Ireland at the 2008 Summer Paralympics
| Ireland at the 2008 Summer Paralympics |
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| IPC code | IRL | ||||||||
| NPC | Paralympics Ireland | ||||||||
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| Competitors | 45 in 9 sports | ||||||||
| Flag bearer | Patrice Dockery | ||||||||
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Medals Ranked 36th |
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Ireland competed at the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing. Ireland sent 45 athletes, competing in 9 sports. The country's flagbearer at the Games' opening ceremony was Patrice Dockery.
Sean Heary was Ireland's sole representative in this sport.
Ireland sent ten representatives in athletics, including John McCarthy, Michael McKillop, Catherine Wayland, Jason Smyth and Patrice Dockery.
Ireland sent four representatives in boccia, including Gabriel Shelly.
Ireland sent four representatives in cycling: Cathal Miller, Enda Smyth, Michael Delaney and Catherine Walsh. The team was managed by Denis Toomey who competed in the tandem event in Athens and made great strides in cycling in Ireland for disabled athletes
Eilish Byrne was Ireland's one representative, competing in dressage with horse Youri.
Ireland was represented in football.
Five Irish athletes competed in the following events in sailing:
Ireland sent six representatives in swimming, including Dave Malone, Ellen Keane and Darragh McDonald.
Ireland sent two representatives in table tennis, including Kathleen Reynolds.
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