| Ireland at the 2012 Summer Paralympics | |
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| IPC code | IRL |
| NPC | Paralympics Ireland |
| Website | www |
| inLondon | |
| Competitors | 49 in10 sports |
| Flag bearers | Cathal Miller (opening)[1] Gabriel Shelly (closing)[2] |
| Medals Ranked 19th |
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| Summer Paralympics appearances (overview) | |
Ireland competed at the2012 Summer Paralympics inLondon,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 since1988 Summer Paralympics inSeoul, South Korea winning 13 gold, 11 silver, and 18 bronze. For its efforts the Team was presented with aPeople of the Year Award in September 2012.[4]
On 1 September,Paralympics Ireland celebrated one of their most successful days at anyParalympic Games by earning three gold medals.[5] Of these gold medals, two were world record breaking performances.Jason Smyth retained hisMen'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,Michael McKillop set a new world best of 1.57.22 in theMen's 800 metres T32 race, also retaining his win inBeijing.[7]
On 2 September,Catherine Walsh accompanied by pilotFrancine Meehan, wonParalympics Ireland's first ever cycling medal of any colour at theParalympic Games.[8]
| 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 | Mixed individual BC2 | Bye |  Mezik (SVK)L 2-5 | did not advance | ||||
| Tom Leahy | Bye |  Valente (POR)L 1-6 | did not advance | |||||
| Johnny Cronin | Mixed individual BC3 |  Taha (SIN)W 6-4 | — | Taha (SIN) L 1-7 | did not advance | |||
| Athlete | Event | Pool matches | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | |||
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| Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | ||
| Roberta Connolly Tom Leahy Padraic Moran Gabriel Shelly | Team BC1-2 |  South Korea (KOR)L 3-14 |  Brazil (BRA)L 2-11 | 3 | did not advance | |||
| Athlete | Horse | Event | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TT | CT | 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 | ||||
* Indicates that score counts in team total
| Athlete | Event | Result | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Roy Guerin | -67.5kg | 131.0 | 10 |
| Athlete(s) | Event | Heats | Repechage | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Helen Arbuthnot (cox) Sarah Caffrey Anne-Marie McDaid Kevin du Toit Shane Ryan | Mixed coxed four | 3:33.95 | 5R | 3:34.85 | 4FB | 3:36.72 | 4 |
Qualification Legend:FA=Final A (medal);FB=Final B (non-medal);R=Repechage
| Athlete | Event | Race | Net points | Rank | ||||||||||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11* | ||||
| Anthony Hegarty Ian Costelloe John Twomey | Sonar - 3 person keelboat | 11 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 2 | (13) | 10 | 10 | — | 76 | 11 |
* Due to a lack of wind Race 11 was cancelled
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
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| Score | Rank | Score | Rank | ||
| 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 | ||
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