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Ireland at the 2016 Summer Paralympics

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| NPCname = Paralympics Ireland

| games = Summer Paralympics

| year = 2016

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| location = Rio de Janeiro

| competitors = 44

| sports = 10

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| rank = 28

| gold = 4

| silver = 4

| bronze = 3

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Ireland competed at the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 7 to 18 September 2016.

Funding

Some international support for participation fell through at the last minute, resulting in severe cut back to the 2016 Summer Paralympics. This was in part a result of only 220,000 of the 2.5 million tickets to watch the Games in Rio being sold a month ahead of the Games. The Irish Paralympic Committee's CEO Liam Harbison told the Wall Street Journal that these cuts could have a catastrophic consequence for Paralympic athletes.{{Cite news|last1=Kiernan|first1=Paul|last2=Troianovski|first2=Anton|author-link2=Anton Troianovski|last3=Parkin|first3=Benjamin|date=2016-08-16|title=Amid Financial Woes, Paralympic Games See Weak Ticket Sales|newspaper=The Wall Street Journal|location=Rio de Janeiro|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/amid-financial-woes-paralympic-games-see-weak-ticket-sales-1471303984|url-access=subscription|access-date=2016-08-24|issn=0099-9660}}

Medallists

{{further|2016 Summer Paralympics medal table}}

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Medal

! Name

! Sport

! Event

! Date

{{gold medal}}Jason SmythAthleticsMen's 100m T13{{dts|9 September}}
{{gold medal}}Michael McKillopAthleticsMen's 1500m T37{{dts|11 September}}
{{gold medal}}Eoghan CliffordCyclingMen's road time trial C314 September
{{gold medal}}Katie-George Dunlevy
Eve McCrystal (pilot)		CyclingWomen's road time trial B{{dts|14 September}}
{{silver medal}}Colin LynchCyclingMen's road time trial C2{{dts|14 September}}
{{silver medal}}Orla BarryAthleticsWomen's discus F57{{dts|15 September}}
{{silver medal}}Niamh McCarthyAthleticsWomen's discus F41{{dts|15 September}}
{{silver medal}}Katie-George Dunlevy
Eve McCrystal (pilot)		CyclingWomen's road race B{{dts|17 September}}
{{bronze medal}}Eoghan CliffordCyclingMen's individual pursuit C3{{dts|9 September}}
{{bronze medal}}Ellen KeaneSwimmingWomen's 100 metre breaststroke SB8{{dts|14 September}}
{{bronze medal}}Noelle LenihanAthleticsWomen's discus F38{{dts|17 September}}

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!colspan=5|Medals by sport

Sport

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|Total

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|Athletics

| style="background:#F7F6A8;" |2

| style="background:#DCE5E5;" |2

| style="background:#FFDAB9;" |1

|5

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|Cycling

| style="background:#F7F6A8;" |2

| style="background:#DCE5E5;" |2

| style="background:#FFDAB9;" |1

|5

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|Swimming

| style="background:#F7F6A8;" |0

| style="background:#DCE5E5;" |0

| style="background:#FFDAB9;" |1

|1

Total

! style="background:gold;" |4

! style="background:silver;" |4

! style="background:#c96;" |3

!11

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!colspan=6|Medals by date

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|Date

| bgcolor=#f7f6a8 | {{gold1}}

| bgcolor=#dce5e5 | {{silver2}}

| bgcolor=#ffdab9 | {{bronze3}}

|Total

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|9 Sept

| style="background:#F7F6A8;" |1

| style="background:#DCE5E5;" |0

| style="background:#FFDAB9;" |1

|2

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|11 Sept

| style="background:#F7F6A8;" |1

| style="background:#DCE5E5;" |0

| style="background:#FFDAB9;" |0

|1

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|14 Sept

| style="background:#F7F6A8;" |2

| style="background:#DCE5E5;" |1

| style="background:#FFDAB9;" |1

|4

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|15 Sept

| style="background:#F7F6A8;" |0

| style="background:#DCE5E5;" |2

| style="background:#FFDAB9;" |0

|2

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|17 Sept

| style="background:#F7F6A8;" |0

| style="background:#DCE5E5;" |1

| style="background:#FFDAB9;" |1

|2

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!Total

style="background:gold;"| 4style="background:silver;"| 4style="background:#c96;"| 311

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|Gender

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|Male

| style="background:#F7F6A8;" |3

| style="background:#DCE5E5;" |1

| style="background:#FFDAB9;" |1

|5

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|Female

| style="background:#F7F6A8;" |1

| style="background:#DCE5E5;" |3

| style="background:#FFDAB9;" |2

|6

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!Total

style="background:gold;"| 4style="background:silver;"| 4style="background:#c96;"| 311

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Disability classifications

{{main article|Disability sport classification}}

Every participant at the Paralympics has their disability grouped into one of five disability categories; amputation, the condition may be congenital or sustained through injury or illness; cerebral palsy; wheelchair athletes, there is often overlap between this and other categories; visual impairment, including blindness; Les autres, any physical disability that does not fall strictly under one of the other categories, for example dwarfism or multiple sclerosis.{{cite web |title=Paralympics categories explained |publisher=ABC |date=3 September 2008 |url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/09/03/2354016.htm?site=paralympics/2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080912225056/http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/09/03/2354016.htm?site=paralympics/2008 |url-status=dead |archive-date=September 12, 2008 |access-date=25 December 2015}}{{cite news |title=Making sense of the categories |publisher=BBC Sport |date=6 October 2000 |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/olympics2000/paralympics/959701.stm |access-date=25 December 2015}} Each Paralympic sport then has its own classifications, dependent upon the specific physical demands of competition. Events are given a code, made of numbers and letters, describing the type of event and classification of the athletes competing. Some sports, such as athletics, divide athletes by both the category and severity of their disabilities, other sports, for example swimming, group competitors from different categories together, the only separation being based on the severity of the disability.{{cite news |title=A-Z of Paralympic classification |publisher=BBC Sport |date=28 August 2008 |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/other_sports/disability_sport/7586684.stm |access-date=25 December 2015}}

Cycling

{{main article|Cycling at the 2016 Summer Paralympics}}

With one pathway for qualification being one highest ranked NPCs on the UCI Para-Cycling male and female Nations Ranking Lists on 31 December 2014, Ireland qualified for the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio, assuming they continued to meet all other eligibility requirements.{{cite web|title=CYCLING QUALIFICATION |url=http://www.rio2016.com/sites/all/iframe/infograficos/paralimpicos/ciclismo-de-estrada/pdf/cycling-paralympics.pdf |publisher=International Paralympic Committee |access-date=24 December 2015 |date=2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151225110516/http://www.rio2016.com/sites/all/iframe/infograficos/paralimpicos/ciclismo-de-estrada/pdf/cycling-paralympics.pdf |archive-date=25 December 2015 }}{{cite web|title=Ranking — PARA — Cycling 2014|url=http://www.uci.ch/para-cycling/ranking/|publisher=UCI|access-date=24 December 2015|date=31 December 2014}}

Equestrian

{{main article|Equestrian at the 2016 Summer Paralympics}}The country earned an individual slot via the Para Equestrian Individual Ranking List Allocation method.{{Cite web|url=http://inside.fei.org/system/files/PG2016_qualified%20NPCs_24Aug2016.pdf|title=EQUESTRIAN|date=August 24, 2016|website=FEI|publisher=International Paralympic Committee|access-date=August 24, 2016}}

Football 7-a-side football

{{main article|Football 7-a-side at the 2016 Summer Paralympics}}

File:IFCPF Pre Paralympic Tournament Salou 2016 172.jpg

Ireland national 7-a-side football team qualified for the Rio Paralympics at 2015 World Championships because of their sixth-place finish.{{cite web|title=Paralympic Qualification Update |publisher=International Federation of Cerebral Palsy Football |access-date=26 December 2015 |date=7 July 2015 |url=http://www.ifcpf.com/news/paralympic-qualification-update}}

The draw for the tournament was held on May 6 at the 2016 Pre Paralympic Tournament in Salou, Spain. Ireland was put into Group A with Ukraine, Great Britain and Brazil.{{Cite web|url=http://www.ifcpf.com/news/football-7-a-side-paralympic-draw-complete-for-rio-2016|title=Football 7-a-side Paralympic Draw complete for Rio 2016|date=10 May 2016|website=IFCPF|access-date=15 May 2016}} The tournament where the draw took place featured 7 of the 8 teams participating in Rio. It was the last major preparation event ahead of the Rio Games for all teams participating.{{Cite web|url=http://www.ifcpf.com/tournaments/international-tournament-schedule|title=Schedule|website=IFCPF|access-date=15 May 2016|archive-date=10 May 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160510134713/http://www.ifcpf.com/tournaments/international-tournament-schedule|url-status=dead}} Ireland finished 5th after winning both their placement matches to the United States 4 - 3 and Argentina 0 - 3.{{Cite web |url=http://www.ifcpf.com/tournaments/match/171 |title=Ireland - USA|website=IFCPF|access-date=15 May 2016}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.ifcpf.com/tournaments/match/170|title=USA - Argentina|publisher=International Federation of Cerebral Palsy Football|access-date=15 May 2016}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.ifcpf.com/tournaments/match/169|title=Argentina - Ireland|website=IFCPF|access-date=15 May 2016}} Their roster for this tournament included Brian McGillivary, Joe Markey, Darragh Snell, Luke Evans, Eric O'Flaherty, Paraic Leacy, Gary Messett, Carl McKee, Aaron Tier, Dillon Sheridan, Tomiwa Badun, Ryan Nolan, Simon L'Estrange and Conor Tuite.{{Cite web|url=http://media.wix.com/ugd/ec86d3_f20e564b126b4e1f88aa93dd67f87afc.pdf|title=Ireland - Roster|website=IFCPF|publisher=International Federation of Cerebral Palsy Football|access-date=15 May 2016}}

Going into the Rio Games, the country was ranked fifth in the world.{{Cite web |url=http://www.ifcpf.com/ranking |date=2015 |website=IFCPF |title=Ranking |access-date=15 May 2016 |archive-date=26 July 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150726005409/http://www.ifcpf.com/ranking |url-status=dead }}

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Sailing

{{main article|Sailing at the 2016 Summer Paralympics}}

One pathway for qualifying for Rio involved having a boat have top seven finish at the 2015 Combined World Championships in a medal event where the country had nor already qualified through via the 2014 IFDS Sailing World Championships. Ireland qualified for the 2016 Games under this criterion in the Sonar event with a ninth-place finish overall and the fourth country who had not qualified via the 2014 Championships.{{cite web|title=Sailing Qualification |url=http://www.rio2016.com/sites/all/iframe/infograficos/paralimpicos/vela/pdf/sailing-paralympics.pdf |publisher=International Paralympic Committee |access-date=25 December 2015 |date=2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151225182033/http://www.rio2016.com/sites/all/iframe/infograficos/paralimpicos/vela/pdf/sailing-paralympics.pdf |archive-date=25 December 2015 }}{{cite web|title=Sonar|url=http://www.topyacht.net.au/results/2015/paraworlds/sonar/SGrp3.htm|publisher=Royal Yacht Club Victoria|access-date=25 December 2015|date=2015}}{{cite web|title=Ten countries guarantee their place in the Rio 2016 Paralympic sailing competition |url=http://www.rio2016.com/en/news/news/ten-countries-guarantee-their-place-in-the-rio-2016-paralympic-sailing-competition |publisher=Rio 2016 Official Website |access-date=27 August 2014 |date=26 August 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140829084941/http://www.rio2016.com/en/news/news/ten-countries-guarantee-their-place-in-the-rio-2016-paralympic-sailing-competition |archive-date=29 August 2014 }}

Shooting

{{main article|Shooting at the 2016 Summer Paralympics}}

The country sent shooters to 2015 IPC IPC Shooting World Cup in Osijek, Croatia, where Rio direct qualification was available. They earned a qualifying spot at this event based on the performance of Sean Baldwin in the R7 – 50m Rifle 3 Positions Men SH1 event.{{cite web|title=Shooting Qualification |url=http://www.rio2016.com/sites/all/iframe/infograficos/paralimpicos/tiro-esportivo/pdf/shooting-paralympics.pdf |publisher=International Paralympic Committee |access-date=25 December 2015 |date=2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151225204927/http://www.rio2016.com/sites/all/iframe/infograficos/paralimpicos/tiro-esportivo/pdf/shooting-paralympics.pdf |archive-date=25 December 2015 }}{{cite web|title=2015 IPC IPC Shooting World Cup in Osijek, Croatia Official Results Book |url=http://www.paralympic.org/sites/default/files/document/150714180511343_IPC%2BWC%2BOsijek%2B2015%2B-%2BResult%2BBook.pdf|publisher=International Paralympic Committee|access-date=26 December 2015|date=15 July 2015}}

See also

References

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