| Ireland at the 2020 Summer Paralympics | |
|---|---|
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| IPC code | IRL |
| NPC | Paralympics Ireland |
| Website | paralympics |
| in Tokyo | |
| Competitors | 31 in 10 sports |
| Flag bearers | Britney Arendse and Jordan Lee |
| Medals |
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| Summer Paralympics appearances (overview) | |
Ireland competed at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo, Japan, from 24 August to 5 September 2021. [1] [2]
| Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Gold | Ellen Keane | Swimming | Women's 100 metre breaststroke SB8 | 26 August |
| Gold | Jason Smyth | Athletics | Men's 100 metres T13 | 29 August |
| Gold | Katie-George Dunlevy Guide: Eve McCrystal | Cycling | Women's road time trial B | 31 August |
| Gold | Katie-George Dunlevy Guide: Eve McCrystal | Cycling | Women's road race B | 3 September |
 Silver | Katie-George Dunlevy Pilot: Eve McCrystal | Cycling | Women's individual pursuit B | 28 August |
| Silver | Nicole Turner | Swimming | Women's 50 metre butterfly S6 | 30 August |
 Bronze | Gary O'Reilly | Cycling | Men's road time trial H5 | 31 August |
| Athlete | Event | Ranking round | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / BM | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | Seed | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | ||
| Kerrie-Louise Leonard | Compound open | 657 | 18 |  Baliyan (IND)W 137-141 |  Artakhinova (RPC)L 131-141 | Did not advance | |||
| Athlete | Event | Heats | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Michael McKillop | 1500 m T38 | 4:27.69 | 8 | ||
| Patrick Monahan | Marathon T54 | — | 1:32:54 | 12 | |
| Jason Smyth | 100 m T13 | 10.74 | 1 Q | 10.53 | |
| Athlete | Event | Heats | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Orla Comerford | 100 m T13 | 12.87 | 13 | Did not advance | |
| Greta Štreimikytė | 1500 m T13 | 4:45.98 | 2 Q | 4:34.82 | 5 |
| Athlete | Event | Result | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jordan Lee | High jump T47 | 1.74 m | 9 |
| Athlete | Event | Result | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mary Fitzgerald | Shot put F40 | 7.79m | 6 |
| Niamh McCarthy | Discus throw F41 | 28.94 m | 5 |
Ireland are sending 4 male and 3 female cyclists to the Paralympics. The 4 men are the pair of Martin Gordon & Eamon Brynes, Ronan Grimes and Gary O' Reilly. [3] The 3 women are the pair of Katie-George Dunlevy & Eve McCrystal and Richael Timothy. [4] [5]
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Martin Gordon | Road race B | DNS | |
| Time trial B | WD | ||
| Ronan Grimes | Road race C4–5 | 2:29:21 | 11 |
| Time trial C4–5 | 47:40.06 | 6 | |
| Gary O'Reilly | Road race H5 | 2:24:57 | 5 |
| Time trial H5 | 39:36.46 | | |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Katie-George Dunlevy | Road race B | 2:35:53 | |
| Road time trial B | 47:32.07 | | |
| Richael Timothy | Road race C1–3 | 1:21:22 | 11 |
| Time trial C1–3 | 30:55.24 | 14 |
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Opposition Time | Rank | ||
| Martin Gordon | Time trial B | — | 1:01.545 | 5 | |
| Ronan Grimes | Individual pursuit C4 | 4:37.693 | 4 Q | 4:37.001 | 4 L |
| Time trial C4–5 | — | 52.163 | 15 | ||
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Opposition Time | Rank | ||
| Katie-George Dunlevy | Individual pursuit B | 3:19.946 | 2 Q | 3:21.505 | |
| Time trial B | — | 1:09.044 | 6 | ||
| Richael Timothy | Individual pursuit C1–3 | 4:11.699 | 9 | Did not advance | |
| Time trial C1–3 | — | 42.368 | 10 | ||
Ireland are sending 4 para dressage competitors over to the Paralympics. The 4 riders are Tamsin Addison with her horse Fahrenheit 212, Rosemary Gaffney with her horse Werona, Michael Murphy with his horse Cleverboy and Kate Kerr Horan with her horse Serafina T.
| Athlete | Horse | Event | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | Rank | |||
| Tamsin Addison | Fahrenheit | Individual championship test grade V | 66.452 | 12th |
| Rosemary Jean Gaffney | Werona | Individual championship test grade IV | 65.390 | 15th |
| Kate Kerr-Horan | Serafina T | Individual championship test grade III | 56.470 | 18th |
| Michael Murphy | Cleverboy | Individual championship test grade I | 61.429 | 18th |
| Athlete | Horse | Event | Individual score | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TT | CT | Total | Score | Rank | |||
| See Above | Team | 207.176 | 12th | ||||
* Indicates the three best individual scores that count towards the team total.
| Athlete | Event | Heats | Semifinal | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Patrick O'Leary | Men's KL3 | 43.502 | 5th | 42.203 | 4th | 42.416 | 9th |
| Men's VL3 | 54.470 | 5th | 51.939 | 3rd | 52.910 | 5th | |
| Athlete | Event | Total lifted | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Britney Arendse | Women's −73 kg | 107 kg | 7 |
Ireland entered one athlete into the Paralympic competition. Phil Eaglesham successfully break the Paralympic qualification at the 2019 WSPS World Championships which was held in Sydney, Australia. [6]
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | Rank | Score | Rank | ||
| Phil Eaglesham | Mixed 10 metre air rifle standing SH2 | 626.6 | 14 | Did not advance | |
Five Irish swimmers have successfully qualified after breaking the MQS (Minimum Qualification Standard).
| Athlete | Event | Heats | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Patrick Flanagan | Men's 400 metre freestyle S6 | 5:40.48 | 12 | Did not advance | |
| Men's 100 metre backstroke S6 | 1:26.81 | 17 | Did not advance | ||
| Barry McClements | Men's 400 metre freestyle S9 | 4:27.11 | 9 | Did not advance | |
| Men's 100 metre backstroke S9 | 1:06.31 | 8 Q | 1:05.76 | 7 | |
| Men's 100 metre butterfly S9 | 1:02.83 | 10 | Did not advance | ||
| Men's 200 metre individual medley SM9 | 2:29.68 | 9 | Did not advance | ||
| Athlete | Event | Heats | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Ellen Keane | Women's 100m breaststroke SB8 | 1:21.71 | 1 Q | 1:19.93 | |
| Women's 200 metre individual medley SM9 | 2:40.99 | 7 Q | 2:38.64 | 5 | |
| Róisín Ní Ríain | Women's 50 metre freestyle S13 | 28.88 | 15 | Did not advance | |
| Women's 400 metre freestyle S13 | 4:45.14 | 3 Q | 4:44.09 | 5 | |
| Women's 100 metre backstroke S13 | 1:09.23 | 3 Q | 1:08.61 | 6 | |
| Women's 100 metre breaststroke SB13 | 1:20.81 | 5 Q | 1:20.34 | 7 | |
| Women's 100 metre butterfly S13 | 1:08.18 | 3 Q | 1:09.26 | 8 | |
| Women's 200 metre individual medley SM13 | 2:34.24 | 5 Q | 2:34.12 | 6 | |
| Nicole Turner | Women's 50 metre freestyle S6 | 35.47 | 5 Q | 35.29 | 8 |
| Women's 100 metre breaststroke SB6 | 1:40.82 | 3 Q | 1:41.63 | 7 | |
| Women's 50 metre butterfly S6 | 36.54 | 2 Q | 36.30 | | |
| Athlete | Event | Preliminaries | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / BM | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | ||
| Colin Judge | Individual C3 |  Zhao (CHN)L 1-3 | — |  Knaf (BRA)W (w/o) | 2 Q | Toporkov (RPC) L 1-3 | Did not advance | |||
Austria competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. Originally scheduled to take place from 24 July to 9 August 2020, the Olympic Games were postponed to 23 July to 8 August 2021, because of the COVID-19 pandemic. It was the nation's twenty-eighth appearance at the Summer Olympics.
Greece competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. Originally scheduled to take place from 24 July to 9 August 2020, the Games were postponed to 23 July to 8 August 2021, because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Greek athletes have competed in every Summer Olympic Games of the modern era, alongside Australia, France, Great Britain, and Switzerland. As the progenitor nation of the Olympic Games and in keeping with tradition, Greece entered first at the New National Stadium during the parade of nations at the opening ceremony. Like the other closing ceremonies before, the Greek flag was also raised during the closing ceremony alongside the Japanese and French flags.
Argentina competed in the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo, Japan from 24 August to 5 September 2021.
Spain competed at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo, Japan from 24 August to 5 September 2021. This was Spain's fourteenth appearance at the Paralympic Games. During the Games, Spanish athletes settled 4 World records and 1 Paralympic record.
Thailand competed at the 2020 Summer Paralympics from 24 August to 5 September 2021. This was the country's tenth appearance at the Paralympic Games.
Iran competed at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo, Japan, from 24 August to 5 September 2021. This was their ninth consecutive appearance at the Summer Paralympics since 1988.
Malaysia competed in the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo, Japan from 24 August to 5 September 2021 which was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Poland competed at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo, Japan, from 24 August to 5 September 2021.
Colombia competed at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo, Japan, from 24 August to 5 September 2021.
Mexico participated at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo, Japan, from 24 August to 5 September 2021.
Peru competed at the 2020 Summer Paralympics from 24 August to 5 September 2021.
Slovenia competed at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo, Japan, from 24 August to 5 September 2021.
Cuba competed at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo, Japan, from 24 August to 5 September 2021.
Singapore competed at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo, Japan, from 24 August to 5 September 2021. A total of 10 athletes competed in the games.
Venezuela competed at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo, Japan, from 24 August to 5 September 2021.
Hong Kong competed at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo, Japan, from 24 August to 5 September 2021.
Slovakia competed at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo, Japan, from 24 August to 5 September 2021.
Portugal competed at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo, Japan, from 24 August to 5 September 2021.
The Czech Republic competed at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo, Japan, from 24 August to 5 September 2021.
South Korea competed at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo, Japan, from 24 August to 5 September 2021.
