for 2008 Paralympic Games"] , Paralympic Council of Ireland, August 9, 2008]Medallists
Archery
Sean Heary was Ireland's sole representative in this sport.Athletics
Ireland sent ten representatives in athletics, including John McCarthy,
Michael McKillop ,Jason Smyth andPatrice Dockery .Boccia
Ireland sent four representatives in boccia, including
Gabriel Shelly .Cycling
Ireland sent four representatives in cycling:
Cathal Miller ,Enda Smyth ,Michael Delaney andCatherine Walsh . The team was managed byDenis Toomey who competed in the tandem event in Athens and made great strides in cycling in Ireland for disabled athletesEquestrian
Eilish Byrne was Ireland's one representative, competing in dressage with horse Youri.Football
Ireland was represented in football.
ailing
Five Irish athletes competed in the following events in sailing [ [http://www.sailing.org/24411.php "National Line Up For 2008 Paralympic Sailing Competition"] , International Association for Disabled Sailing, July 16, 2008] :
* Two-Person Keelboat - SKUD18
* Three-Person Keelboat - Sonarwimming
Ireland sent six representatives in swimming, including Dave Malone,
Ellen Keane andDarragh McDonald .Table tennis
Ireland sent two representatives in table tennis, including
Kathleen Reynolds .ee also
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2008 Summer Paralympics
*Ireland at the Paralympics
*Ireland at the 2008 Summer Olympics External links
* [http://en.beijing2008.com/83/66/column211716683.shtml Beijing 2008 Paralympic Games Official Site]
* [http://www.paralympic.org International Paralympic Committee]
* [http://www.arts-sport-tourism.gov.ie/publications/release.asp?ID=100110 "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
* [http://www.herald.ie/sport/other-sports/paralympics-gold-fever-1468547.html "Paralympics: Gold fever"] , "Herald", September 3, 2008References
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