| Ireland at the 2004 Summer Paralympics | |
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| IPC code | IRL |
| NPC | Paralympics Ireland |
| Website | www |
| in Athens | |
| Competitors | 42 in 7 sports |
| Medals Ranked 61st |
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| Summer Paralympics appearances (overview) | |
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]
| Medal | Name | Sport | Event |
|---|---|---|---|
 Silver | Conal McNamara | Athletics | Men's 400m T13 |
| Silver | John McCarthy | Athletics | Men's discus throw F32/51 |
| Silver | David Malone | Swimming | Men's 100m backstroke S8 |
 Bronze | Derek Malone | Athletics | Men's 800m T38 |
| Athlete | Class | Event | Heats | Semifinal | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | |||
| John Fulham | T53 | 100m | 15.80 | 7 Q | — | 15.67 | 6 | |
| 200m | 27.98 | 12 | did not advance | |||||
| Derek Malone | T38 | 400m | 54.35 | 7 q | — | 54.84 | 7 | |
| 800m | — | 2:01.76 | | |||||
| Conal McNamara | T13 | 200m | 23.58 | 9 | did not advance | |||
| 400m | — | 50.62 | | |||||
| 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 | | ||
| Athlete | Class | Event | Heats | Semifinal | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | |||
| Patrice Dockery | T54 | 5000m | DNF | — | 12:50.84 | 9 | ||
| Catherine Walsh | T13 | 400m | — | 1:05.99 | 6 | |||
| 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 |
| 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 | ||||||||
| 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 | ||||||
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Denis Toomey Mark Kehoe (pilot) | Men's road race/time trial tandem B1-3 | 34:52 | 19 |
| 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 | — | 1:14.38 | 18 | |||
| Men's individual pursuit tandem B1-3 | 5:15.37 | 17 | did not advance | ||||
| 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 | |
The men's team didn't win any medals: they were 7th out of 8 teams.
| 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 |
| 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 | — | Lopez (USA) L 0000-1000 | did not advance | ||
| 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 | |
| Athlete | Class | Event | Heats | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | |||
| Claire Conway | S9 | 100m butterfly | 1:24.37 | 16 | did not advance | |
Ireland competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, from 13 to 29 August 2004. This was the nation's eighteenth appearance at the Summer Olympics.
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Austria competed at the 2004 Summer Paralympics in Athens, Greece. The team included forty-four athletes—forty men and four women. Austrian competitors won twenty-two medals, eight gold, ten silver and four bronze, to finish twentieth in the medal table.
Hungary competed at the 2004 Summer Paralympics in Athens, Greece. The team included 37 athletes—25 men and 12 women. Hungarian competitors won nineteen medals, one gold, eight silver and ten bronze, to finish 46th in the medal table.
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Russia competed at the 2004 Summer Paralympics in Athens, Greece. The team included 84 athletes—49 men and 35 women. Russian competitors won forty-one medals, sixteen gold, eight silver and seventeen bronze, to finish eleventh in the medal table.
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Belgium competed at the 2004 Summer Paralympics in Athens, Greece. The team included 25 athletes, 24 men and one woman. Competitors from Belgium won 7 medals, including 3 gold, 2 silver and 2 bronze to finish 36th in the medal table.
Denmark competed at the 2004 Summer Paralympics in Athens, Greece. The team included 32 athletes, 22 men and 10 women. Competitors from Denmark won 15 medals, including 5 gold, 3 silver and 7 bronze to finish 29th in the medal table.
Italy competed at the 2004 Summer Paralympics in Athens, Greece. The team included 76 athletes, 62 men and 14 women. Competitors from Italy won 19 medals, including 4 gold, 8 silver and 7 bronze to finish 31st in the medal table.
Poland competed at the 2004 Summer Paralympics in Athens, Greece. The team included 104 athletes, 70 men and 34 women. Competitors from Poland won 54 medals, including 10 gold, 25 silver and 19 bronze to finish 18th in the medal table.
Switzerland competed at the 2004 Summer Paralympics in Athens, Greece. The team included 41 athletes, 27 men and 14 women. Competitors from Switzerland won 16 medals, including 2 gold, 6 silver and 8 bronze to finish 40th in the medal table.